Team Game: Learning from the Champs
The Vancouver Canucks entered this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs as prohibitive favourites, posting…
Jason Kenney Hits a Nerve with Blunt Letter to Amnesty International (Canada) That Questions Their Credibility and Objectivity
By Dan Donovan, Publisher and Managing Editor
The Credibility of the actions of Amnesty Internationa…
Theatre Festivals in Full Swing
You don’t need to hit Stratford or Shaw this summer to catch some great shows. Head to the Downt…
ATTITUDE Jay Manuel Collection Hits Sears Stores this Month
You may know him as the host of Canada’s Next Top Model, and as the man behind Tyra Banks’ photo…
Lansdowne Goes Live
The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group has faced numerous road blocks in its attempt to revitaliz…
A Bra for Every Occasion
I have a dress – a gorgeous dress – that I would love to wear. It would be perfect for a wedding…
Gearing Up for Capital Hoedown 2011
“Ottawa is going to be floored at what we have in store for them.” Denis Benoit, the man behind…
Bytown Productions: Lights, Camera, Satisfaction!
The slogan for Ottawa’s Bytown Productions is, “You celebrate life we capture life”. We live in…
Living La Vida Local
Unlike the typical Cuban getaway – in mid-winter complete with package tour and all you can eat bu…
Learn to Love Local
There is nothing more exciting in this world than the opening of a new thing, be it a store, a prese…
Off to Osheaga and Loving Crazy Smooth
Ok, so I am supposed to be writing more often. My resolution in these dog days of summer is to get m…
Playoff Baseball Returns to Ottawa
For the first time since 2003, before the Ottawa Lynx left town to become the Lehigh Valley IronPigs…
The New Consignment: AMH Style
I wander through the store, browsing a wide assortment of clothing and accessories – an airy black H…
Strange Weather, Terrible Politics
It is July and, like an annual summer ritual, much of Canada and the U.S. are in the grips of a swe…
Champ Champagne: A Pillar of the Ottawa Music Scene
The National Capital region has given rise to many influential musicians in a multitude of genres ra…
Did You Get the Memo?
During a recent tasting in my home of a variety of new wines, soon to be appearing at an LCBO near y…
Canadian Pop Star Stays Grounded Despite The Hype
In last Saturday’s blistering heat, it was a struggle for Alyssa Reid to remain on stage during he…
Terri-Jean Cracks Her Whip
With a new book entitled “Dominatrix On Trial” which hit the book shelves this week at Chapters,…
Street Style: Influence from the Bottom Up
It used to be that designers dictated what people wore on the street, but since the emergence of str…
Road to Guadalajara: Canada’s Rugby Sevens Team
While the Pan American Games usually fall under the radar in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics, the…
Peace Lily: Détente 2.Oh?
I was recently asked for an update on my piece called Peace Lily Détente which appeared back in Apr…
Unfortunate End to Bluesfest 2011
Although we’re all sad to see our magnificent two-week music showcase come to an end, the most dis…
Tale of Two Cities…Part Two: Bratislava
In the middle of Europe lies a very small but proud country, with a small but lovely capital city. T…
Bluesfest’s Final Weekend Brings the Heat
Spending the afternoon and evening at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest yesterday was a little like running a m…
Hard Rock Takes Over Bluesfest’s Last Thursday
If you had never moshed before, last night at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest was probably one of the best op…
