BEST OF OTTAWA 2021: Local boutiques and shops

 After over 20-years writing about life in Ottawa, we think we have a pretty good idea of the best of what this city has to offer. In this weekly series, we share our picks with you — our top spots for takeout, live music venues, local brews, bands and more. Check, share

The Royal Ottawa Golf Club could learn a lesson or two from The Barrow Gang Buskers

 Above: The Barrow Gang Buskers spent the spring and summer busking in parks, on sidewalks and in areas throughout the region while adhering to pandemic rules. (PHOTO: SEAN SISK PHOTOGRAPHY) When I first read the CBC report that The Royal Ottawa Golf Club (ROGC), one of the country’s most prominent private

Barrow Gang Buskers are singing a tune for Maison Libère-Elles

 Photo by Sean Sisk Local Rockabilly hipsters and heroes, the Barrow Gang Buskers who graced the Fall 2020 cover of Ottawa Life Magazine (on newsstands now) are up to their nefarious good deeds again. After a summer of busking and giving away their tip jars to multiple charities around the

‘Uncle Bob’ Cabana, Ottawa’s curator of musical cool

 Above: Photo of Uncle Bob by Sean Sisk Photography In a city where Gore-Tex is considered a fashion statement, ‘Uncle Bob’ Cabana has made it his mission to “funkify this town, one man at a time.” He’s been working hard at it for over 30 years. Wellington Street in Hintonburg