BEST OF OTTAWA 2019: Neighbourhoods

 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 summer series, we’ll share our picks with you -  our top hotels, live music venues, local brews, bands and more. Check, share

2018 Ottawa Life Award Winners

 The votes are in! 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. For the better half of last year, we shared our top picks with you, from hotels, live music venues, local

Orleans Profile

 Photo credit: Creative Commons Although this Narnia-like suburb may be out of the way to get to, once you get there, there is almost no reason to leave. Orleans is its own community that has everything a family would need to settle down in a cookie-cutter, bilingual (but mainly French)

World-Class Sports Complex Coming to Orleans

 Photos by Andre Gagne / Designs provided by BlackSheep Developments As talks trudge onward to bring a new sports arena from the west to a more centralized LeBreton Flats, one group has staked a claim on the East. In fact, you could say they tumbled into it. Tumblers Gymnastics, one of

Double Shot of the Blues in Orleans

 Photos by Andre Gagne ALL-POINTS BULLETIN All units (and blues lovers) be on the lookout! An Axe Murderer was seen (but mostly heard) lurking about Orleans last evening in the vicinity of the Shenkman Arts Centre. Sometimes referred to by alias Matthew Rogers, the subject is known to be traveling

Dedication to Community and Real Food Fuels New OCCO Kitchen

 All photos courtesy of Justin Counter. Ottawa’s number one restaurant on Trip Advisor just got a big upgrade.  For the past year, Ottawa residents have been crowding a tiny takeout restaurant on St. Joseph Boulevard in Orleans called OCCO Kitchen. The restaurant is the vision of Chef Mark Steele, the former

Ottawa’s place for horses: Wesley Clover Parks

 For thousands of years, horses have made our lives easier. But in the past hundred years they’ve gone from being utilitarian to something more akin to friends. Their deep eyes seem to resonate an incredible emotional intelligence and calmness. Even after spending only a few minutes with a horse, it’s

What You Need to Know About the Election

 On your marks, get set, go! The race is on. The federal election to determine Canada’s 42nd parliament and leader has begun. Set to end with the October 19 election, this campaign will be the longest in over a century (since 1872), running for a full 78 days. In Canada,

Why Do I Feel So Achy, Cold and Tired?

 Photos courtesy of Dollar Photo Club Lets talk about Laura, aged 30. It’s 7 a.m. on a January morning in Orleans and Laura leaves her house, jumps into her car and starts her 45-minute drive to work into Ottawa. The mornings are really cold this time of year and although she’s