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Visual Arts review: Meryl McMaster at Carleton University Art Gallery
It’s been an annus mirabilis for Meryl McMaster, a 12-month parade of milestones. The Ottawa photographer had a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Manhattan,...
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House Works: Sealing a concrete floor
Q: What’s the best product for sealing an interior concrete floor? It’s in our cottage and includes in-floor heating. A: There are many options and the right one depends on how it makes your floor...
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The legendary Oliver Jones wraps up 76 years in music
Seventy-six years ago, a five year-old boy in the working-class district of Saint Henri in Montreal was just embarking on a musical journey that would take him around the world. And now, Oliver Jones...
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Local musician video earns Best Canadian Music Video at prestigious Prism Award
A music video from Ottawa musician Kalle Mattson has garnered top honours for the video’s director. Philip Sportel has been awarded the 2016 Prism Prize Award for Best Canadian Music Video for...
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Medical cannabis businesses prepare to diversify as legalization looms
As he sits in the sleek, modern waiting room of National Access Cannabis, Derek Ogden can envision what his quiet education clinic in Hintonburg might some day become: A bustling dispensary for medical...
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New on the street: Claridge's Stirling Park
Claridge has opened four models at its new Stirling Park community on Merivale Road, and they share one definitive feature: Luxury. The models offer four distinct decorating styles that should allow...
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Caroline Ishii, ZenKitchen's founding chef, pens her memoirs
In early 2013, when Caroline Ishii left ZenKitchen, the acclaimed vegan restaurant that she had helped create four years earlier, she thought her professional cooking days were over. “I thought I had...
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Outside the Box: Where will you work next?
Will your home be your future workplace? Judging by recent trends and a new generation of digital gadgets, it seems that we are headed that way. For centuries, home and work were inseparable. People...
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French judge orders terror accused Diab's release
In a surprise move, a French judge has ordered that Ottawa academic Hassan Diab be released from jail while an investigation into his alleged involvement in a 1980 Paris terrorist attack continues. But...
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Going out best bets, May 19 to 24
Theatre Patrick Langston Yes, it draws on Chehkov but no, you don’t have to know his work to get a bang out of Christopher Durang’s absurdist comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at The...
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Dylan turns 75: Here are some songs to remember him by
If you’re already a true believer, there is undoubtedly nothing here for you because you already listen to everything and scorn these kinds of lists – as we learned a long time ago, Bob transcends...
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Michael Bublé postpones GG's Performing Arts award because of vocal cord surgery
Internationally acclaimed artist Michael Bublé will receive the National Arts Centre Award – part of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards – one year later than planned because of...
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Volunteer Roundup
Looking for volunteer work? Check out these and other Ottawa-area opportunities at www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270. Volunteer at the 10th anniversary edition of the Bushtukah Bring on the...
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National Arts Centre receives $1.5M donation from Janice and Earle O'Born
The National Arts Centre is celebrating a third large private donation since April after a Toronto couple made a $1.5 million contribution. In a news release Wednesday, the NAC said Janice and Earle...
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Book events from May 21
SATURDAY, MAY 21 Author Elie Mikhael Nasrallah launches his second book, Hostage to History: The Cultural Collapse of the 21st Century Arab World; 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood...
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Monster playground will scar Mooney's Bay waterfront, protesters say
Paddlers, cross-country skiers and people who just like to work out at a Mooney’s Bay fitness park were among those protesting a hastily announced plan to raze it to build Canada’s largest playground....
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Living on the Fringe: Local festival marks 20th year
Gone from home for weeks at a time. Sleeping in strange beds and choking down meals on the fly. Relentlessly marketing yourself. Why would anyone choose to perform on the fringe festival circuit? The...
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Bylaw officers still writing up Uber drivers for illegal taxi service
Bylaw officers haven’t put the brakes on Uber enforcement, even though the ride-ordering company is months away from being street legal. The city said Thursday that eight Uber drivers have been charged...
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Public asked to help find missing man, 31
Ottawa police are asking the public to help them find a missing 31-year-old man amid concerns for his safety. Rashid Mahamoud, 31, was last seenon Carling Avenue between Island Park Drive and Parkdale...
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Resident treated for smoke inhalation after Thunder Road fire
One person was treated for smoke inhalation after firefighters were called to a garage on Thunder Road in the city’s southeast Thursday evening. Ottawa Fire Services got the call at 7:24 p.m. and a...
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