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Going out best bets, May 26 to June 1
Theatre — Patrick Langston One of country music’s greatest artists is celebrated in Dean Regan’s A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at Thousand Islands Playhouse in leafy Gananoque until June 11. The...
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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. More than one way to TWEET: Through their conservation work, outreach and...
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Homes calendar May 28 to June 3
This weekend House and Garden Tour: The 55th annual IODE Laurentian Chapter House and Garden Tour happens on Saturday, May 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tour of five private homes, gardens and a...
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A (white) dress fit for a queen
Can a little white dress change the world? That question can be answered in the affirmative if the dress in question is worn by a queen. And the implications of all of that are explored in a...
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Council now knows to fill out the police business plan survey, mayor says
Mayor Jim Watson hopes council members will be more vigilant about responding to requests for feedback after learning only half of them answered a survey ahead of the latest Ottawa police business...
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Hamelin charms with a rapturous Mozart
NACO with Marc-André Hamelin At Southam Hall Reviewed Wednesday night. Concert repeats Thursday. John Storgards, the NAC Orchestra’s Finnish principal guest conductor, is known for his intense...
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New on the Street: Model home tour at Domicile's east-end Crème
Domicile Developments’ low-rise condo project in the east end, called Crème, has opened its first two model homes, offering a taste of what life will be like in the new, cozily self-contained...
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Eastern Ontario enjoying an increase in local breeding species
Though it appears that summer has now settled into our region, there are still lots of birds on the move north. On May 21, there was an amazing concentration of warblers at the Britannia Conservation...
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Condo Scene: Terraces at Greystone Village inspired by nature
It would be any developer’s dream to develop 26 acres within the City of Ottawa and The Regional Group is in the process of making that dream come true. Steve Gordon, CEO of The Regional Group, a...
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Runners will help give veterans' retirement home a lift
At 92 years old, Gib McElroy is an unimposing figure sitting in his wheelchair. But 70 years ago, his small frame made him an ideal tail gunner. McElroy occupied the most dangerous position on a...
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Day trip: Poets' Pathway
Notes to editor: please note that it is Poets’ Pathway but Poet’s Hill. (plural and singular.) Also cutting the last section of where to eat will bring length to below requested 750, it’s a little over...
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OC Transpo drivers on trial for murder called victim 'The Devil, Nazi woman,'...
The accused killers — secret lovers who worked the same shifts as OC Transpo drivers — sat quietly, a few feet apart in the prisoner’s box Thursday as their first-degree murder trial heard testimony...
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Gardening calendar: Volunteers needed, plant sales and lilac tour
The Tanglewood community is looking for volunteers to help build a community garden, after receiving a grant to develop one in Tanglewood Park. They need help planning, promoting the launch this fall,...
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Past meets present at Woo family's West Wellington home
Five years ago, breast cancer rattled Suzanne Woo’s life, prompting the mother of two to take a new look at time and her dreams. “I always wanted to be an architect,” says the City of Ottawa traffic...
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Music and Beyond festival announces lineup
It remains to be seen if the seventh Music and Beyond festival will be a lucky one, but it is certainly shaping up, led by the appearance of a couple of famous octogenarians. A key highlight will be...
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Man calls 911 after being stopped for speeding by police
A Toronto man repeatedly called 911 on Thursday to complain that his vehicle had been stopped and impounded for speeding about 100 kilometres from Ottawa. According to the OPP’s Rideau Lakes...
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Ottawa filmmaker's Dream, Girl premieres at White House
Standing in front of the West Wing of the White House Komal Minhas beams so brightly, it’s like looking directly at the sun. Nevermind that the 26-year-old from Ottawa-via-Grande Prairie, Alta., has...
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Second Avenue closed near Bronson for truck fire
Ottawa police closed Second Avenue in the Glebe Friday afternoon after a truck caught fire. Firefighters were called to Second Avenue near Bronson Avenue around 3:30 p.m. after a passerby saw a blue...
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Stuntman Stu thankful after bone marrow transplant
After weeks of medical procedures and preparation, broadcaster “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz successfully completed a bone marrow transplant Friday morning to treat leukemia. In his usual upbeat manner he...
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One in hospital with serious injuries after collision involving motorcycle,...
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a backhoe at the intersection of McArthur and Marguerite avenues on Friday afternoon. Ottawa police and paramedics responded...
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