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Friday, August 10th, 2007

Going Greek this weekend!



The annual GreekFest is held at the Hellenic Community Centre, (1315 Prince of Wales Dr.) is back on! From Aug. 9 - 19, the festival will have us all wishing we were Greek, with traditional food and dancing that is amazing.

Learn how to ask for more spit roasted lamb, with free Greek language lessons throughout the festival. Free shuttles by Blueline Taxi will be running throughout the festival from St. ...

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

International Busker Festival turns Sparks Street into a stage



It isn't too late to catch jugglers, musicians, puppeteers, and magicians as they perform in Ottawa's Sparks Street outdoor mall Aug. 4-6.
All the world is their stage, and tomorrow Ottawa is the audience from 11 a.m. till the grand finale at 6 p.m. Monday.

This annual festival takes over the historic pedestrian mall, a tourist attraction on its own, and delights the whole family with a variety of acts. The performances ...

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Learn about Ottawa


Ottawa extends for more than 50 kilometres along the Ottawa River, and neighbouring Gatineau is equally geographically dispersed along the Quebec side of the river. Many tourist and visitor attractions are clustered in the central parts of the two cities, making them a short cab ride from city-centre hotels. Blue Line cabs are the most common on the Ontario side, and they serve all of Ottawa. Other ...

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Ottawa: The Best Place to Live in Canada



Recently voted the best place in Canada to live by MoneySense magazine, Ottawa is indeed a wonderful place to live or visit. There were a number of criteria taken into consideration for Ottawa to win the title; including real estate, unemployment rates, disposable income, weather, crime rates and five other factors. Ottawa had to outrank 123 other Canadian cities with populations of 10,000 or more, and didn't do ...

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Could the Next American Idol be Canadian?


Well, we were at the American Music Awards, the Grammy's and the Oscars, so surely it was only a matter of time before Canada would find its way to the stage of American Idol.  Ottawa native Jory Steinberg, now living in Santa Monica, auditioned for American Idol judges in New York and left with a much-coveted gold ticket to Hollywood. 

Jori Steinberg

What a pleasant surprise for Canadian viewers when ...

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Richard Robinson Fashion Exhibit


Alliance Francaise Gallery D'Art  

Fashion sketches by Ottawa designer Richard Robinson are on display at the AF Art Gallery until February 6, 2007.  The AF (Alliance Francaise) Art Gallery is located at 352 MacLaren Street in downtown Ottawa.   The gallery is open from Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - ...