Culture
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UrbSanity: Through skaters’ eyes
“Excuse me, miss. Can I take a picture with your camera? You can hold onto my skateboard to make sure I don’t run away with it.” Sounded like fair...
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Image of the Moment: Bank Street underpass revamp
Image: Ottawa’s Drew Mosley (right) and visiting mural artists Troy Lovegates and Felix Berube (not pictured) bringing some internationally renowned...
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Keeping the stoke alive: The grand opening of Charlie Bowins Skatepark
It’s been two and a half years’ in the making, but this weekend the new Charlie Bowins Skatepark at McNabb Park officially opened for...
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Urbsanity: Great Architects, Great Stories
With January already out of the way, 2015 is shaping up to be a very interesting year for Ottawa. During the past 12 months the federal government...
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Architecture + Nature: A talk by architect Raymond Moriyama
This past Saturday, Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama spoke as part of the closing event of Ottawa’s inaugural Winter Design Festival in Lansdowne...
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Image of the Past: Skating at Rideau Hall, 1915
Image: Skating, Rideau Hall Location: Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1915 Photographer/Source: Basil Reid/Library and Archives...
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A Crack of Light, A Crack of Hope – A Night with Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind, in conversation with Professor Stephen Fai Speaking poignantly the night before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz...
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Image of the Moment: Canada’s longest skating rink
Image: The Rideau Canal Skateway Location: Rideau Canal, between Argyle and Fifth Avenue Date of photo: January 18, 2015 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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UrbSanity: Brutal heritage
Ottawa Public Library, photo by Sheldon DeFilippi Brutalist architecture is like the blind date who has a great personality. And we all know what that...
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Designs to take pride in: The architecture of Douglas Cardinal
Carleton University’s Forum Lecture Series started 2015 off on a high note, introducing architect Douglas Cardinal to the stage this past Monday evening...
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Spacing Ottawa takes a ‘(de)tour’: Play and leisure in the Capital
Strathcona Park This past Saturday, nine urban enthusiasts signed up to participate in a special edition of Ottawa (De)tours ‘Play’ walking...
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Old Ottawa at play: The Ottawa Curling Club
The Ottawa Curling Club On October 18, I will be giving a walking tour through Sandy Hill and Lowertown that explores the social history and politics of...
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