Culture
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 24 January 2014
In light of the closing of Ottawa’s “last downtown movie theatre”, the World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa Rewind takes a look at another...
By Spacing -
A pocket park for Ottawa?
With the growing urban design trend of pocket parks, where miniature leftover city spaces are adapted to become little urban oases, a city so plentiful in...
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What’s in a name? Or rather, how much does it cost? The renaming of Lansdowne Park
Yesterday’s reported news that the historic and landmark site of Lansdowne Park is expected to be renamed TD Place, upon its reopening later this...
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Image of the Moment: Rideau Canal Skateway, New Year’s Day
Location: The Rideau Canal, Fifth Avenue Date of photo: January 1, 2014 Temperature: -19°C before the windchill Photographer: Kristen Gagnon With The...
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Image of the Moment: A cold night to be pushing a cart
Location: Walkley Road, Ottawa South Date of photo: November 27, 2013 Event: First major snow fall of the year Photographer: Kristen Gagnon
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Build it and they will come… Celebrating winter in the capital
The weather in Ottawa may have taken a turn for the ‘worst’ this week, but while the temperatures are starting to plummet, this historical photo of a long...
By Spacing -
‘The Human Scale’: We’re all human, so why aren’t we building cities for people?
November 14th marked the second event in the 2013-2014 Urban Forum calendar, with a public screening of the documentary, The Human Scale. The Ottawa...
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‘Arts Court’ back in session
Yesterday, while Toronto City Hall was going wild trying to convince its mayor to take a leave of absence, following his admission to smoking crack...
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Monuments of Remembrance
One of the many joys of living in a capital city is the ability to participate in much of the pomp and circumstance associated with a Nation’s...
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Image of the Moment: Sign Bylaw Irony
Does this qualify as a sort of ironic approach to the issue of postering?
By Dwight Williams -
Ottawa food truck roundup
Image: Stone Soup Foodworks While you may be tempted to grab some tradition street meat at the corner of Sparks and Bank (my preferred hot dog vendor of...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 23 September 2013
Eric Darwin speculates on several possible fates for the Talent O-Train consists once the new Alstom trains are in service, and also discusses the new...
By Dwight Williams