By Andrea Martell
A female clown stands on stage in a pretty white dress and a black hat. Her face is painted white and she wears a round red nose. She turns and sees a clown in a black leather jacket holding a knife.
She screams and rushes to the clown. She falls on the knife accidently and dies.
Month: October 1997
Portraits stand test of time and presentation
By Spencer Ferron-Tripp
In the middle of a municipal election, posters abound and portraits sound the considered image of our politicians. Take a closer look, and recognize the art of portrait photography.
That’s the idea behind the Portraits of Our Past: A History of Photography in Ottawa collection at the Bytown Museum, an exhibit substantially dedicated to political portraits since Confederation.
Street audit targets safety for women in Dalhousie area
By Julie Delaney
It’s dark. A woman walks alone on Lorne Street. What’s that shadow at the bottom of the stairway? Is that a noise coming from the bushes?
These are questions women may no longer have to ask themselves while walking in the Dalhousie Community Centre neighborhood. A safety audit of the blocks surrounding the 755 Somerset St. W. building was carried out this week.
The audit was organized by Women’s Place and Women’s Action Centre Against Violence.
Women’s Place employee Ann Rose says the audit is to help area women determine the level of safety in their neighborhood.
Gardening co-operative greens downtown core
By Jason Kirby
It looks the same as any garden this time of year, with a few sunflowers standing beside wilted patches of vegetables, but the roar of the Queensway only 30 metres away signals you’re not in a quaint country garden.
This small green plot at the corner of Catherine and Metcalfe streets is the Bytown Urban Gardens and it’s part of a growing trend to bring green space back into city centres.