Visitors to the Canadian Museum of Nature in Centretown need only take a few steps to leave Ottawa's snowy streets for the lush jungles of Tanzania. 
Natalie Zakrzewski, Centretown NewsChildren climb around in a chimpanzee nest at the Museum of Nature's newest exhibit.
Month: February 2009
Viewpoint: Reviving snail mail and the lost art of letter writing
About a month ago, when my older cousin told me and my father that he had something to show us, I wasn’t sure what to expect. He came back into the room holding a long, green box, brimming with letters bearing the sepia tint of age. I sifted through them and realized they were letters exchanged by my grandmother and grandfather during World War II, as they struggled to maintain their relationship thousands of miles apart.
Theatre suffers growing pains
Since it first drew back its curtains in September, the Gladstone Theatre has experienced significant growing pains due to the relative inexperience of its owner.
Rock lottery results in musical mash-up
Ottawa’s second rock lottery concert is bringing together 25 local musicians from almost as many different groups in the city on Feb. 21.
Natalie Zakrzewski, Centretown NewsRock lottery organizer Luca Furgiuele draws musicians' names from his fedora.