A request for a licensed outdoor patio on the outskirts of Little Italy is raising concerns that it could be noisy and disruptive to the quiet residential neighbourhood.
Proposed patio causes concern
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Month: November 2011
Adobe layoffs hit local merchants
Abode Systems Canada will be laying off nearly a third of employees from its Canadian headquarters on Preston Street, which could affect surrounding businesses in Little Italy and the high-tech industry in Ottawa. 
Marc Cousineau, Centretown News The offices of Adobe Ottawa where 100 employees were laid off.
Runaway costs stall Gladstone O-Train station
Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs says the $80,000 price tag for a study of a new O-Train station at Gladstone Avenue – as calculated by city staff – is too steep for it to proceed separately from an overall transit study the city has planned.
Crosswalk wanted on dangerous street
With the City of Ottawa seeking public input on Bronson Avenue reconstruction, the Dalhousie Community Association says pedestrians are “risking their lives” daily to cross the intersection of Bronson and Arlington avenues. 
Marc Cousineau, Centretown NewsThree girls dash across the street to beat traffic at the intersection of Bronson and Arlington avenues.