With the Mayan Calendar indicating the coming apocalypse this December, local artist and award-winning poet David O’Meara set out to tackle the notion of impending doom in Live Radio Play.
Brad Clouthier, Centretown NewsJennilee Murray and David O'Meara perform Live Radio Play, which premiered at the Knox Presbyterian Church as part of Ottawa International Writer's festival.
Month: November 2012
Local entrepreneurs challenged to create start-up over a weekend
Little Italy’s Invest Ottawa has provided a springboard for Centretown start-ups SageTea and Foodic.us and will soon reach hundreds more through Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsFoodic.us CEO and co-founder Myles Foster created his company at last year's Global Entrepreneurship Week in a matter of days. Entreprenuers at this year's event will try to mimic Foster's success.
Viewpoint: Investment deal puts profits before democracy
Demands for transparency on investment rules have multiplied in recent weeks following the federal government’s decision to block the proposed takeover of Progress Energy, a Calgary-based natural gas company, by the Malaysian state-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd.
Chip trucks too small and hot to cook new eats
Hotdogs and sausages topped with mustard and relish and garnished with onions. Salty fries soaked in vinegar or covered in gravy and slowly melting cheese curds. 
Jill Adams, Centretown NewsPassers-by stop at a chipwagon at Bank and Argyle streets. The city has promised residents more options after approving 20 new street food locations for next summer.