Archive 1997-2016
A proposal for high-rise buildings in Little Italy is making residents and business owners fearful that the buildings will overtake the low-rise areas, but the project’s designer says the proposal will encourage growth in the neighbourhood.
Sporadic outages of hot water at a Centretown social housing residence in recent weeks highlight a long-term maintenance problem facing the 15,000 homes managed across the city by Ottawa Community Housing Corp., the head of the agency has acknowledged.
A young woman poses in front of the camera, wearing a dress patterned with leaves and branches and a simple chain around her neck. She looks off into the distance, leaning against a post and supporting her chin with her arm, cut off just below the wrist. 
Courtesy Nick DanzigerMariatu Kamara, whose hands were cut off during Sierra Leone's civil war, is among 11 women portrayed by British photojournalist Nick Danziger.
The sound of gunfire and shouting filled the room as bombs went off without warning. These sounds which would normally echo through a war zone could be heard from a local art gallery in Centretown last weekend, when Gallery 101 launched a new exhibit called Blown Up: Gaming and War. The free-of-charge exhibit features the videos and games of three artists from countries where war is a real thing, not a form of entertainment. 
Matthew Lee, Centretown NewsGallery 101 launches interactive video game exhibit by artists who grew up in war zones.