Archive 1997-2016
Gallery 101, an artist-run venture nestled in the heart of Centretown, held a forum for the improvement of Ottawa’s arts community this week, introducing a project that could have a drastic impact on the way the city’s artists, galleries and cultural departments interact.
With a federal budget looming, there will be plenty of hand-wringing in the coming months as organizations that rely on government grants brace themselves for the worst. For artists and the institutions that support them, public money isn’t their only source of income, but it often plays an invaluable role – not only at the federal level, but locally as well.
Ottawans eager to lace up their skates and indulge in beaver tails don’t have to wait much longer as the 35th edition of Winterlude is set to kick off on Feb. 1. 
Veronica Tang, Centretown NewsStrollers in Confederation Park prepare for Winterlude festivities.
I wouldn’t take back 1998. Not a chance. That was the year I became a baseball fan. That season, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa shattered the record books, both breaking Roger Maris’ long-standing record of 61 home runs in a single season. McGwire finished with 70, Sosa with 66. It still ranks as the most exciting baseball season of my lifetime.