The popular Centretown board game café Monopolatte will officially close its doors this Friday.
Game over for Monopolatte
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Month: September 2016
Nutella spreads to Sobeys
Chris Hariski, manager of the recently opened Nutella Café at the Metcalfe Street Sobeys, prepares a Nutella-filled crepe. Anna Carroll, Centretown News Canada’s second, and Ottawa’s first, Sobeys Urban Fresh Nutella Café has opened inside the Sobeys grocery store on Metcalfe Street. The café is solely focused on serving pastries and desserts in which the featured ingredient is Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut spread with a loyal — and ever-growing — fanbase.
Well-known bear sculpture being relocated for new installation
Eight designs have been selected as finalists for the Lord Stanley's gift monument that will be taking the place of Territorial Prerogative on Elgin and Sparks streets. Covit/Nguyen/Norr
Monday marked the last full day for Ottawa’s famous bear sculpture at the corner of Sparks and Elgin streets – home of the salmon-loving bruin for more than 25 years.
Ottawa already raking in crowds for 150th Canada Day celebration
It’s still more than nine months away, but most hotels in Ottawa’s downtown core are already booked solid for the Canada Day long weekend next year, when the country will mark its 150th birthday.