Joe Nicastro of La Bottega Nicastro is a recent winner of the Mayor's City Builder Award. Jolson Lim, Centretown NewsA local food retailer with deep Centretown connections has received a special tribute from Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson for his business leadership and charitable contributions in the city’s Italian-Canadian community.
Month: October 2016
Viewpoint: Holiday decision puts Centretown in awkward position
When Whole Foods at Lansdowne Park opened its doors to the public on Good Friday in April 2015, customers came rushing in. The store was packed, not only because Whole Foods is popular, but because it was the only store open within eight kilometres on the holiday Friday.
City puts Trinity project in limbo
The City of Ottawa has denied Trinity Station, a major development site at 900 Albert St., the air rights to build over the LRT line at Bayview in the northwest corner of Centretown.
Zombies walk on despite high costs
Despite problems with gathering funds, the Ottawa Zombie Walk ran again on Sunday, Oct. 2, with zombies of all ages raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank. Brea Elford, Centretown NewsOttawa had another successful Zombie Walk early this month, but each year the organizers struggle to gather enough funds to hold the morbid parade.