“If Ottawa were a house, then Raw Sugar would be the living room,” says Lydia Gabelmann, one of the baristas at the Somerset Street coffee shop that’s been emerging as an informal Centretown community centre. 
Sarah Everest, Centretown NewsNadia Kharyati, owner of the Raw Sugar Café, hosts performers and community groups.
Category: Arts
Community group criticizes rezoning of residence for gallery
The commercial properties key to Preston Street’s lively character are spilling over into residential surroundings, says a leading community advocate who points to the recent rezoning of a home at 73 Aberdeen St. to accommodate a new art gallery in the neighbourhood.
Flamenco star performs with local dance studio
For any dancer, the opportunity to go on stage with widely respected flamenco star Juliana Pulford is a dream come true.
Lasia Kretzel, Centretown NewsFamed flamenco dancer Juliana Pulford (front) leads a rehearsal for Llanto, with backup dancers Kristen Deloughrey (centre), Stacey Loyer (back) and Jessica Clark (left). The show was performed last week at the Museum of Civilization.
Local artists set out to ‘kill’ Group of Seven
A horse had electric red blood spurting from a neck artery. Zombies stalked between Parliament Hill and the U.S. Embassy. And the bright autumn leaves that had fallen around the trees in the lakeside landscape couldn’t hide the piles of trash. 
Evgeniya Kulgina Centretown NewsPatrick Mills, artist and creator of the "I Killed the Group of Seven" exhibit, at his studio in Hintonburg.