A chapter will be ending for Ottawa’s book-loving community because the Nicholas Hoare bookstore is going out of business.
Viewpoint: It’s not the NCC’s job to give rent breaks to cultural businesses
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Lisgar improv team prepares to grace stage
Making the Canadian Improv Games is no easy task, but it’s something Lisgar Collegiate Institute has become quite good at.
Laura Kluz, Centretown NewsThe Lisgar Collegiate Institute improv team is practicing for its competition at the national championships in April.
Skateboard shop fuses sport and creative expression
There’s a new shop in Centretown for local artists to show their work, but the art they practice is far from traditional.
Belinda Ha, Centretown NewsAaron Cayer's Antique shop combines local graphic designers and athletes.
Ottawa Grassroots Festival rallies local folk talent
Centretown will become the birth place of a new music tradition next month as the first annual Ottawa Grassroots Festival comes to life at Montgomery Legion Hall on Kent Street. The April 28 event promises to bring the community together for a day filled with bluegrass roots music, dance, theatre and storytelling.