Archive 1997-2016
A long-running dispute between a Centretown restaurateur and the city’s needle-exchange van seems to have been resolved. Thomas Stamoulis, owner of Mystiko Greek Kitchen and Wine Bar, says the city notified him that in the future the van will stay at least one block from his restaurant.
While most pre-teens are out playing in the snow and planning their weekends, Kate Reeve is on the phone looking for a volunteer makeup artist, emailing designers and tacking up posters. Twelve-year-old Reeve is the main brains and organizer behind Fashion for Funds, an upcoming local fashion show to raise money for children’s hospices.
Sasha Johnson, Centretown NewsKate Reeve, an Immaculata student, will host a charity fashion show at the Glebe Community Centre on Feb. 20.
A local drop-in centre will receive a helping hand from 15 Carleton University students during the school’s reading week, part of a volunteer project aimed at sensitizing the students to the challenges of delivering social services in the city.
A new report by the City of Ottawa shows that 23 vacant lots in the downtown core could be used to accommodate new office buildings.