Archive 1997-2016
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By Jocelyn Dickey
Local jazz aficiandos are celebrating what would have been Duke Ellington’s 100th birthday this April with a month of concerts and events.
Ellington, who some have called the most significant jazz composer of the 20th century, was born on April 29, 1899. His contributions to jazz music are still felt today, more than 20 years after his death.
By Daniel Kitts
The owner of an apartment complex that caught fire twice in the past seven months is expected to be charged with breaking the Ontario fire code, Ottawa fire department officials say.
William Robert Cuming of Kanata, owner of the Gainsborough at 285-289 Metcalfe St., was informed at a meeting on March 25 that he would be charged, says Charles O’Brien, division chief of the Ottawa fire prevention bureau.
By Jan Daniels
In honor of April being National Poetry Month, I was browsing through the Web to find out what will be going on in the local scene. Starting with The Academy of American Poets Web site (www.poets.org) and the League of Canadian Poets (www.swifty.com/lc/index.html) these sites linked me to online magazines, which led to electronic zines. Zines are wild and crazy distortions of art that jump, flip and plop all over the place.
By Jane Gates
Car sharing — it’s a simple, environmentally friendly idea, but so far Ottawa drivers don’t seem to be catching on.
That’s something Chris Bradshaw would like to see changed. Bradshaw, a retired regional government employee, has been promoting the concept of car sharing in the capital for a number of years.