In photos: Skateboarding on Somerset
By Spencer Douglas, Mitch Kedrosky, Kiera Kowalski In the past, a skateboarding shop would be an unusual participant in a festival celebrating the life on Somerset Street. The Remixed festival, formerly…
In photos: Canadians protest human rights abuses in Myanmar
By Jacob Romphf, Joanna Sivasankaran and Julie Wang The Rohingya are sometimes referred to as the most persecuted minority in the world. On Sept. 17, Canadians rallied on Parliament Hill…
In photos: Behind China Doll
By Vera He, Pricilla Khan, and Meredith Lauzon China Doll, a well-known Ottawa karaoke performer, was a star at the 2017 Remixed Festival, a yearly event that celebrates multiculturalism in…
In photos: Anti-mall comes to life night and day
By Taylor Retter and Tiffany Edwards Intro: Common, an “anti-mall” on the corner of Elgin and Gladstone streets, is a multi-purpose space for businesses. The anti-mall idea turns away from…
In photos: Little Italy’s Smashing Tomato Fight
By Rebecca Brady, Brianne Godsman, and Phoebe Berkeley La Tomatina is a festival that began in the Valencian town of Bunol, east of Spain, in 1945. In the 72 years…
In photos: Hair Junkie salon chops gendered prices
By Julia Paulson, Jaimie Pashagumskum, and David Sagolj Fady Assaad’s hair shop is ushering in a new wave of clients: ones who say they care about hair equality. The Laurier…
In photos: Downtown Ottawa’s Lost Theatres
By Alexander Behne, Haneen Al-Hassoun and Laura Atherton The downtown used to have a lot of elegant movie theatres, but since the decline of the cinema age, most of them…
In photos: Turning to Stone
By Devon Litster and Amanda Marsh Kate Mior is a mime-clown that has been performing for 10 to 15 years. She was among the many street performers featured at the…
Advocates hail completion of trail
By Zhuyin Fan The coast-to-coast completion last month of The Great Trail — formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail — has created new landmarks along Ottawa’s stretch of the…
Viewpoint: Sens must build more than an arena at LeBreton
By Carlos Verde As planning continues for the Ottawa Senators’ proposed new arena in the heart of LeBreton Flats, owner Eugene Melnyk and Co. must look to the example of…