Aziz and Company closes doors after 53 years
By Patrick Peori After 53 years, a “little slice of India” at the corner of Bank and Gilmour streets closed its doors for the final time at the end of…
Rebuild planned for site hit by Chinatown fire in 2015
By Meghan Newman The owners of a high-profile commercial property in Centretown that suffered a devastating fire two years ago have gained initial approvals to create a new mixed-use development…
Low ticket sales lead Sens to plan smaller downtown stadium
By Brendan Duffley A new arena set to be constructed as part of the proposed revitalization of LeBreton Flats became the subject of controversy earlier this month after Eugene Melnyk,…
New French school adopts Finnish system
By Molly Pendergast Students at Ottawa’s new French Catholic school, Nouvelle école élémentaire catholique au cœur d’Ottawa, don’t have strict seating arrangements in their classrooms. They have regular breaks for…
Viewpoint: Gender-neutral haircuts are just the beginning
By Rosa Saba The news that Centretown salon Hair Junkie is no longer charging customers according to gender has made many people, including myself, very happy. But we should be…
FreeNet celebrates 25 years of grassroots Internet
By Liam Leonard The people at FreeNet know that a lot has happened in the past 25 years; that’s why they are hosting a free-to-attend party on Sept. 28 to…
Remixed festival features documentary on Indigenous activism
By Lia Pizarro This year’s Sept. 16 grand opening of Remixed 2017 – the annual month-long celebration of arts and culture in Ottawa’s Chinatown area – featured an evening of…
Peter Herrndorf stepping down as NAC CEO
By Lia Pizarro Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, will be stepping down from the role next year after serving for nearly two decades as leader…
Viewpoint: Homeowners, stay put — better days are coming
By Michael Yang The latest data on Canadian housing prices will surely leave Centretown homeowners, who have long drooled over the red-hot gains in other metropolitan real estate markets, disappointed. According…