By Charlie Senack A number of Kitchissippi bus routes will be changing this spring as…
By Simon Hopkins Bakeries through Westboro and Wellington Village are serving up special treats for…
By Hannah Wanamaker Ottawa’s 2SLGBTQ+ choir Tone Cluster is set to play their music, dress…
By Simon Hopkins Scotiabank announced on Oct. 31 that its century-old Westboro branch will close…
By Charlie Senack Kitchissippi’s Jewish community say they are fearful and on edge after multiple…
By Dave Allston As the Christmas season is upon us, it is timely to look…
By Charlie Senack We’ve all heard of going to the hospital to access health care,…
By Charlie Senack For the third year in a row, a giant menorah will light…
By Charlie Senack As KT turned 20, we asked employees of the past to share…
By Charlie Senack When readers pick up a copy of the Kitchissippi Times, they see…
By Charlie Senack Time is a funny concept. It’s an unsolved mystery, a force of…
By Charlie Senack Hello KT readers! This is a special issue of the paper as…
By Charlie Senack Westboro will be lit up brighter than ever this Christmas. The Westboro…
By Charlie Senack OC Transpo said buses on the Transitway between Westboro and Lincoln Fields…
By Charlie Senack For over 50 years, the Spagnoli family has been a staple at…
By Charlie Senack There will be no cross-country skiing on the Chief William Commanda Bridge…
By Charlie Senack The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway is officially no more. The popular…
By Daria Maystruk Hockey sticks slashing the ground and shouts of encouragement marked the return…
By Charlie Senack For 20 years, hundreds of Kitchissippi Times issues have made their way…
By Gabrielle Huston Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm (CEF) keeps food on your table and ensures…
By Dave Allston Heritage in Ottawa has always been an imperfect system. The first federal…
Submitted by Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre As we observe Remembrance Day this month,…
By Simon Hopkins Direct Action Combat Performance Direct Action was founded by Randy Turner shortly…
By Simon Hopkins It’s a Tuesday evening in late October and over 30 local musicians…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa’s Jewish Community School was forced to close on Tuesday after a…
By Daria Maystruk At Connaught Public School in Hintonburg, new furniture and technology represents a…
By Charlie Senack The news isn’t surprising. The Phase 2 Trillium Line of Ottawa’s problem-plagued…
Submitted by Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi ward councillor Greetings, Kitchissippi! As winter approaches and we prepare…
By Charlie Senack Hello KT readers! This is a special issue of the paper as…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa Community Housing [OCH] has announced that a new affordable housing complex…
By Charlie Senack As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to intensify in the Middle East, members…
By Dave Allston The creation of landfill along the Ottawa River, and the subsequent construction…
By Anya Watson This past July, a handful of students from Nepean High School were…
By Charlie Senack Happy October, Kitchissippi! I know I keep saying this, but where is…
By Daria Maystruk Not many people can say they’ve rappelled down a 17-storey building. Even…
Submitted by Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi ward councillor Fall is finally here in Kitchissippi! Read on…
By Simon Hopkins Sourabh Chalotra was worried that he might lose some of his most…
By Simon Hopkins Many residents have raised concerns over a proposed development to be built…
By Patrick Langston, All Things Home Water? Fertilizer? Light levels? Heat? Winter is approaching, and…
By Patrick Langston, All Things Home Caring for your wood furniture requires some elbow grease…
Submitted by Julie Coulson Fine I have had the great pleasure and privilege of living…
October is here and Kitchissippi is full of bright colours! Leaves are changing from green…
By Charlie Senack After 15 years in Westboro, Wall Space Gallery has left the community…
By Christina Korotkov Sarah Laurie was ready to take her career in a new direction…
By Charlie Senack OC Transpo is facing a “worse than expected” financial situation as it…
By Charlie Senack After two decades and hundreds of issues, the Kitchissippi Times is gearing…
By Charlie Senack The Kichi Sibi Winter Trail is becoming its own charitable entity thanks…
By Charlie Senack A controversial Carling development proposal has been approved by Ottawa’s planning committee…
By Daria Maystruk It’s lunch time on a mid-August afternoon and members of the Ajashki…
The Westboro-based photographer created a communityportrait series on display at Urban Art Collective. By Charlie…
By Simon Hopkins Ottawa’s electric scooters arrived in 2020. The battery-powered scooters zip around the…
Submitted by Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi ward councillor Well, summer is finally coming to close in…
By Dave Allston The waterfront along the Ottawa River in the west end of Ottawa…
By Anita Murray & Patrick Langston, All Things Home New homes, renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, housing…
By Patrick Langston, All Things Home Storm damage to our homes and properties is becoming…
By Gabrielle Huston On an independent theatre stage, art lovers get the chance to see…
By Charlie Senack Hintonburg’s Orange Art Gallery is at risk of closing forever after the…
By Simon Hopkins The West End Studio Tour showcasing artists from across Ottawa returns this…
By Charlie Senack A new black and white mural welcoming visitors to Hintonburg has been…
By Charlie Senack Happy September, Kitchissippi! It is hard to believe we are already three…
By Grace Bestard Young artist Kai Hussey has turned his remarkable talent into a unique…
By Charlie Senack A controversial Carling redevelopment proposal will go back to the planning committee…
By Daria Maystruk A pink aura emanated from a vine-covered, orange brick house on Aug.…
By Charlie Senack Sharpfle Waffle is back in business after closing up shop on Wellington…
By Charlie Senack Happy summer, Kitchissippi, and happy pride! August means the return of Capital…
By Daria Maystruk For Manju Sah, 20 years of hard work has culminated in a…
Submitted by Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi ward councillor Greetings, Kitchissippi! Time has flown and it’s already…
By Charlie Senack For the first time ever, a ‘crowns and tiaras’ drag performance was…
By Charlie Senack It was a chaotic scene outside Nepean High School on June 9,…
By Charlie Senack Westboro’s Churchill Seniors Centre offers a variety of programming for seniors of…
By Elissa Mendes and Charlie Senack Brock Carlton is fighting back against Parkinson’s — literally.…
By Simon Hopkins Commuters in Ottawa pay a $3.70 charge to board OC Transpo trains…
By Charlie Senack Meta is blocking Canadian news media from using its platforms, posing a…
By Gabrielle Huston The owner of Hello Dolly Pastries is proud to boast that their…
By Bradley Turcotte When Mechanicsville resident Corey Pinder moved to Ottawa during the pandemic, he…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi is eyeing a return to Queen’s Park…
By Charlie Senack The City of Ottawa is seeking community feedback on a proposed development…
By Charlie Senack There will be no bail for a 21-year-old who is accused of…
By Charlie Senack Over 6,000 Hydro Ottawa customers in the McKellar Park and Westboro neighborhoods…
By Charlie Senack After half a century in business and over three decades in Kitchissippi,…
By Simon Hopkins The ongoing dispute over a proposed highrise at the corner of Wellington…
By Kate Odams There is now such a range of amazing children’s and young adult…
By Charlie Senack When Jim Watson decided to come out as gay, it didn’t shock…
By Charlie Senack Another day, another light rail transit shutdown. Or one could say a…
By Arielle Hughes After years of online school and zoom classes, a group of Nepean…
Summer is here, Kitchissippi! A portion of Westboro Beach will reopen for this summer! There…
By Charlie Senack The Parkdale Food Centre is facing a difficult time ahead after needing…
By Millie Farley Are you craving summer desserts now that it is getting hot in…
By Charlie Senack After more than 25 years in Westboro, West End Kids has closed…
By Dave Allston Some of Kitchissippi’s most famous residents of all time also qualify as…
Submitted by Marianne Brown More than 1,373 cultural institutions have been destroyed or damaged in…
By Christina Korotkov It was one year ago when King Charles III and Queen Camilla…
By Charlie Senack Westboro author Brenda Chapman has just published her 24th novel and isn’t…
By Charlie Senack Two federal office buildings near Tunney’s Pasture are among 10 in the…
By Bradley Turcotte Ottawa will be booming this summer as music festivals make a comeback. …
I grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, and moved to Ottawa to attend the University of…
By Zenith Wolfe Stage performers are used to being heckled by crowds. This summer, however,…
Over 4,000 people packed Fisher Park on May 21 for the community’s annual Victoria Day…
Submitted by Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre I hope you are enjoying the warm…
Submitted by Joel Harden, MPP for Ottawa Centre A few weeks ago I asked for…
Submitted by Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi ward councillor Spring has truly sprung, Kitchissippi! I hope you’re…
By Charlie Senack Churchill Alternative School is looking to raise $50,000 in a pinch so…
By Charlie Senack Dennis Van Staalduinen has parted ways with the Wellington West Business Improvement…
By Dave Allston In the late 19th century, most of Kitchissippi was not yet within…
By Charlie Senack Happy May, Kitchissippi! The grass is turning green and the tulips are…
The snow is gone and the feeling of spring is finally here! Kitchissippi Times sent…
By Charlie Senack Kitchissippi residents are still cleaning up after the April 5 ice storm…
By Marie- Christiane Mundwer Feb. 10, 2023 will go down as one of the most…
By Karlis Bouse As many of us are enjoying the sunny weather of early May,…
By Bradley Turcotte Two Filipino Canadian teenagers spending a night under the Saskatchewan sky with…
By Patrick Langston, All Things Home With our dollars stretched thin and climate change upon…
By Patrick Langston, All Things Home Being proactive about renovating for aging in place makes…
By Charlie Senack The Westboro Legion has been a staple in the community for generations,…
I was born on November 21, 1972, in a town called Bishop Stortford in England.…
By Mykyta Budnyk The Ukrainian Borscht Festival was held in the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of…
By Charlie Senack Embassies will soon be coming to Mechanicsville green space despite community reluctance. …
By Arielle Hughes A check-in with Westboro BIA has alerted us to new businesses popping…
By Charlie Senack Parts of Westboro Beach could reopen to the public this summer despite…
By Zenith Wolfe A springtime Ottawa concert celebrating the life of an influential labour activist…
By Charlie Senack Happy April, Kitchissippi! Spring is finally here and the grass is beginning…
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article said Sharpfle Waffle has already closed their…
By Iya Mendoza When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, it began a…
By Arielle Hughes Nepean High School’s theatre course is closing in on its opening night…
By Arielle Hughes Ottawa’s Trans Library has been open for a little over 10 months…
By Charlie Senack The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says a man that was struck by…
By Dave Allston The movie A League of Their Own brought to life the story…
By Zenith Wolfe Whether they’re painting, concocting drinks, or creating false advertisements for a detective…
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By Patrick Langston, All Things Home As homeowners, we know we need to do our…
By Anita Murray, All Things Home The nature of renovations is such that you can…
I was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Baltimore and Virginia. I went…
By Arielle Hughes The Chabad Jewish Centre of Wellington West has a number of events…
By Charlie Senack A portion of Ottawa’s light rail transit system has resumed service Thursday…
By Charlie Senack A day after freezing rain blanketed capital, parts of Kitchissippi remain without…
An updated story with new details can be found here. By Charlie Senack Around 2,700…
By Charlie Senack More condos could be coming to Carling Avenue after RioCan failed to…
By Belle Huston If you meet a regular patron of the Carleton Tavern, there’s a…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa’s light rail transit system is fully shut down after a power…
By Kassia Skorzewska Entering their only game on Monday with a 2-2 record, Canada’s curling…
By Mykyta Budnyk Canada is home to the largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world, one…
By Charlie Senack Construction scaffolding which has been keeping transit riders dry at Tunney’s Pasture…
By Barbara Sibbald Seventy years of a rich and storied life in Hintonburg unfold through…
By Charlie Senack It will be a long time before people looking for affordable housing…
By Charlie Senack Lights flickered for many homes near light rail transit construction near Byron…
By Zenith Wolfe With a desire to put the controversy of the past year behind…
By Arielle Hughes The Nepean High School girls curling team is heading to North Bay for the provincial championships following…
By Dave Allston The intersection of Holland and Byron was for many years known as…
By Zenith Wolfe and Charlie Senack After reigniting his stand-up career in the United States, Paul Reiser is bringing his comedy…
By Charlie Senack Happy March Kitchissippi residents. If you’re like me, chances are you’re done…
By Zenith Wolfe Registered Kinesiologist Sarah Zahab is getting Westboro residents moving again. Zahab opened…
By Brianna Peterson As you’re planning your summer camp schedule, it wouldn’t hurt to think…
By Millie Farley For over 30 years, Dovercourt Recreation Centre has been providing summer day…
By Charlie Senack Dozens of Kitchissippi residents braved frigid temperatures and wind chill warnings on…
Submitted by Cassie Smith and Chris Hircock It’s a common scene at Devonshire Community Public…
By Zenith Wolfe A Kitchissippi artist has poured her heart into over 200 canvases in…
By Charlie Senack A well-known Ottawa eatery has set up shop in Westboro. Zak’s Diner…
By Zenith Wolfe Take a book, leave a book is a new trend sweeping across…
I grew up in Hintonburg and went to Elmdale Public School, Connaught Public School, and…
By Zenith Wolfe After almost a hundred years in business, the Feldberg family is about…
By Charlie Senack New public green space is coming to Kitchissippi after land was acquired…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi is considering a switch back to provincial…
By Charlie Senack A Kitchissippi man who raised over $66,000 for the Ottawa Hospital Cancer…
By Zenith Wolfe Five days in Alabama changed one local singer’s life. Now she’s bringing…
By Dave Allston Twenty years have passed since ground was broken for the Metropole building.…
By Brianna Peterson Brianna Peterson is a mom of three and a resident of the…
(The following story has been updated. You can view the newest version here). By Zenith…
By Charlie Senack An Ottawa organization is working to support people with disabilities while preserving…
By Bradley Turcotte The founder of a mainstay restaurant on Wellington Street was honoured with…
By Zenith Wolfe If New Years resolutions about fitness are hard to maintain, heed the…
By Sophia Foglia A Kitchissippi resident made waves after kayaking over 80 times last year. …
By Charlie Senack Residents of a Westboro affordable housing complex are homeless after a pipe…
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By Charlie Senack If you’ve walked down Somerset near Wellington Street West lately, chances are…
By Zenith Wolfe A new gallery in Kitchissippi hopes to change the landscape of Ottawa’s…
By Charlie Senack Mechanicsville residents are urging the National Capital Commission (NCC) to build a…
I studied family medicine at the University of Ottawa, most of that at the Civic…
By Charlie Senack A new pastry shop in Hintonburg has been vandalized just weeks after…
By Charlie Senack The Sir John A. Macdonald (SJAM) parkway will soon bear an Indigenous…
By Charlie Senack OC Transpo says a fourth train is stuck on the Confederation Line…
By Charlie Senack Parts of Ottawa’s problem-plagued LRT system are again shut down after this…
By Brianna Peterson Brianna Peterson is a mom of three and a resident of the…
By Charlie Senack It’s hard to believe it, but we have come to the end…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa’s new Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said he’s hoping for a quiet transition…
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By Dave Allston Ottawa Neighbourhood Services was once a Hintonburg mainstay. For nearly 90 years,…
By Charlie Senack Merry Christmas and happy holidays! However you celebrate, December is surely going…
Being a resident of the Kitchissippi ward since I was two years old, minus my…
By Zenith Wolfe Ask Andy Tait about the leather jacket he’s wearing and he’ll have…
By Bradley Turcotte More Kitchissippi residents are turning to social services this year to put…
By Charlie Senack Masks won’t be made mandatory again in Ottawa Carleton District schools. While…
By Charlie Senack Father Taras Kinash knew 2022 would be a year of uncertainty and…
By Charlie Senack A giant menorah will light up Parkdale Park as part of this…
By Charlie Senack When Ottawa was dusted with its first snowfall Nov. 16, Dave Adams…
By Charlie Senack For people who take in a movie as part of their holiday…
By Dave Allston Somerset Square is in the heart of Hintonburg, a landmark meeting point…
By Bradley Turcotte Highland Park resident and De La Salle high school arts student Audrey…
By Charlie Senack The Sir John A. Macdonald parkway is one step closer to getting…
By Zenith Wolfe A new album by Ottawa-based folk duo Libby & Cal is reshaping…
By Charlie Senack It could be 2026 before light rail transit is rolling through Westboro.…
By Charlie Senack The biggest Canadian Tire store in the country has just opened in…
By Charlie Senack Vecna might soon be visiting the Woodpark neighbourhood after one family took…
By Charlie Senack Labour shortages and supply-chain issues mean it will be another six months…
The times are changing and the seasons are shifting. Fall is showing its colours and…
By Charlie Senack It’s the end of an era for Ottawa’s longest-serving mayor who is…
By Charlie Senack It was a historic night in Ottawa on Oct. 24 as residents…
By Zenith Wolfe A cacophony of instruments dies down as John Kraus, baton in hand,…
I grew up in Cornwall, Ontario and moved here to go to Carleton University and…
By Emma Perreault The return of colder weather brings with it a tradition each Canadian…
By Dave Allston This year marks an incredible milestone in the history of Mechanicsville: 150…
By Maureen McEwan Ottawa’s poet laureate has made a pledge: Albert Dumont will walk on…
By Charlie Senack Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden says he knows what it feels like…
“My family is from Vietnam. They came over as boat people refugees. They had my…
By Dave Allston Like out of an old movie or storybook, late-Victorian era Hintonburg was…
By Tony Martins As a reminder of how cancer diagnosis and treatment gave him a…
By Linda Hoad This elegant red-brick Salvation Army building on Wellington Street in Hintonburg has…
By Sonia Mendes Katherine Hobbs has a hard time drinking a cup of tea over…
By John Sobel Nothing prepares you for public art. From the awe-inspiring sight of a…
Story and photos by Kathleen Wilker A $255,000 commissioned public art installation by Almonte artists…
By Mollie Roy With over a dozen schools in Kitchissippi, September means back to school…
By Andrea Douglas Meet this issue’s reader: He admits he’s not a “typical” reader –…
By Kathleen Wilker Nearly 100 Hintonburg residents and business owners came together for an early-morning…