By Hollie Grace James – At an age when many people’s definition of a “trek” would be hauling their golf clubs from the parking lot to the first tee, Mike Baine has a radically different concept of the word. The retired high school principal and grandfather of 11 […]
By David Sali – One look at Tom Vtipil’s home at 67 Pinhey St. is enough to make you realize it’s no cookie-cutter urban infill project. The unusual blend of contrasting light and dark colours on the home’s exterior siding instantly sets the rectangular structure apart from most […]
Meet Maren Bradley. “I was born in the Civic, and I’ve lived in this neighbourhood all of my life. I love how close everything is in this neighbourhood. I love biking, so I bike everywhere. I’ve always had tons of friends in my neighbourhood. I’ve grown up with […]
By Dave Allston – History fever has hit Wellington Village this summer as the neighbourhood celebrates its 100th –but a big chunk of the area’s history has yet to be told. Though today the neighbourhood runs north from the Queensway with streets laid out mostly alphabetically from […]
By Asen Aleksandrov – In 1965, when Bruce MacGregor was tackling his sixth year of high school, Ottawa was a different and much smaller place. Far from the bustling suburbs they are today, Kanata, Orleans and Barrhaven were fledgling rural communities. The stretch between what are now St. […]
By Charlie Senack – With record crowds expected for the Westboro Fuse Street Festival, the neighbourhood’s biggest party of the year is also expected to mean big business for local merchants. The two-day event, which will see Richmond Road closed to vehicle traffic from Roosevelt to McRae avenues, […]
By David Sali Elaina Martin could probably offer thousands of anecdotes about Westfest, but one that really sticks in her mind was the time Cowboy Junkies frontwoman Margo Timmons crashed a backyard barbecue. It was 2005, and Westfest was in just its second year as a “grassroots little […]
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