Submitted by Anne Boys Hope – Light rail is coming to McKellar Park. Good news, right? Well, it’s complicated. We’re a one-car family and we’ll benefit from having the LRT just two blocks away. The trains will whisk us downtown and home again in record time and have […]
Meet Khaled Alhaj Hamoud. “I was born in Syria. In every life there is a nice part, a good part. I cannot say all is good. My family life, I was very happy there. I love them and they love me and we had a lot of […]
By Hollie James Grace – In the 2017-2018 season, a whopping 13.79 million people made the pilgrimage to the coveted heartland in New York City where live Broadway attendance is at an all-time high. And this love of musicals isn’t just limited to the Big Apple. The all-inclusive, […]
By Charlie Senack – There will definitely be a buzz around Carlingwood Shopping Centre this spring. For the third year in a row, Carlingwood management will be installing a beehive on the roof, with the intention of creating honey to sell in the fall. All proceeds raised by the […]
By Dave Allston – Like most of the original homes that front Wellington Street West, the stately brick home at the corner of Granville Avenue was converted to commercial space many years ago. Now the offices of Toon Dreessen’s well-respected firm, Architects DCA, the building and property holds […]
By Paula Roy – The food and drink scene on Wellington West just got a little more fun thanks to the arrival of Pubblico Eatery, a sports bar with a New York City vibe and an Italian-inspired menu. Located in the former home of Agave Grill, this family-friendly […]
By Bella Crysler – This semester at Nepean High School, Ms. Claudette Phillips and her grade 12 World Issues class have organized their very own Battle of the Books, based on the CBC’s Canada Reads campaign. “What we’ve done is chosen six books that we think are topical […]
By Shaun Markey – In 1904, a sturdy three-storey red brick farmhouse was constructed just a stone’s throw south of Byron Avenue. At the time, from the third-floor attic windows, one might see the majestic Ottawa River several hundred yards to the north flowing east toward the city […]
The latest edition of Kitchissippi Times is out! It was distributed to news boxes and racks across the ward last week (a bit early, but we’re ok with this because we know you are). Don’t miss the spring edition of Homes & Condos, a special feature inside this […]
By Shaun Markey – Françoise (Fran) Gagnon opened the door of 448 Highcroft Ave. just far enough so she could lean out and ask me a very important question: “Do you like dogs?” “I love dogs,” I replied promptly. “Good, because we have two of them! Big ones!” […]
By Jacob Hoytema – By looking at it, you wouldn’t have known that Hintonburger was closing down. When Kitchissippi Times sat down with owner and operator Tom Williams, he had exactly one week left at his location at the corner of Somerset and Bayswater, where they’ve been for […]
By Shaun Markey – On this sunny but cold late January day, I am sitting with Katherine Muldoon at her kitchen table at 440 Evered Ave. Katherine’s five-year-old son Nico is excited to have a visitor in his home. He laughs and chatters in the background. Katherine and […]
By Dave Allston – The Wellington Street/Richmond Road streetscape is in a constant state of change. One of Ottawa’s oldest and most historic streets, it was once an old farmer’s road that wound its way through Carleton County and connected the small settlements and villages. Land along its […]
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