By Yose Cormier Nasr Nasr may only be 24 years old, but the young entrepreneur sees a bright future for his new store, Juice Dudez. Opened on September 23, the juice bar, located at 91 Richmond Road in Westboro, could very well be the start of a new […]
Story and photos by Anita Grace A foot clinic, being offered at the Churchill Seniors Centre, is helping local seniors get back on their feet. “We are always looking at how we can meet the needs of our community,” said Anita Findlay, the centre’s programme coordinator. So when Ruth […]
Dear Editor, Is Dominion really the best name we can use for our new LRT station? That’s just the name of a minor nearby street. How about “Kitchissippi” or even “Beach”? Let’s have a debate before Phase 2 is finished. Alan Etherington
Dear Editor, I was surprised by your paper’s reporting on the redevelopment of Lion’s Park (December issue), which only presented one side of the highly contentious and precedent-setting proposal. This redevelopment – I call it encroachment – has a great impact on our community, for adjacent residents and […]
Local young chef shines at international competition Another of Kitchissippi’s restaurants is in the spotlight because of its staff, this time, internationally. Kathryn Ferries, a sous-chef at Stofa Restaurant, recently competed at the 4th edition of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Competition in New York. The international competition […]
“I was born in Owen Sound and we moved to Ottawa when I was 9. We moved to Byron Avenue, and besides a brief leave a few years ago, I have been here ever since. When I moved here, there were only the first three buildings and they […]
by Yose Cormer When Laura Allardyce and Dani Corbishley set out to share their love of Broadway dancing with Ottawa about a year ago, little did they know how successful their endeavour, Broadway Workout, would be. The dance class has its most popular session in Hintonburg. So popular […]
by Yose Cormier The beavertail is as iconic to Ottawa as the Parliament buildings and the Rideau Canal. Now, 40 years since the first BeaverTails shop opened in Ottawa, Hintonburg has access to this sweet delicacy. And it’s not just in the form of any stall or food […]
By Dave Allston The intersection of Gladstone and Loretta is steeped in history, as many will identify the soon-to-be-designated Standard Bread building as an important piece of west end history. However, there is another key part of early Hintonburg history, largely forgotten through time, that stood at this […]
Bob Chiarelli, Mark Sutcliffe among 40 Ottawa leaders recognized by Royal Ottawa Foundation By Yose Cormier Two Kitchissippi residents were recently recognized for their efforts in advancing mental health research and education in Ottawa. Former Ottawa mayor and Ottawa West and Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli and Mark […]
In 2018, Domicile Developments applied to the City of Ottawa to rezone three addresses on Roosevelt Avenue from three to six storeys. The developer plans to demolish three single-family homes and build a six-storey mixed-use building with 35 condo units with retail businesses on the first two floors […]
Congratulations to Councillor Jeff Leiper and the City of Ottawa for conducting the Westboro Infill Study. There is only one problem, the title of the study is wrong. The term “infill” is defined as the development of vacant parcels of land within previously built areas. In direct contrast […]
Story and photos By Anita Grace Living in one of the “hottest” neighbourhoods can be both a blessing and a curse. Westboro is hailed as a prime destination for shopping and fine dining. Hintonburg is the latest “it” neighbourhood, a vibrant community with craft breweries and other trendy […]
Story and photos by Paula Roy If any further proof was required to confirm that our area is home to a lot of talented chefs, Kitchissippi’s showing at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party last month should put any doubts to rest. Area resident Ian Carswell, who operates the Black […]
By Yose Cormier The popular eatery on Richmond Road is dropping its dinner menu in favour of all-out Christmas, turning into Miracle at the Savoy for 37 consecutive days. The Miracle Pop-up is a franchise that started in 2014 in New York. It has been done in Toronto, […]
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