By Tara Tosh Kennedy – While most Westboro food businesses locked up and hunkered down to wait out the weekend power outage this September, Freshii manager Liisa Honkanen propped open her restaurant’s front door. “At the end of the day, that’s what you need to do in your […]
Dear Editor, The character of the Westboro is changing fast… and is going to change faster. The lot beside our home was recently sold, and we were not surprised to hear it was to be redeveloped. We were not surprised when the City of Ottawa envelope arrived in […]
By Misty Pratt – Imagine being able to enjoy all the benefits of cottage life in the city: sitting on your back deck with a frosty drink in hand, listening to the gentle sounds of water lapping on the rocks. With aquatic landscapes such as ponds, waterfalls and […]
By Misty Pratt – The North American lawn is a bright and lush landscape, which can offer home owners a place for recreation and respite. Many summer afternoons have been spent on lawns, kicking around a soccer ball or hosting a picnic. However, as with any monoculture, the […]
By Judith van Berkom – We have all experienced loss – loss is part of living; death an experience we all eventually meet. But who of us could ever conceive of losing a child? It’s not supposed to happen – a child dying before their parent. How do […]
KT contributor, Jacob Hoytema, spent the summer working in Tanzania and we asked him to share a bit about his experience with KT readers. “What am I doing here?” is a question I asked myself a lot in Tanzania. Not out of regret or anger, but wonder. I’d be […]
Dear Editor, Starting in early in 2018, I began noticing our sidewalks had sprouted huge sandwich boards advertising the sale of condos that were part of the 14-floor development at Richmond and Island Park. The boards ran all along Wellington West and Richmond streets. At first I was […]
By Jared Davidson – On Wednesday August 29, on the very outskirts of Kitchissippi at Vimy Brewing, a couple of Vancouverites were in town signing copies of a new book. The book, Building the Cycling City, is a result of Chris and Melissa Bruntlett’s long experience with cycling […]
Amy Fraser and her group of volunteers are using donated fabric to create reusable shopping bags. Read on to find out more about her and this creative initiative. Hint: it’s not just about the bags. KT: Before we get into the nitty-gritty of Boomerang Bags, can you tell […]
By Bradley Turcotte – When Kitchissippi musician and motivational speaker Peter Joynt spoke at Fisher Park Public School about bullying and overcoming life’s challenges, his candor inspired 13-year-old student Pei Pilgrim to contact the rapper. Their eventual collaboration, Loving This Feeling, is an upbeat, hip-hop track celebrating the […]
Meet Naomi Bose. “I was born in Germany but grew up in Britannia, in the west end of Ottawa. I’ve lived in this area for about a year now. Honestly, I like everything about this area, it’s so easy to walk around, so many nice shops and cafes, […]
By Dave Allston – Television’s arrival in Ottawa in 1953 was no doubt one of the most memorable events for anyone who lived through that era. It had a significant influence on the social and economic habits of local families and it was here in Kitchissippi that television […]
By Shaun Markey – In Wellington Village, there was a little house at 70 Smirle Ave. at the corner of Spencer that had valiantly served its occupants for something in the order of 90 years. By 2017, however, the modest dwelling was showing serious signs of age. The […]
By Jared Davidson – On October 3, Lansdowne’s Horticulture Building will be filled with the smells of fresh baked bread, deli meats, and fancy garnishes. Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre’s Breaking Bread, Breaking Stigma fundraiser will unite many of the city’s most influential and interesting culinary wizards for a […]
By Hollie Grace James – Food trucks are certainly a summertime staple – they’re a unique way to indulge in our favourite foods, they help entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams, and they foster a strong sense of community. The street food scene in Wellington Village is definitely bustling, and […]
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