A new school year and a new splash pad – there was lots to celebrate in Fisher Park on September 3 as the newly renovated park in Wellington West was officially opened. “We’re happy it’s back,” said Chole Campbell, mom of three active boys – Benny, 5 […]
Imagine enjoying your morning coffee on your porch while watching a team of specially trained horses pulling your neighbour’s three-storey home down your street on a flatbed trailer. This is how the Colbeck’s brick home at 333 Patricia Avenue travelled to its current location when the old Canadian […]
This is quite possibly the biggest paint job in Kitchissippi right now. Click on the image to see how much this fellow has left to do.
Tastes of Wellington West went down on Saturday! Were you there? Here are a few tweets to help summarize the day, 140 characters at a time: //storify.com/kitchissippi/tastes-of-wellington-west-2013/embed [View the story “Tastes of Wellington West 2013” on Storify]
Sarah Kubacki’s rustic Carlingwood home is a far cry from her previous residence in the jungle of Ko Phangan. For the 38-year old DJ, teacher and mother, the return to Ottawa is both a homecoming and a new chapter in what has proven to be a fascinating life. […]
Since 1993, Saskatchewan-born Colleen Sutton, who’s made Westboro her home, has been to 14 Grey Cups. “I love the CFL so much I wrote about it,” says this dyed-in-the-wool Saskatchewan RoughRiders fan who is looking forward to making Ottawa her Eastern team. The Ottawa Theatre School graduate starred […]
Over the past 13 years, the annual Faraday Street block parties have taken on a life of their own. With close to a 160 guests this year, they’re much grander than the average street party. However, the Faraday parties can serve as a model for any festively […]
There are many ways to celebrate cottage life in the summer. But Westboro artist Tara Tosh Kennedy may have found one of the best – having her first art showing in Cube Gallery’s Cottage exhibit. Don Monet, Cube Gallery curator, describes the exhibit as an interpretation and reflection […]
Anita Grace and her daughter, Miya, from Byron Ave are on a mission. This summer, they will visit every one of the 10 wading pools and three splash pads Kitchissippi has to offer. With 13 locations in total, they have had a lot of splashing and swimming ahead […]
Tucked into backyards or unnoticed on main streets, fruit and nut trees don’t always feed the people they grow around. On a warm August afternoon on Loretta Avenue North, a backyard apple tree filled many bags and buckets for the five volunteers harvesting it. This apple tree […]
Unrolling his 6 foot long, and five and a half foot wide kite, Denbury Avenue’s Rob Huntley explains that he shoots artistic landscapes when the wind blows in just the right direction at just the right velocity. “But because the camera is 200 feet above my head, I […]
In honour of International Breastfeeding Awareness Week, August 1-7, we caught up with Susie Pearson. This mother of four is one of Hintonburg’s favourite ex-Stittsville residents and the owner of the Extraordinary Baby Shoppe – a store that specializes in cloth diapers, breastfeeding accessories and baby carriers. […]
Congratulations to Nicole Colbeck of Westboro who will hear the full story of her 1925 home and its move – possibly by horse-drawn flatbed – to its current Westboro location from local Houstalgia historian, David Allston. Thank you to everyone who entered. The creative entries are proof that […]
On the morning of July 13th, 500 people jumped into the Ottawa River. And not just for a dip. The swimmers dove in at the Nepean Sailing Club and returned to shore, 3 kilometers later, at the Britannia Yacht Club. The Bushtukah Bring on the Bay 3K […]
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