By Judith van Berkom – Remember the Cummings’ toll bridge connecting Ottawa and Vanier, the streetcar from Britannia to downtown Ottawa, or five-cent milkshakes at Freimans on Rideau Street? Westboro’s Sylvia Bodovsky Kershman brings these and other memories of pre-and post-war Ottawa to life in her book, Life […]
By Paula Roy – For locals and tourists alike, the popular blog foodiePrints (foodieprints.com) serves as an indispensable source of culinary information, focused especially on the thriving Ottawa food scene. Kitchissippi residents Don Chow and Jennifer Lim founded the blog eight years ago and since then have delivered […]
By Jack Lawson – This year’s edition of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada includes stories from four Kitchissippi writers. Touching contributions from Mary Ellen Kot, Crystal Thieringer, Anita Grace, and James A. Gemmell, involve tales of tree whispering, curling, a famous red-nosed reindeer, and unexpected […]
Chances are, if you live in Kitchissippi, you have been to Bluesfest. The homegrown music festival consistently draws a large and faithful local audience. “It’s become such a part of the fabric of the city,” says Chris Cobb. Cobb is a veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist and Kitchissippi resident, […]
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