By Jacob Hoytema – Several prominent Hintonburg community members were present for the recent unveiling of a new wall mural on the corner of Lowrey and Garland Street. The piece was designed and painted by acclaimed street artist, Arpi, a Montreal native who now lives in Hintonburg, not […]
By Paula Roy – If you’re wandering the side streets near the Parkdale Market, you might be surprised to come across a carefully tended garden on Spencer Street in front of a nondescript industrial building. It’s the perfect welcome mat for Urban Juice Press, an 18-month-old business that […]
By Anita Grace – The Hintonburg Public House is littered with laundry, but not just any old piles of clothes. These are white t-shirts and underwear upon which people have written secrets and confessions in black, indelible marker. “I wanted people to see they’re not alone,” explains Shawn […]
Story and photos by Ted Simpson – On April 18, on the windswept streets of Hintonburg, a battle for ball hockey supremacy raged on throughout the day. The fourth annual Hintonburg Street Hockey Tournament took place on the four blocks of roadway surrounding the intersection of Hamilton Avenue […]
By Megan Curran – A new holiday charitable campaign aims to direct seasonal donations towards an often forgotten group of people in need: homeless pet owners and their animals. “I want to demystify the idea that homeless people shouldn’t have pets, because a lot of people think that,” […]
Special to KT by Crystal Beshara – “See a need fill a need.” “If you build it they will come.” The Studio Café & Gallery which opened in May of this year in Hintonburg was built on those two adages. Over the last few years, in my travels […]
By Hollie Davies – Most people navigate their own culinary explorations, and have probably rarely (if ever) been on a food tour, but on Oct.19 a group of food lovers had a chance to nibble their way around Hintonburg. Carmen MacDonald of C’est Bon Epicurean Adventures led a […]
Art is not exactly a hard thing to find in Kitchissippi. From Richmond, to Wellington West, to Somerset, the entire strip is lined with murals, art galleries and studios. Many of the local cafes and bars also have a solid collection of local artwork on rotation. Community art […]
On September 7, approximately 65 amateur historians gathered outside the tall white walls of the Saint-François-d’Assise church on Wellington for a walking tour of Hintonburg arranged by Heritage Ottawa. The tour groups were treated to a warm day with a cool breeze, crowned with blue skies. Leading the […]
By Ted Simpson – “What do you love about Ottawa?” That’s the question Hintonburg photographer Dwayne Brown has been asking people all across the city over the past year for a personal project he has created and simply titled, LoveOttawa. Brown appears, seemingly out of thin air, from […]
The West End Well is almost ready to open. The grocery store and café in Hintonburg will begin offering locally sourced produce within the next couple of weeks. “Our goal is to build a local food system,” explains Bill Shields, one of three co-founders of the co-op and […]
Several residents in Westboro have received special notices in their mailboxes from Ottawa Police Services. A postcard warned that there had been recent break-ins at neighbourhood homes and businesses. Police are encouraging people to take safety measures, like locking their doors and windows and securing patio doors. Constable […]
We wanted to know what Vicky Smallman, National Director, Women’s and Human Rights at Canadian Labour Congress, was reading this summer. She was travelling for work so she emailed her reads to us instead. Here’s what she wrote: Here’s what is on my plate for the summer. For […]
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By Ted Simpson – Two bicycle corrals have arrived in Wellington West as part of a new project by the City of Ottawa in the continuing effort to promote cycling in the city. They’re the first of their kind to be built in Ottawa. Each corral occupies the […]
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