In the August 18 issue of KT we published an article about a new art studio for young people called Beehive Studio. The owner of Beehive, Kate Settle, asked her students to capture the idea of “summer” in one photograph. We think they did a great job and […]
By Andrea Cranfield – Art supplies, toys and children’s books line the walls of Beehive Studio, a newly opened children’s art studio in Hintonburg. Beehive Studio opened August 8 and Kate says the reception has been fantastic so far. When deciding to open the studio she had a […]
By Bhavana Gopinath – Susan Hamer of SuzyQ Doughnuts sees joy in the potential of the raw and unfinished. Before her current identity as doughnut maker extraordinaire, she was a ceramic artist. She’d look at a lump of unformed clay and sense its nascent possibilities. Naturally, she sees […]
Meet Ben Holland. “Local people tend to know me as ‘the Lego guy’ but what people might not know is that I’m also a Quidditch player. About 6 or 7 year ago I was hanging out at Carleton University and found out that they had a Quidditch team. […]
Meet Mostofa Miah & his father Samsu Mia. “We (my father and I) own this restaurant – Mia’s Indian Cuisine – it’s a family business, and came from his passion, and also now mine. He has been in Canada more than 20 years – he arrived as a refugee. After […]
Meet Jasmine Joshua. “I love soccer, it’s one of my favourite sports because it’s fun and I can play with my friends. My team is the Fisher Park Dragons. We’re doing pretty well so far. We won today and I’ve scored two goals already this season. I play basketball […]
Meet Stan & Lyndell Hughes. “We’ve been married for 56 years. We met through friends of friends – I was teaching in Hamilton and I came up to Ottawa for the weekend to see the tulips. I was invited to dinner at the place where he was boarding, and […]
Meet Emma Christie. “I started gymnastics when I was three – I’m 16 now, but didn’t go into competitive until I was eight, which is really late. Usually you would go into the ‘petite elite’ when you are around five. I had a lot of skills to learn, so […]
By Anne Boys-Hope – It’s lunchtime and students are packed into the music room at Churchill Alternative School in Westboro, belting out a heartfelt rendition of the Beatles classic “Hey Jude.” This is Churchill School of Rock—the school’s junior choir—rehearsing for their hugely popular annual concert, which will […]
Meet Colleen Lowrie. “I had a first date all around this area. We were down at Westboro Beach, walking along the water and then we went for dinner. It was really nice, but super tense because we were going from being friends to being more, and neither of us […]
Meet Brian Wheeler. “My name is Brian Wheeler – ironic really as I’m a bike mechanic! About four years ago I was living in the Glebe, working as a barista at the Wild Oat, and I decided that I needed to make a change. I sold everything I own […]
Meet Andrew Paterson. “I’m a student in Culinary Management at Algonquin College, and I started working at the coffee house to use my food knowledge to help boost their new menu. I also have a love for coffee, so it was a perfect match for me. My love […]
By Craig Lord – Some call it tradition for Canadian kids to rise early and head out onto the ice for a game, and their parents typically watch from the stands with a cup of coffee. It’s no different at the Granite Club in Westboro, but if you’re […]
> Meet Stephanie Leger. I used to tour around going to see concerts – I’ve always loved music since I was a child – but now that I have kids I can’t do that any more, so I get my satisfaction from collecting vinyl. I listen to it […]
Judith van Berkom – Westboro’s Brenda Chapman has always loved mystery stories. As a child, she read mystery classics by Enid Blyton, and in her teens, was deeply influenced by Hemingway, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. “I read to get out of doing housework,” she says […]
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