By Shaun Markey – In 1904, a sturdy three-storey red brick farmhouse was constructed just a stone’s throw south of Byron Avenue. At the time, from the third-floor attic windows, one might see the majestic Ottawa River several hundred yards to the north flowing east toward the city […]
By Shaun Markey – Françoise (Fran) Gagnon opened the door of 448 Highcroft Ave. just far enough so she could lean out and ask me a very important question: “Do you like dogs?” “I love dogs,” I replied promptly. “Good, because we have two of them! Big ones!” […]
By Shaun Markey – On this sunny but cold late January day, I am sitting with Katherine Muldoon at her kitchen table at 440 Evered Ave. Katherine’s five-year-old son Nico is excited to have a visitor in his home. He laughs and chatters in the background. Katherine and […]
By Shaun Markey – The year was 2011 and Alison Francis made the emotional decision to sell her home at 475 Athlone Ave., a home where she had lived for 40 years. The Francis home was modest, under 1,200 square feet with three bedrooms (two of them quite small) […]
By Shaun Markey – Homes for the Holidays 2018 for Hospice Care Ottawa included an excellent and diverse range of houses. In terms of a modern architectural statement, 269 Royal Ave. just off Churchill Avenue North in the Westboro Beach area spoke volumes to all who visited. It […]
Interested in Homes for the Holidays decor? Don’t miss the Q&A with Elizabeth Young of Flowers Talk Tivoli on this page. By Shaun Markey – Sometimes when you find a home you want badly, a quick decision is needed. Such was the case ten years ago for Pauline […]
By Shaun Markey – I remember as a little boy when my father would drive our family along Island Park Drive to see the wonderful array of Christmas lights and decorations that adorned so many of the stately homes on that well-known thoroughfare. Off we would go in the […]
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 Shaun Markey – Despite its massive size, a gorgeous, wooden front door swings open effortlessly and quietly when Luigi Giammaria welcomes me into his impressive home at 608 Byron Ave. Let’s put the Giammaria house in context. Situated near the corner of Byron and Golden Avenues, the […]
By Shaun Markey – The cozy “war time” style home at 526 Highland Avenue had a certain charm about the place when it, and the house next door, were built by an enterprising young man in 1939. Situated on a generous sixty by hundred foot lot, the home […]
By Shaun Markey – I can personally attest to the fact that Greg Milanovich is a gracious, flexible and welcoming host. Few people, if any, would respond as kindly when the reporter, me, accidentally shows up three hours early to do an interview about Greg’s residence, a stunning […]
By Shaun Markey – Anne Hamilton woke up one morning in the summer of 1991 and thought: “I think I’ll buy a house today.” Having rented a small one-bedroom apartment in the Glebe, she figured the time had come to buy a home of her own. She even […]
By Shaun Markey – “Actually, it was the garage that sold me on the house,” says Max Finklestein, recalling when he and his wife, Connie Downes, purchased their home at the corner of Edison and Kenwood Avenue in April 1999. The long wooden garage is a separate building […]
By Shaun Markey – When Debbie Lawes’ son-in-law successfully built a new terraced front garden for her home at 577 Dovercourt Ave., little did she know that it would mark the beginning of a unique outdoor educational initiative that continues to enthrall elementary school age children throughout the […]
By Shaun Markey – Who Lives Here is a mini series that takes a closer look at some local homes and the people who live there. A casual remark from a recent passerby as to why she hadn’t decorated her home and yard for Canada’s 150th, caused Helen […]
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