Chris Cline
EditorA veteran community radio host and professional communicator, Chris has written for Apt613 since a chance encounter with the site's founders at Cupcake Camp in 2009. He's most interested in food, beer and other tasty things. In his leftover spare time, you might find him composing old school video game music or exploring the city with his retired racing greyhounds.
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Stopping Short: Our mission to make a complete Animation Fest Short Film Competition Set
Apt613 Live for Oct. 22, 2014
Reflections on another successful OIAF
An interview with Swedish film director Petter Ringbom
Teatro brings small plates with big flavour to the GCTC
Local craft beer explosion seems unstoppable
It seems like we’ve been writing about the explosion of the craft beer industry in Ottawa for quite some time now. And with new entries to Ottawa’s already strong list of breweries being announced each year, it doesn’t seem to be abetting any time soon. Excitement for the potential of the scene seemed to start […]
Foodie Friday: Beechwood gets a market!
This post first appeared in Vanier Now. It’s been a rough couple of years for farmers’ markets in Ottawa. We’ve experienced a spate of market closures, the most recent being the highly publicized Sparks Street market cancellation. But local market goers should take heart in Beechwood’s new market, which is great news for those of […]
Weekend Roundup: What to do in Ottawa
Though it’s still officially a few weeks off, if our events calendar is any indication, summer is already here! So you’ll want to take advantage of the warmer weather and get out to some great events, be they outdoor or indoor. Board game lounges seem to be all the rage these days, and Ottawa’s newest […]
Calling all technologically minded people: Apt613 is looking for a volunteer technical producer!
Hey there, loyal Apt613 reader. Did you know that we also produce a weekly radio show? Apt613 Live delivers all of the awesome local content that you’re accustomed to reading on our site, but in glorious high fidelity audio. Ok, maybe it’s just regular fidelity. The show broadcasts each week on CHUO 89.1 FM at […]
Dominion City Brewing gets off to a great (kick) start
Long left out in the cold of the current craft beer revolution (for the most part, anyway), Ottawa’s east end is finally getting its own craft brewery. Dominion City Brewing Company is set to open this year on Canotek Road, and as an east-ender and beer lover, I’m really excited to try their brews. If […]
Apartment613 Live for February 5, 2014
Tune in to Apartment613 Live every Wednesday at 9 p.m. on CHUO 89.1 FM. If you miss it, you can catch this week’s show using the handy Soundcloud widget below. And remember to subscribe to the podcast version of the show on iTunes. This week Ryan kicked the show off with an interview with jazz singer Renée Yoxon, who is […]
WinterBrewed 2014: Less brrr, more beer!
In the winter of 2013, craft beer lovers braved a possible polar vortex (the term hadn’t been popularized yet, so who knows?) to sample some tasty brews at WinterBrewed, a beer-themed Winterlude spinoff event on Sparks Street. And it was cold out. Really cold. While the atmosphere was mostly jubilant, likely owing to the warming […]
Craft Beer Night in Vanier brings the craft revolution to the east end
This article originally appeared in VanierNow, which explains the east-end-centric point of view. Beer lovers in Vanier are likely well aware of the explosive growth of the craft beer scene. In Ottawa and beyond, the craft beer movement seems to be expanding at breakneck speeds and, with it, the growing masses of beer aficionados waiting impatiently for […]
Apartment613 Live for January 8, 2013
Tune in to Apartment613 Live every Wednesday at 9 p.m. on CHUO 89.1 FM. If you miss it, you can catch this week’s show using the handy Soundcloud widget below. And remember to subscribe to the podcast version of the show on iTunes. For our return to the air after the holiday season, Adria brought […]