Vivid, floral murals are popping up all over Ottawa. Local artist Emilie Darlington is responsible for these gentle, breathtaking, nature-themed pieces. Darlington’s discovery of murals occurred during her Fine Arts education: “While in school, my canvases became increasingly large, and soon after graduating I discovered my interest in murals and public art. I’ve been hooked […]

This year marks the 10th birthday of Hummingbird Chocolate! Started by two local entrepreneurs, the chocolate craft has grown from a tiny artisan production into a world-recognized, award-winning company.

Local musician TALK’s song “Run Away to Mars” was released nearly two years ago, and it’s suddenly a viral hit in countries around the world. Stephane Dubord caught up with TALK to find out how it happened and what was next.

September is starting out with lots of new releases at the ByTowne and the Mayfair, as well as several film classics.

“We aim to make you happy and feel good about yourself,” Studio Peachy owner and founder Katrin Emery says. Emery is creating radiant accessories whose designs focus on positive, impactful images, and recently launched her new website.

Pique’s fall edition is coming to Arts Court on September 24.

On Saturday, CanRock stalwarts Metric brought their Doomscroller tour to the National Arts Centre. The early crowd was treated to a great set by Washington D.C.’s Bartees Strange.

Cirque du Soleil is back in Gatineau with KOOZA! Whether it’s your first Cirque du Soleil show or not, prepare to be blown away.

On August 31, pop-punk band Set It Off will be in Ottawa for their Elsewhere tour. I was lucky enough ask vocalist Cody Carson about their music evolution, how COVID affected the trio’s music-making, and their latest album.

Founded by Lara Hyomin Kang, Cho’s BBQ offers delicious traditional Korean BBQ meal kits that give busy home cooks easy-to-make Korean staples.

After two long years, Ottawa Comiccon is back from Sept. 9-11, 2022, bringing fiction fans everything they can dream of, including Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, Denise Crosby, Tomer Capone, Cary Elwes, and Georges St-Pierre.

For the past several weeks, Awesome Arts en folie has been partnering with the Vanier community for an eight-week-long celebration of arts. Apt613 spoke with key members involved in the initiative’s Vanier roll-out to get a flavour of how the collaboration came about, what’s been going on these past several weeks, and what Ottawa residents can look forward to in the days ahead.