Month: April 2011

Yesterday was really the first real day of Spring. People were out and about and reader Milan Ilnyckyj offered to share some of his photos from his walk across the city.

By Yasmin Nissim and Chris Cline We’ve told you about secret ingredients. We’ve told you about top chefs. We’ve told you about edible marvels that are a wonder to behold and a delight to devour. But now, we would like to take you behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of the vital moving parts that […]

Has it ever crossed your mind that following in “Old MacDonald’s” foot steps could potentially lead you to a career in farming and agricultural business? I’m sure a lot of you have had great luck with you green thumbs, but, have any of you thought about taking your luck to a much larger scale? The […]

UPDATE – We’ve got a winner! In case anyone’s curious, Andrew Vincent’s “Canadian Dream” was nominated in – big surprise coming up – the “Most Canadian Song” category at the 2009 Bucky Awards. Unfortunately, Vincent lost to Said the Whale. Andrew Vincent has long been a mainstay of Ottawa’s music scene, but did you also […]

Monkeys on leashes. In the Government Conference Centre. Among throngs of tipsy party people in strappy heels and slick suits. The organizers of this year’s Ottawa Gala had a wealth of ideas for bringing their “Midnight in Marrakech” theme to life, but the monkeys stuck with me the most. Unfortunately, while this year’s annual charity […]

So, Hintonburgers, it looks like you might actually squeak by with the win – although there are still a few more voting hours to go! The Chinatowners might just bring it at the very last minute… Regardless, the rest of us might not spend our weekend on your streets – especially with Prom happening down […]

It started a long time ago – a group of artists getting together on Friday mornings to paint, some of whom have been meeting for over 30 years. It wasn’t meant to be a breakfast club, but rather as an opportunity to come together and make art. Surprisingly, it’s only two years ago that Ottawa’s […]

Tears have been shed, fists raised in triumph, and now – after two weeks of reasoning, pleading, slamming and calling out – we’ve reached the final of Apartment613’s inaugural Neighbourhood Wars tourney. And it’s Hintonburg vs. Chinatown for all the bragging rights on tap in the national capital region. To be clear, this hasn’t been […]

J’avais hâte de discuter à Jimmy Hunt. L’homme a connu une année phénoménale au Québec – il a fait le tour de la province en plus de joué en France et s’est retrouvé sur la liste des meilleurs albums de 2010 de plusieurs critiques. Il sera à la Quatrième salle du Centre National des Arts […]

Post by Kim Bosch The Mongol Rally: a 10,000 mile drive from central UK to Ulan Bator, Mongolia. This ain’t no jaunty ride along the trans-Canadian highway. The journey (whichever way you choose to undertake it) tackles some of the most massive mountains, desolate deserts and heinous “roads” in the world. Which might leave you […]

Post by Andrew B., Apt613?s resident wine expert April 6th marks one of my favourite days on the Ottawa wine scene calendar: it’s the day of the annual California Wine Fair, hosted at the Westin Hotel on Colonel By Drive.  The event provides a unique opportunity to taste over 300 wines from all regions of […]

Jes Lacasse is a wardrobe consultant who knows style. She grew up absorbing Vogue, studied costume design and fashion history, and thinks about clothes all the time. Jes does personal styling and shopping for private clients and is taking on the challenge of magazine editorial work. If you have questions about fashion, she wants to […]

Editor’s note: After that epic Neighbourhood Wars semifinal between Hintonburg and Centretown last week (we received 633 votes – a record – and the tie was still decided by one percentage point!)  we here at Apt613 needed a few days off to recuperate. So here’s the third-place clash, a few days late. The final – […]

For the second year in a row Ottawa/Gatineau has been voted the best place to live in Canada by Money Sense Magazine. The annual ranking of 180 Canadian cities with populations over 10,000 uses a number of different indicators like home affordability, climate, prosperity, crime rates, access to health care and lifestyle. Interestingly, Ottawa ranked […]

The Funeral…Again! Trailer – watch more funny videos The Close Up is a series of  interviews by Apartment613 film blogger Vera Grbic with Ottawa-based film and TV production staff. In the upcoming weeks, Vera will bring you more interviews with local production crews, with the idea of getting a behind-the-scenes look at the local TV […]