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Capital Brunches Vol. 2

Brunch is one of our favourite meals and a great way to celebrate the weekend and try new restaurants around town. This occasional series, Capital Brunches, will feature some of our favourite hidden gems and surprise brunch spots around the National Capital Region. Dessert First 350 Bay Street 1071 Bank Street For those who prefer […]

Ottawa Café Crawl: The western suburbs

I don’t know if Ottawa residents are aware of how many wonderful independent coffee shops exist in the suburbs. Some feel like hidden gems or special secrets I’ve been keeping to myself. So, I’m sharing several of my favourite suburban discoveries here, focusing on non-chain independent coffee shops and cafés without multiple locations, to celebrate their unique qualities.

Urban Imaginaries: What could Ottawa be?

When a longstanding regular at Centretown coffeehouse Arlington 5 pitched an idea to founder/owner Jessie Duffy, a unique collaboration with the School of Industrial Design at Carleton University followed. Those conversations led to Urban Imaginaries, a bold new project whose purpose “is to see people engage in everyday spaces in ways that are beyond transactional, and to open up a conversation around imagining multiple possibilities for the spaces we inhabit.”