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Submit an original poem before April 26 to be included in this draw for a $100 cash prize.

“Don’t worry, the ByTowne will be back,” says owner Bruce White.

They’ve invested years worth of time and money to contribute to the vibrant culture of our city. Ottawa is Ottawa because of the many small businesses that have decided to set up shop, and the volunteers behind together-apart.ca want to help them survive.

It’s like when you take a plant from a small pot and put it into a bigger one, and it spreads its leaves and it blossoms and it’s just so beautiful. I feel like this is exactly what’s happening with the NAC and with the orchestra as well.

Perth-based Top Shelf Distillers has joined the fight against COVID-19 by switching over one of its production lines to produce and bottle hand sanitizer.

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As many of you are settling in for a lowkey week of at-home activities, we at Apt613 want to make sure there’s #ottmusic for your playlist, local authors on your reading list, and Ottawa-made films on your watch list.

The City of Ottawa’s rebranded #ottmusic program is about more than 3-1-1 waiting music this year. Locally based artists can now apply for OC Transpo busking permits and submit music to a new curated playlist.

Tim Brodhead is widely recognized as an innovator and thought leader from his early days as a volunteer overseas to his role as an Ottawa Community Foundation board member.

Madeline Paiva: I was particularly struck by Christopher Deacon’s announcement that “we want to make real advancements in becoming barrier-free.” The NAC directs much of their efforts to addressing barriers to the performing arts, and I think they have been immensely successful.

Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about.

In an effort to offer the Queer community a venue for self-expression, quiet contemplation and focused creation, Sanita Fejzić has set up a queer co-working space on Eddy Street in Hull, Québec.

The Ottawa Senators Foundation is hosting their annual telethon on Thursday, February 27.

The local mural program has officially launched into its tenth year in partnership with the City of Ottawa.