News & Ideas

Obscura Creative is a collective that focuses on local, grassroots storytelling. This year, they created Vs.: Women in Combat Sports, a six-part documentary series following 12 amateur female combat sports athletes from the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

The Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival creates opportunities for the city’s new and emerging filmmakers. It takes place December 20-23.

One of the most dramatic stories in the soccer world right now is centred on Ottawa.

Marie Hackett is the kind of spectacular person who is both undaunted by big problems and is willing to change her life to find big solutions.

Stars will be performing at the NAC with a 90-piece orchestra, a first for the band.

Queen St. Fare is also one of the few food halls popping up across North America with entertainment on the menu.

The Canadiana Project features a series of short web documentaries, each one focusing on a specific story from Canada’s past.

Timsle is a new app that helps people stay accountable and take care of themselves by connecting with friends known as accountability buddies.

Local musician Lucas Haneman wanted to play the guitar since he could talk.

The Ottawa music scene is undergoing a slow revolution to more clearly and firmly establish itself as a place where misfits of all kinds—not just the white, cisgender, straight ones—can feel safe and welcome.

This week, Asim and I met in the Carlingwood Mall to relive our childhoods and take in the holiday festivities.

Lagered Tales is a new podcast courtesy of Vankleek Hill’s Beau’s All Natural Brewing. The themes and material are fun and entertaining and go beyond just talking about beer.

Formed in Ottawa in late 2005, the quartet began with the simple concept of exploring and re-imagining the music of classic surf rock via Saturday Morning B-movie spaghetti western soundtracks.

Apartment613’s Screening Party is happening at Arts Court Theatre on Friday November 30 at 8pm.