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Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about. All the best arts and culture gigs in our local network.

Carleton University’s Lifelong Learning Program (LLeaP), formerly Learning in Retirement, is returning with a excellent fall and winter season embracing online and hybrid learning to make learning more accessible.

August’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Robin Vernell to support the construction of a full-size replica of the console that pilots the TARDIS—the time-travelling spaceship in the sci-fi television series Doctor Who.

GottaGo! Ottawa is looking for artistic submissions across a range of media for their “Our Ottawa Needs Public Toilets campaign.” The deadline is Sept. 30.

The SPAO, Ottawa’s private photography school, is offering free tuition for the fall semester and bursaries for students in financial need.

The current site of the War Memorial used to be the location of Ottawa’s grand post office and custom house. Check out the pictures of that beautiful old building here, in our latest Capital History article from Ashley Newall.

Ottawa Art Gallery’s Galerie Annexe presents the photo exhibition Stéphane Alexis: Chains & Crowns, until Sept. 12, 2021. Each photograph features a hairstyle of African descent; lit, framed and presented with extensively researched information.

If you’re a faithful follower of Apt613, you might remember a contest we featured on this site a little while ago, inviting you to “rethink your receipts.” The contest ended mid-June, and announcing the winners aside, we’re excited to tell you a bit more about our process, our motivations, and what we hope to do […]

This week in the Future of Ottawa series, we are looking at community radio. Read on for our conversation with Kwende Kefentse.

Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about. All the best arts and culture gigs in our local network.

July’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Fadhili Samba. Samba is the creator of the Princess Party Project, which aims to make royal visits more accessible for kids. Samba says, “Children should be able to celebrate their magical day regardless of their parents’ or guardians’ financial situations,” according to a press release. “I created this project so […]

As part of an effort to revitalize and open the old rail bridge across the Ottawa River, the bridge was recently renamed after Kitigan Zibi chief and noted Algonquin elder Chief William Commanda.

The best press photography from around the Globe is now on display at the Canadian War Museum—until August 15.

Escapade Music Festival announces a vaccination requirement to attend the event in September and provides a free vaccination clinic pop-up Saturday, July 24th in collaboration with OPH at 300 Coventry Rd at 10:00am.

Damn Magazine is back in print, and embraced one of the more interesting pivots of COVID-19 times: the edgy music mag now celebrates intergenerational stories and is hoping to appeal to seniors and youth alike.