Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
Spring is in full swing, the long weekend is here and there’s so much to enjoy across the city. Let us know what you get up to!
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Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
Finally, we’ve reached the last weekend of January! Winterlude kicks off this weekend, and for the first time in a long time, the weather is cooperating for the winter festival, and keeping the canal open and sculptures frozen! If the outdoors aren’t your jam, there is plenty to do inside this weekend too, from live music, to craft markets and seed planting workshops.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
Unbelievably, this weekend marks the arrival of June! With it comes blue skies, sunshine, and a whole lot to get out and do around town! The weekend is chock-full of fun, so without further ado, we give you the Weekend Roundup!
Urban Retail Walks: Little Italy and Chinatown
On this week’s Urban Retail Walk, Bruce Burwell takes us north on Preston from Carling through Little Italy to Somerset, east through Chinatown past Bank all the way to Metcalfe, south towards the Museum of Nature, west on Gladstone and back to Preston.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
A big shoutout to everyone who’s pivoted, clamped down, postponed and reshuffled their plans, events and businesses once again as we try to get through this wave of the pandemic. Don’t forget to check out your fave local businesses and restaurants to see what they’re offering online or as takeout to help them get through this too!
City Sounds is bringing music to your neighbourhood
The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition and various Business Improvement Associations have teamed up to offer 24 free, outdoor concerts over three weekends, starting in Chinatown on August 20.
Photographer Jason Fournier captures moody street photos of Ottawa at night
#NightWalks613 is an ongoing photography series by Jason Fournier that documents Ottawa neighbourhoods at night during the course of 2020.
Spark brewery opens in Chinatown
A new brewpub has opened a couple doors down from Bar Robo (R.I.P.) in Chinatown.
A roundup of free Welcoming Ottawa Week events—until 06.30.19
Welcoming Ottawa Week continues until June 30, 2019.
Purple Urchin store celebrates 5 years of cleaning up Ottawa
The bright and bold purple sign above the entrance reads: “YOU NEED SOAP. P.U.”, with the initials P.U. standing for the store’s name, Purple Urchin (of course).
Cocktails: Bar Robo’s must-try Clarified Milk Punch
It’s like sunshine in a bottle.
Best Of: Cheap Eats in Chinatown, Little Italy, and Hintonburg
Bánh mì, samosas, and BBQ buns, oh my!
Snacking and drinking at Chinatown’s newest addition: Bar Robo
Sunshine has hit Chinatown in more ways than just the weather. Last fall delivered a startling loss with the closure of Raw Sugar, but last week Bar Robo opened its doors to save the people of Chinatown from caffeine and liquor loss. Bar Robo takes the physical place of Raw Sugar, but that’s the last you’ll […]
Ottawa Creatives: Colin White illustrates Ottawa since 2006
When Colin White moved to Ottawa in 2006 after completing his Master’s in Typo/Graphic Studies abroad, he began freelancing as an illustrator and designer. To familiarize himself with his new surroundings, he began taking walks around his neighbourhood, sketching buildings that he found aesthetically appealing and recording interesting interactions in a series of short comic […]
Fellowship of the Blog: Ottawa’s C & C Dept. featuring Lili
Ottawa’s Compliments & Complaints Department is a featured column supported by the Apt613 Fellowship Program. The aim is to spotlight locals from different hoods of the capital, letting them celebrate this city and share their constructive criticisms. Name: Lili About: Lili is an engineer. She doesn’t live in Chinatown, but is here to visit her […]
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