613 Day Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
There’s no better way to kick off the weekend than by celebrating Ottawa’s amazing local arts and culture this Thursday at 613 Day.
Hintonburg Community Association
Parkdale Food Centre’s latest innovations to help its neighbours in the 613
The Road Runner sits outside at 30 Rosemount Avenue inside a custom box built by Habitat for Humanity. Donated by the Hintonburg Community Association, it’s the first outdoor community fridge in Ottawa, thanks to the caring team of radical thinkers at the Parkdale Food Centre and its incredible local partners. And it’s just one of the innovative programs put into place by the Centre since the start of the pandemic.
City Council approves zoning changes meant to stimulate business development on Armstrong Street
The city is touting these zoning changes as impetus for the development of local-serving small businesses along the street. The changes will lift the restriction on commercial zoning to allow for small-scale mixed-use zoning, meaning that small businesses will be now permitted to set up shop along Armstrong next to residential homes and apartments.
Porchfest: Taking it to the porches in Hintonburg
“There’s too much talent out there for us to be wasting our time on the same music that the radio plays over and over again.”
The strength of neighbourhoods
This week, Apartment613 and OpenFile have partnered to present a series of stories—apologies for Ottawa—that show off what makes Ottawa a great place to live. We drew inspiration from ideas readers submitted to both websites. Today, Jonathan Migneault writes about the strength of neighbourhoods. This past March, Apartment613 ran one of the most popular series […]
