This is part four of our special guide to Ottawa’s online literary world blogosphere style. (See here for part 1, part 2, and part 3). In this series, you can discover champions of poetry, book reviewers, stories of small press, writers seeking writers, book clubs to notice, online journals, recaps and more. In today’s tour […]
This is part three of our special guide to Ottawa’s online literary world blogosphere style. (See here for part 1 and part 2). In this series expect champions of poetry, stories of small press, writers seeking writers, book clubs to notice, online journals, recaps, reviews and more. There are some definite trailblazers in the Ottawa […]
Finding Foxtrot Alpha Mike is a story about aviation archaeology and family. Fittingly, its writer, Jonathan Rotondo, is my older brother and life-long inspiration. From childhood co-conspiracies to more ripened grown-up pursuits, he remains my sidekick, constantly supporting the counterpart to his sibling tribe. For that same reason, I wanted to support him in his […]
This is part two of our special guide to Ottawa’s online literary world blogosphere style. (See here for part 1). In coming posts, expect champions of poetry, stories of small press, writers seeking writers, book clubs to notice, online journals, recaps, reviews and more. Today’s guide stop takes you to the individual multi-taskers, whose literary […]
Librarian by day, blogger by night, Brenda Labelle is the creator and writer of Bjütie, a blog that rejoices aesthetic pleasures while revealing a peek inside this Ottawa gal’s life. Spanning an array of topics, ranging from beauty and style, to performance arts, love and romance, Bjütie is a place to be inspired. Labelle regards the site […]
After an extended hiatus, Tour de blogosphere, Apartment613’s review of blogs from the National Capital Region, is back. We restart our journey today by looking at the numerous projects involving rob mclennan, our region’s literary jack-of-all trades. (Note: rob spells his name all lowercase). This is your tour guide to Ottawa’s online literary world blogosphere […]
Eric Darwin is one of the best reporters in Ottawa covering urban affairs. Not bad for someone who does not call himself a journalist, who is not part of the mainstream and alternative press, and who only launched his must-read blog West Side Action after retiring seven years ago. In today’s Internet age, news reporting is […]
In a previous post we profiled local writer Catherine Brunelle and her attempt to raise $3,000 to publish her debut novel The Adventures of Claire Never-Ending. Incredibly, she smashed her fundraising goal in less than 24 hours, and has now collected more than double what she was originally hoping for. We caught up with Catherine to discuss […]
Eating and sleeping are some of life’s greatest pleasures. In our fast-paced world, however, many of us don’t pay enough attention to what we put in our mouth, or for that matter the beds on which we sleep. Local blogger Alexandra Corriveau is someone who spends a lot of time thinking about food and mattresses. […]
Ever since the Tour de blogosphere series started earlier this year, Apartment613 has looked at hundreds and hundreds of local blogs. During this time, we have had the privilege of speaking with numerous bloggers from the National Capital Region, some of which have amazing stories. One of the most interesting people that we have met […]
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/72543422[/vimeo] Motivated to make Ottawa a better city, two local residents have launched an online site that seeks to promote mass cycling. The Ottawa Bicycle Lanes Project was founded earlier this month by Michael Napiorkowski and Maayke Schurer. Conceived as a non-profit community, the initiative wants to convince City Hall to install a network of segregated bike lanes […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SnZQt8If9k#at=122[/youtube] The word “blog” normally conjures up images of an online site with text, photos, maybe some artwork. With increasing frequency, however, local bloggers are using video to express their creativity. Embracing the power of the video camera, local blogger Kevin McGowan and Ottawa musician Steven Fouchard have launched The Revue, a new website that will […]
Though she’s had her nose pierced in Warsaw and kayaked in Croatia, this high-flying Canuck still calls the suburbs of Canada’s national capital home. Katie Shapiro, or the self-declared “happy generalist,” is a blogger from Ottawa’s west-end who documents her day-to-day culinary endeavours and international escapades on Kate’s Plate. “I was craving a creative outlet,” […]
Joe Rios has come a very long way since becoming a runner more than three years ago – thousands and thousands of kilometres to be more precise. Back in 2009, Rios paid little attention to fitness, a problem given his family’s long history with diabetes. When a friend convinced him to register for the Ottawa Army […]
This week we conclude our two-part series on local photo-blogs (see Part 1 here), by looking at three more photographers from the National Capital Region. Jo-Ann Holden (Musician on Skis) Surfing the local blogosphere is like going through a family attic filled with stuffed boxes, suitcases and trunks. It’s difficult to predict beforehand what you’ll […]
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