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Westboro man fights Parkinson’s with courage

By Charlie Senack Brock Carlton is fighting back against Parkinson’s — literally. Brock, who was...

Hello Dolly Pastries is ‘neurodivergent and queer all year’

By Gabrielle Huston The owner of Hello Dolly Pastries is proud to boast that...

A sit-down with Jim Watson: Ottawa’s former mayor reflects on coming out and life after politics

By Charlie Senack When Jim Watson decided to come out as gay, it didn’t...

City council rejects plan for embassies in Mechanicsville greenspace

By Charlie Senack  In February, Ottawa city council voted against the National Capital Commission’s (NCC)...

Hintonburg resident walks 24 hours for women’s mental health

By Maureen McEwan Marc Gagnon decided to start his summer vacation in a different way. On...

Test the waters: Learning about the Westboro Beach bacteria levels

By Charlie Senack For over 100 years, Westboro Beach has been a popular swimming hole...

Olympian at home: Michael Tayler on the 2020 Games and summer in Westboro

By Maureen McEwan Michael Tayler was headed to the summer Olympics.  The long-time Westboro resident was...

Threat of closure looms for Westboro Legion

By Judith van Berkom Without financial assistance from their communities, Royal Canadian Legions across the...
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‘Name it and denounce it’: Ottawa reverend speaks out against recent racist incident

By Charlie Senack Last Friday, over 7,000 people gathered in downtown Ottawa for the “No...

The online tap: How local craft breweries are managing COVID-19

By Kristin Perrin If you miss taproom tastings, and testing the latest creations at your...

Community Photos: April showers bring May flowers!

One of our photographers, Ellen Bond, went out this past weekend to capture Kitchissippi...

‘Live a good life’: Locals celebrate 90th birthday from safe distance

By Maureen McEwan Last Monday, Rosa Di Felice went outside her house with her pots...