#2016 #2017 #new year #obsessed #year endWhat Ottawa was obsessed with in 2016 (a year-end list)[caption id=“attachment_59798” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] “The REAL reason for the sinkhole on Sussex” by Matt French @matthewfrench on Twitter[/caption] Here’s our (mostly) annual list of things that Ottawa was obsessed with (for better or for worse) in 2016. You can read previous year-end lists here. ...
Submissions for Blog Out Lout Ottawa (BOLO) due March 29If you’d like to read at Blog Out Loud 2015, now is the time to submit. Have a look at your blog posts from the past year and pick out your favourite (going back as far as January 2014). You can submit up to two posts for consideration. ...
#carsRecommended blog reading: Driven to Attraction (photos and stories about old cars)If you’re a fan of cars, especially old cars, you’ll probably like this blog by Ottawa photographer/writer Steph Willems: Driven to Attraction . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/anedsel-1024x722.jpg) Photo by [ Steph Willems ](https://twitter.com/willems_steph) ** See also: ** Ottawa Driving Guide ...
#lunch out loud #music #podcastsLunch Out Loud Ottawa: Episode 65 - LiveWorkPlay & Pony Girl[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. This week we meet up with Julie and Keenan, the founders of LiveWorkPlay. LiveWorkPlay is an outstanding organization in Ottawa that promotes the integration of intellectually disabled people into the community. ...
#lunch out loud #music #podcastsLunch Out Loud Ottawa: Episode 64 Tim from Lunch & Harea Band[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. This week we meet up with Tim Van Dyke, founder of Lunch, an Ottawa-based caterer, food truck lunch distributor which many local locations and always growing. ...
#beer #lunch out loud #musicLunch Out Loud Ottawa: Episode 56 featuring Lon Ladell (from Big Rig) and Silkken Laumann (the band)[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lolProfile.jpg) Every Saturday we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. In this week’s episode, special guest is Lon Ladell, brewmaster at Big Rig Brewery, and music is from Silkken Laumann. ...
Essential Ottawa Blogs: Over 40 must-read local blogs[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/essential-ottawa-blogs.jpg) These are great Ottawa-based blogs that you MUST ADD to your reading list. There’s no set criteria for this list, only that they’re written by people in Ottawa who are passionate and usually a bit obsessive (in a good way) about the topics they write about. ...
What are your favourite Ottawa blogs?It’s about time that we update our list of Ottawa’s best blogs. The list that’s currently on our web site dates back to 2011. Since then, one of the bloggers moved to Peterborough, and a couple don’t publish anymore. ...
#restaurantsWho do you think makes the best burgers in Ottawa?[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bison-burger-dick-s.jpg) Photo from Mike Likes Burgers - "Bison, poutine and sunshine" from Dick's Drive-in and Dairy Dip on Merivale Road. Mike gave this one [ a pretty good rating ](http://mikelikesburgers.blogspot.ca/2012/03/bison-and-bambi-at-dicks-drive-in-and.html#more) . Who do you think makes the best burgers in Ottawa? ...
#breakfastRecommended blog reading: The Ottawa Breakfast Club[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG-20111127-00547.jpg) World's Smallest Pancake. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart) . I found this blog recently that I'm sure you'll like if you're a fan of brunch and breakfasts: [ The Ottawa Breakfast Club ](http://theottawabreakfastclub. ...