blogs

Earlier this week we published our updated list of essential Ottawa blogs . Here are 30 (or so) more blogs about Ottawa that are very strongly recommended: * [ Agritourism Ottawa ](http://agritourismguide.ca/) * [ Black Aces ](http://jeremymilks.blogspot.com/) * [ Blogawa ](http://blogawa. ...

** NOTE: ** There’s a more recent “Essential Ottawa Blogs” list published in December 2013. Click here to check it out… It’s been about 18 months since I published the first list of essential Ottawa blogs, and this update is long overdue. ...

Looking back at our stats from January, the most popular blog posts on this site included a tale about frozen eyeballs on the Rideau Canal , your picks for the best french fries in Ottawa , Jeff Mauler’s bid to become the next Regis , video from the Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day , and a tip for removing yourself from the Yellow Pages distribution list . ...

Yoni Freedhoff , one of my favourite Ottawa bloggers, asked if we could help get the word out about an offer for a free trial of Gorindo , a type of martial art. Here’s part of the story from his blog: ...

** * [ Things that OC Transpo smells like ](http://ottawastart.com/things-that-oc-transpo-smells-like/) * [ New twitter feed posts food safety violations at local restaurants ](http://ottawastart.com/new-twitter-feed-posts-food-safety-violations-at-local-restaurants/) * [ I want a mayor who... ](http://ottawastart.com/i-want-a-mayor-who/) * [ Nuns watching a gay rugby match on the front lawn of Parliament Hill ](http://ottawastart. ...

_ Our latest guest blog is from Erica Schumacher, who also runs Kitchissippi Kids , a great neighbourhood blog. _ I'd like to highlight a blog written by Ottawa freelancer Denise Deby, who dared herself to write a blog (one post a day) in support of the Stephen Lewis Dare Campaign that is raising money to help turn the tide of AIDS in Africa. ...

1. It rained [ a lot ](http://twitter.com/Biff_da_Bear/status/25977078463) in September. 2. Andrea has some great suggestions for [ where to see the fall colours ](http://www.quietfish.com/notebook/?p=9259) . 3. Kaitlin took a beautiful shot of fall colours on the [ Voyageur Pathway ](http://heartfulmouthful. ...

1. OC Transpo had [ another shitty week ](http://twitter.com/ihateoctranspo) . 2. Clive Doucet gets [ jiggy ](http://ottawastart.com/awesome-ottawa-breakdance-graffiti-video-from-house-of-paint/) with it 3. We launched our [ Skyscraper Art ](http://ottawastart.com/skyscraper-art-on-ottawastart/) project 4. The OPP searches for stolen [ beer ](http://twitter.com/crimegarden/status/24601004087) and a stolen [ port-a-potty ](http://twitter. ...

1. A quiet week on Ottawa's twitter/blog scene. It must be back to school/work/activities/fall tv shows. 2. Reevely dissects [ O'Brien ](http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/greaterottawa/archive/2010/09/08/o-brien-s-speech.aspx) and [ Watson ](http://goo.gl/fb/GXOpy) 3. [ Twenty people ](http://ottawastart.com/election) are running for mayor. 4. The City Centre [ gets a facelift ](http://westsideaction. ...

1. A [ slightly better ](http://twitter.com/ihateoctranspo) week fo OC Transpo. At least the O-Train is back online. 2. [ Ian Black ](http://twitter.com/BlacksWeather) says we're closing in on an all-time rain record for August. (In fact we may have surpassed it by now. ...