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Mark Buzan has a fun post breaking down some of the myths / misconceptions / stereotypes about living in Gatineau : ** ** You can imagine the reaction of many of my anglophone friends and colleagues who, residents of Ontario, ask me “WHY WOULD YOU LIVE IN GATINEAU”? ...

There’s an updated list of Ottawa Food Blogs here… We recently updated our Food Guide with some new local food blogs, and can’t believe how many food blogs there are in Ottawa. Who knew Ottawa was so hungry? Here’s a list of Ottawa food blogs so far (and a couple about drinking too). ...

Thanks to A. & J. for the invite to the 1st Annual Ottawa Blogger Virtual Christmas Party . We’re going to try to drop by towards the end of the party today. We’ll be bringing some virtual holiday music for the rest of the guests, by pointing towards our favourite Christmas mix of 2008 from DJ Riko . ...

Update Sept 30: Laura Drake points us to some YouTube videos of the debate …. and O’Malley liveblogs again in Ottawa-Orleans I live in the suburbs now, but I used to live in Centretown. I miss a lot of things about living downtown, and one of them is the eclectic group of candidates to choose from at election time. ...

A couple fun blog posts about Ottawa Senators prospects: First, Ron Eade writes in Ominvore Ottawa about Sens prospects getting a course in cooking at the Urban Element . And proper eating habits was exactly on the agenda this evening, when I dropped by the Urban Element on Parkdale Avenue. ...

We posted about Mayor Larry’s blog on May 17 when it was brand new. After three weeks of reading the blog, we’re underwhelmed. So far it’s mostly press releases, and the tone is impersonal – at least it doesn’t “sound” like something Larry would write. ...

[ Dail 6-1-3_ ](http://dial613.blogspot.com/) , a once-great but now-dormant music blog covering Ottawa’s band scene, is looking for some writers and a web designer to revive the site. That’s good news – when the site was active it was one of our favourite weekly reads. ...

Mayor Larry O’Brien has a new blog . Says Larry: Here you will find my story about growing up in a city that is as varied and as wonderful as the people who live here. Sometimes I get asked the question “Did you grow up in Ottawa? ...

From Ottawa Citizen food columnist Ron Eade’s blog, the tale of the $1,000 ham at La Bottega Nicastro : ** ** About six kilos of prized Iberico Spanish ham that arrived Friday at La Bottega Nicastro in the ByWard Market has all but sold out in less than 48 hours, despite its eye-popping price of $20 for 100 grams, owner Pat Nicastro tells me today. ...

Interesting reading today on Bob LeDrew’s FlakLife blog: " Ottawa’s mayor offers a clinic in how NOT to do media " Bob recaps all of the mayor’s blunders since being elected in 2006, including his latest mix-up with the media over some comments his son made on a local blog. ...