#bluesfest #radio #rantsRant of the Day: Sandy Sharkey on Bluesfest complainersBOB FM’s Sandy Sharkey has a great post on her blog today, calling out people who complain about Bluesfest : "Again this year the ‘lawn chair people’ are battling the ‘standers’. People are also complaining about the line-ups, the location, the noise, the weather, the sun’s glare off the river, the grass not being soft enough, the beer cup lids not being tight enough, the people in the VIP section looking too happy, the hand-washing water outside the porta-potties not being cold enough, the sun going down too early, the sun going down too late, why are bikes not allowed inside the venue, the tiny tom donuts have too much sugar on them, there’s mustard on my shoe and I didn’t put it there. ...
#bluesfestOttawa bloggers reviewing BluesfestA partial list of Ottawa blogs with ongoing reviews/coverage of Bluesfest: * [ Dail 6-1-3_ ](http://dial613.blogspot.com/) * [ courir dans le vent rose ](http://leventrose.blogspot.com/) * [ Elgin Street Irregulars ](http://elginstreet.blogspot.com/) * [ The Big Beat ](http://communities.canada.com/OTTAWACITIZEN/blogs/bigbeat/default.aspx) * [ National Capital Rock ](http://natcaprock. ...
#city hall #politicsRant of the Day: Miss Vicky on public consulations at City HallOttawa blogger Miss Vicky has plenty to say about the public consultation today at City Hall. A sample: You may not like what you hear but you were elected to hear it. And there is more to public consultation than a marathon session of 5 minute presentations during which councillors are chatting, moving in and out of the room , and so on. ...
Rad fashion from the streets of Ottawa[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Ottawa-Street-Style-Street-style-Ottawa_1183599125906.png) We recently stumbled upon Ottawa Street Style . The blog’s mission is to “hunt the stylish on Ottawa streets, take their picture and post it for your viewing pleasure.” (And yes, the site even highlights at least one stylin' civil servant . ...
#miscellany #oc transpoLink round-upTime to clean out our bookmark file … here are some interesting web sites found over the past couple of weeks: * [ The Hornet's Sting ](http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/hornet/index.html) The Ottawa Citizen is running a series this week on parking tickets in Ottawa. ...
#peopleJoel Kimmel, illustratorHighly recommended: Joel Kimmel’s blog . Visually speaking, this is one of the most beautiful blogs you’ll ever visit. Kimmel is an Ottawa-based illustrator. His blog is full of sketches from around Ottawa, like this one of the graffiti wall at Bronson & Slater . ...
#mediaRob Brodie's Remote Control blogOttawa Sun columnist Rob Brodie has a new blog called " Remote Control “, with a focus on tv sports coverage. Brodie’s blog joins fellow Ottawa Sun bloggers Chris Stevenson and Ann Marie McQueen . We especially like the Sun’s blogs because they all have RSS feeds … unlike the Ottawa Citizen’s blogs. ...
Meet-up for female bloggers in Ottawa** From the Bread Crumbs in the Butter blog: ** Where all the cool (female) bloggers are! ** When? ** Friday, February 16, 2007 (if you have Valentine's Plans, break 'em!) ** Where? ...
#miscellanyYou know you're from Ottawa when...As seen on Laura’s blog : You talk to people from other cities about shawarma and are mystified when they have no clue what the hell you're talking about There was a point in time (or it is that point in time right now) when you wished you were 18 so you could drive, cab or bus to hull to get alcohol ...
#mediaStuntman Stu has a blogStuntman Stu has a new blog. Stu is ex-co-host of the Bear’s Breakfast, now co-host of the Team 1200’s TGOR morning show, plus PA Announcer for the Ottawa Senators, plus a host on Rogers 22 … is there anything this guy doesn’t do? ...