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[caption id=“attachment_4972” align=“aligncenter” width=“580”] Colours of the Market. Located near the corner of Parkdale and Wellington in the heart of Hintonburg, the Parkdale Market first opened its doors over 75 years ago. Photo by Glen Gower.[/caption] Despite having strong community support, the Ottawa Farmers Market couldn’t muster enough vendor support for a market in Stittsville this year to make economic sense. ...

[caption id=“attachment_72641” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Joyce Aboud smiles in front of the Brookfield Restaurant and Confectionary during its 50 year anniversary on Saturday. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] July 1 was the 150th anniversary of Confederation, but it also marked 50 years of the Brookfield Restaurant and Confectionary in Riverside South. ...

The Vimy Brewing Company opens its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. They’ll have their three ales on tap and the Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins on their 80" TV at 8 p.m. ** The Kitchissippi Times has more… ** ...

_ (Via Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) _ TORONTO , May 15, 2017 /CNW/ - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has selected HR Ottawa, LP (known as “Hard Rock Casino Ottawa”) as the service provider for the Ottawa Area Gaming Bundle, following a competitive procurement process. ...

Iconic downtown night club Zaphod Beeblebrox confirmed Wednesday it will shutter on May 14. The music hall at 27 York St., also known as Zaphod’s, was founded in 1989 by Eugene Haslam. He retired in 2015 and sold it to a staff member. ...

The CEO of Ottawa e-commerce company Shopify, Tobias Lütke, defended his company’s support of U.S.-based conservative news site Breitbart in an open letter on Wednesday. The company had faced backlash in recent days for hosting Breitbart’s online store, which critics said was condoning the so-called “alt-right” website. ...

_ (Via Outaouais Tourism) _ ** Outaouais, January 20, 2017 ** – Outaouais Tourism unveiled its winter tourist season marketing initiatives at a gathering at the Gatineau Park Visitors' Centre. As part of the presentation, attendees were encouraged to try out cross-country skiing, fat biking and snowshoeing on test tracks near the Centre, accompanied by organizers from the Canadian Ski Marathon, the Gatineau Loppet and the Festival Duhamel en raquette. ...

_ (Via Blackberry) _ ** OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Dec. 19, 2016) - ** Underscoring the company’s commitment to continuous innovation, John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to unveil the BlackBerry QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC). ...

There are so many different things going on here in Ottawa at any given time. Seriously. I know it doesn’t seem that way, because you have go to digging, but there are actually super cute cafes and must try cuisine, different ways to pamper yourself with amazing makeup artists and hairstylists, cheap yoga and a variety of fun ways to get that super hot bod you always wanted, the coolest You Tubers and movers and shakers around; our city is seriously abundantly awesome. ...

_ (press release) _ Wear It Forward is Ottawa’s newest apparel company, with a heart! wearitforward.ca Wear It Forward’s first product - “The Not-So-Ugly Christmas Sweater” recently launched online and in Bayshore, where founder Jasmine Begin partnered with CHEO, as she pledged to donate 10% of each unit’s profit to the Children’s Hospital. ...