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Brew Donkey, Ottawa’s first and only craft beer delivery and brewery tour service, has set up shop in one of the city’s more vibrant and exciting neighbourhoods. The move to 987 Wellington St. West in Hintonburg allows Brew Donkey to offer the same great service in a more convenient and visible location. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Local businesses and community groups are reminded that the deadline to submit an application for the City of Ottawa’s Streetside Spots pilot is February 15.  Streetside spots are small outdoor spaces created by temporarily re-purposing on-street parking spaces. ...

For the first time ever Big Rig Brewery will have their beer in The Beer Store . The craft brewery based in Ottawa just released their Gold Lagered Ale and Release the Hounds Black IPA —a Gold Medal winner at both the Ontario and Canadian Brewing Awards—into The Beer Store earlier this week. ...

On the cusp of its second anniversary, Brew Donkey is celebrating a new regulatory proposal that would make it easier for tour companies that offer one-day tours to operate. Under the proposal, which was released by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services on November 3, companies that offer one-day tours would be exempt from requirements under the TIA. ...

“Shawarma City”, a documentary by Conor DeVries, about his search for Mustafa, the man behind Maroush Shawarma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XNC81ZHNYY

Hosting its fifth annual Harvest Table on Sunday, August 30th in the beautifully renovated Horticulture building at the new Lansdowne Park, Savour Ottawa couldn’t be more pleased in regards the success of this annual event – as it typically sells as out very fast and for good reason. ...

The O ** ** ttawa Palestinian Festival is a cultural summer celebration in the heart of the Ottawa community, attended by over 9000 visitors in its first year, 2014. The theme for this year’s festival is “Explore Palestine in Ottawa”. ...

The Ottawa Craft Beer Festival is back! The festival showcases exceptionally crafted craft beers, local eateries and is designed to promote the appreciation of Craft Brewed Beer. Come on out and taste these exceptionally crafted craft beers from our local breweries, like Beau’s Brewery and Ashton Brew Company and many more. ...

Mayor Jim Watson today announced a proposal to allow for the creation of up to 20 new community gardens over the next four years.  “Community gardens better utilize our public spaces and provide greater food security for residents,” said Mayor Watson. ...

This post originally appeared on Ottawa Foodie Girlz. Are you looking for some dinner ideas this summer? We’ve discovered 7 of them for you all coordinated by Savour Ottawa. Savour Ottawa is an initiative spearheaded by Ottawa Tourism , Just Food and the City of Ottawa (Markets Management & Rural Affairs Branches). ...