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[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/827903083_l.jpg) If you’re into Ottawa’s local music scene, check out The 20 hottest bands in Ottawa , as combiled by one of Canada’s 20 hottest hot music blogs, i (heart) music . The list was compiled based on votes from local bloggers and music scenesters. ...

Big news for a slow news day in August: Terry Kilrea has pulled out of the contest for Mayor of Ottawa. Kilrea says he will be running for a councillor’s seat, but won’t announce which one until next week. Read Kilrea’s press release here . ...

CBC is looking for a new host for CBC News at Six in Ottawa. Go check out the full job description if you think you’re perfect for the job. Qualifications: Job requires a university degree or equivalent in journalism, communications or relevant field. ...

Remember the story last week about the guy who dropped an iPod into an airplane toilet? The plane was enroute from Chicago to Ottawa, and upon landing it was greeted by police canine and bomb units. Well, the guy who dropped the iPod has posted an account of what happened. ...

Rita Celli is returning to radio, becoming the [ host of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today ](http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/rita.html) in September. She’s anchored CBC’s local supper hour news program since 2001, but she began her career on CBC radio. I will enjoy hearing Rita back again on 91. ...

Here are the top pages on OttawaStart for the month of August so far: 1. [ Jobs Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/jobs.php) 2. [ Radio Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/radio.php) 3. [ Festivals Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/festivals.php) 4. [ Television Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/tv.php) 5. [ Weather Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/weather.php) 6. ...

There’s a conversation on the LiveJournal OC Transpo site about strange items and unsual activities seen on OC Transpo buses. Can you top any of these observations? * Someone tuning a guitar * Someone playing the flute * A guy brushing his teeth * Someone clipping their toe nails * Someone with a Christmas tree * Planks of wood * A lawn mower ** Related: ** Ottawa Transit Guide

Blogger Miss Vicky has an interesting summary of a meeting about the future of the LCBO in Hintonburg. The current store near Wellington & Holland Avenue could close once a new store opens at the Loblaws further down the road – which has some neighbours upset. ...

From Kukla’s Korner, a blog about hockey: everything you wanted to know about goalies, groin pulls , and what happened to Dominik Hasek at the Olympics this year: "Hasek’s overenthusiasm for participating in a second Olympic Games caused a finely-tuned athlete who must have everything he wears “just right” to wear two sets of pads that completely altered the angles at which his legs hit the ice, whether butterflying, kicking out a pad, or dropping to one knee, and he paid for it. ...

If you are hungry this weekend, and you’re looking for a good place to eat, your first stop should be a visit to The Restaurant Thing . The site is built almost entirely on customer reviews of over 1,000 local restaurants. ...