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The latest issue of Guerilla is online now. " Guerilla is a consideration of Ottawa culture at ground level. And content is king, baby. The celebrated, the unknown, the historic, the avant-garde." …and usually a good read, too. ** ...

A few of the candidates in the upcoming Ottawa Municipal Election are going to have to find different web site names than the ones they used in the last election. For example: * Shawn Little 's web site in the last campaign was " [ ThinkBigVoteLittle. ...

We’ve been updating the links on our Municipal Election Guide , as we get set for a municipal election in November 2006. We noticed that one of the candidates for Kitchissippi Ward is Vicky Smallman – who writes the popular Ottawa blog Miss Vicky’s Offhand Remarks . ...

[ ](http://www.ctv.ca/archives/CTVShows/images/20031010/ctvOttawa-default/CJOH_Keeping_small.jpg) OttawaStart reader Rev. A. McKee asked: “Where does Max Keeping get his ties?” Max responded: Max's collection of ties comes from virtually everywhere: (kids) the Children's Miracle Network, Save the Children; (fashion) Vernini at St Laurent, Holt Renfrew; and some others are gifts from viewers. ...

Following up on a previous post… From flora.cfsc: From: David Elliott Date: 6/25/2004 11:09 AM The signing for the NCC pathway detour of the Ottawa River Capital Pathway below the Supreme Court is scheduled to be installed today. The route takes westbound pathway users up through the Parliamentary Precinct via a pathway link and parking lot to the north of Bank Street. ...

I’ll take a break today from sports entertainment news for a story about the National Capital Commission (NCC), the federal entity charged with improving the federal lands in our city. I wrote them a letter on Monday, April 19: ...

From Patrick Crozier’s Transport Blog : There are no good bus stops. They range from the bearable to the truly appalling. At best you get an only-partially-vandalised shelter with some plastic seats and an LED display - the accuracy of which I wouldn't like to vouch for. ...

** We left a bottle of olive oil outside in the car over night. It’s defrosting now – will it still be any good? ** (Send your answer here .) ** 2. Is olive oil made from olives? ...

Vancouver won the bid to host the 2006 World Juniors, apparantly because they also are hosting the Olympics in 2010. That’s bad news for Ottawa hockey fans (including me), who had purchased more than 18,000 seat deposits for the event. Not quite as bad as losing in the playoffs, but still not good. ...

From Milkman’s Tuned In : After a four-year hiatus, MAULER (aka Jeff Mauler) is returning to 106.9 The BEAR Ottawa. Mauler will assume the mid-day position. SCOTT LEAR will move to senior swing. This will be effective February 9th. ...