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_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ One of the great things about municipal governments is that, generally, they get things done smoothly and in consultation with the residents who elect them. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ When my brother Gary was a young lad attending public school, the teacher called in my mother for a conference. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20130210_141545.jpg) Rideau Canal Skateway at Mackenzie King Bridge. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart) . _ Rose Simpson's column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at [ Rose's Cantina ](http://rosalita55. ...

On Saturday, January 18, Cst. Pete McKenna and Sgt. Iain Pidcock of the OtOn Saturday, January 18, Cst. Pete McKenna and Sgt. Iain Pidcock of the Ottawa police live-tweeted a night-shift. It was a busy night with wide variety of different calls and issues that they dealt with. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ As any kid will tell you, adults are stupid. Adults worry about things that don’t matter, we care about things that are not relevant and we put out too much effort in such endeavors as cleaning the house when it’ll just get dirty and making the bed when the bed will just be unmade again in a few hours. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ I have just returned from the Rexall Drugstore where I waited ten minutes to get the flu shot. I didn’t feel it, not even a prick. ...

** UPDATE - MARCH 26: ** The full line-up is out! Here’s an alphabetical list of perfomers… [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/JPL_7131.jpg) Jim Cuddy performs with Blue Rodeo at the 2012 Bluesfest. It's probably a safe bet to say that Blue Rodeo will be back again for 2014 (although they also have a show in Ottawa on Feb 14 at Canadian Tire Centre). ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ _ _ Our old Subaru died three weeks ago. It was 13. May it rest in peace. Alternatively, may some talented mechanic get it up and running after buying it at auction. ...

In no particular order, here’s a list of some of our favourite blog posts from 2013. Big thanks to all of the writers and photographers who’ve been a part of our blog over the past year, including our Weekly Round-Up contributors, and guest bloggers Rose Simpson , Christopher Ryan , Christophe Ledent and Andrew King . ...

1. [ ** What's open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas 2013 ** ](http://ottawastart.com/story/22076.php) Forgot an ingredient for Christmas dinner? We have a few suggestions for where you might find it! | 2. [ Ski Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/ski) All this snow = great skiing. ...