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[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/922be75309e24c398f6264c8f8fde100.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0bb10f06409d4ee2a6203846f6c5b6f5.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bd7756ca80fe4063b2196ae59a703788.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/421c7459859446678c93bf7a6fb08b78.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1439d832b5e84690b0dd6a68802d076b.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/490636b05a1949bcb93bbc2f0ebd1b24.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/a63f45cca19f422790b25bf7f22e8a06.jpg) What an interesting auction coming up on September 21 in Renfrew. Colin Latreille Auction Services is selling off all the old stuff from Storyland , the small amusement park that closed in 2011. ...

** Seen on Kijiji : ** ** ** Be a part of Ottawa's first ever Knife Throwers club! Join Today! Beginners, intermediates, and experienced members are welcome in an indoor throwing club located in central Ottawa. Lessons and tutorials will be offered as part of club opportunities! ...

Here’s a great cover of Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child” by Shweta Subram and the Piano Guys. Posted just a couple of days ago, it already has over 400,000 views on YouTube and climbing fast. Subram was born in Dubai, but grew up in Ottawa and attended Merivale High School. ...

From Celeste Côté’s Twitter feed: In case anyone needed another reason to love In case anyone needed another reason to love [ @Bridgehead ](https://twitter.com/Bridgehead) . [ #GoT ](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoT&src=hash) [ pic.twitter.com/RtY89pt3kY ](http://t.co/RtY89pt3kY) — Celeste Côté (@CelesteCote) [ July 6, 2013 ](https://twitter. ...

Earlier today I moderated Mayor Jim Watson’s monthly “#AskJim” online chat with residents. A full recap of the chat is included below, with topics ranging from oil pipelines to food trucks to outdoor swimming pools. You can read previous chats here on the Mayor’s web site… ...

Seriously. Ottawa’s Kelp Records is releasing a new recording from the HILOTRONS (also from Ottawa) not on CD, not on cassette, not on vinyl … but on a plastic Fisher Price record. Here’s the press release: This week, Kelp Records will commemorate the Toronto edition of the [ International Label Market ](https://go. ...

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is one of the city’s most prolific tweeters . Most days he tweets out dozens of messages about events he’s attending, comments on city programs and policies, and responses to his constituents. On Thursday, with a little help from his staff, he posted short video snippets of his day to Vine. ...

Here’s a great sign that went up this week outside of St. Richard’s Anglican Church on Merivale Road. ( Click here for more great/funny/unusual Ottawa signs. ) [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20130413_143534.jpg) "Whoever's praying for snow please stop" ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bridgehead-latte.jpg) Local coffee giant Bridgehead officially launched their own coffee shop contest to compete with Tim Horton’s highly popular “Roll Up The Rim” contest. Called “Lick Up The Latte”, coffee customers will have a chance to win an assortment of fairly won prizes that include yoga lessons, baby strollers, beard trimmings, and even the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to Machu Pichhu. ...

As of this morning, the entire length of the Rideau Canal is open for skating . All 7.8 kilometers. OttawaStart reader Tim Bouma sent us this video from last year. He skated from Dow’s Lake to downtown and recorded the trip using a GoPro camera. ...