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I’ll post more later today but some quick thoughts on yesterday’s election and last night’s coverage: * The City of Ottawa's web site did not crash. * After the 2006 election, I blogged about the [ lack of change ](http://ottawastart. ...

* "anyone else finding their thoughts turning to Alex Munter a lot tonight? Ottawa's basically admitted it made a mistake" (@kateheartfield) * "the only bad thing about this election will be that we won't have a mayor who looks like lex luthor" (@BoogieHowser) * "I can live with Jim Watson. ...

(For the latest election results please visit our Ottawa Election Guide .) ** Related: ** Ottawa Election Guide OttawaStart on Twitter

_ Byron Ave. _ - The current mucinicpal election has been somewhat heated between candidates, but a recent traffic accident has now taken the election to a more dangerous level. Doug Slagson, 88, an undecided voter in the Kitchissippi Ward has put up over 120 campaign signs on his lawn at the intersection of Byron and Dawson Ave. ...

I’ve heard a lot of complaining during this election campaign about how local candidates have failed to really harness the power of the internet and social media. The other side of the story is that during this election, citizens have really upped their game, providing excellent commentary, conversation and reporting on the candidates and their platforms. ...

A while back we asked on Twitter: “Who has Ottawa’s swankiest restroom?” ** ** A few people replied with suggestions, including: ** ** * Metropolitan Brasserie (" b&w tile and cast iron schoolhouse sinks") * Lemongrass Thai (" completely hands-free, self-sanitizing robot bathroom") * Town Restaurant (" fully stocked with a bunch of toiletries for customers to use") * . ...

On Tuesday October 5, Ottawa mayoral candidates Jim Watson, Larry O’Brien, Clive Doucet and Andrew Haydon will go head-to-head in Debate 2.0 – Envisioning Ottawa’s Future . It’s a 90-minute, web-enabled event during which citizens of Ottawa will be encouraged to participate both online or in-person at the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage. ...

I haven’t published a rant of the day post in a while but this one from Mike Kate at The Incidental Cyclist is definitely worth reading. Somebody stole the headlights from her bike the other night: Seriously, what the hell? ...

Here’s David Chernushenko, one of the Capital Ward candidates for city council, doing his version of the Old Spice guy: ** Related: ** Ottawa Municipal Election Guide

From Twitter today, check out these tweets with the hashtag #iwantamayorwho. As far as I can tell, @hellokaitlin kicked this this off earlier in the afternoon. Good on ya Kaitlin!