#policeOttawa blogger confronts, chases, photographs (and then blogs about) attempted house break-inGreenboro resident and Ottawa blogger Dan Awesome was relaxing at home on Saturday afternoon, when he heard a suspicious noise on his back deck. He investigated and foiled what he belives was an attempted break-and-enter. He chased the suspect, snapped some photographs, and then blogged about the experience : ** ...
#bluesfestPhoto of the Day: Byward Market comes alive for City and Colour[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/zr2.jpg) Here’s a great pic from Aaron Sadhankar of the crowd in the Byward Market to see last night’s City and Colour show. They played a free show on the Pop Life Stage as part of Bluesfest. ...
#religionManotick church has a good sense of humourHere’s a photo snapped yesterdayby Stuntmant Stu at St. James the Apostle Anglican Church in Manotick. ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/126441356.jpg) ** (Original is here .) ** Related: ** Ottawa Weather Guide & Ottawa Religion & Churches Guide
#canada dayCanada Day photo recapPhotographer Mark R. Ducharme was born in raised in Ottawa. He moved to New Hampshire in 2004, but still has family here so he visits often – including his latest visit on Canada Day. He sent along some nice pics from the morning of July 1, 2010. ...
Justin Wonnacott's photos of public art in OttawaCheck out Justin Wonnacott’s " images of public art from the nation’s capital “. A great collection of photos of art that you may or may not have noticed around the city. I’ve always wondered about that deer in front of the Manulife building . ...
#signsThe most emailed / blogged / twittered / viewed photo in Ottawa today[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/16597290.jpg) Constance Bay’s racy roadsign. (Photo above is from RonEade / Twitpic ) ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide
#washroomsFollow-up: Former public washrooms in OttawaAs a follow-up to our earlier post about the best and worst public washrooms in Ottawa , check out this interesting collection of photos of public “comfort stations” in Ottawa. It’s from the Urbsite blog, and the photos include this note: ** ** “Contemporary concerns about safety and sanitation have made the public convenience a rare avis in today’s cities. ...
#garbage & recyclingPhoto of the day: IgnoranceHere’s a link to a picture from Ottawa photographer Andrew Knapp titled Ignorance . It’s a mosaic of found items from Knapp’s daily walk: “My daily walk on this trail consists of passing by all of this. This is only a fraction of what was within this ~200m span of trail. ...
#movies #politicsPhoto of the day: Jack Layton in a Star Trek uniformSusan Delacourt, an Ottawa-based political writer for the Toronto Star, posted a great pick of NDP leader Jack Layton, dressed up in a Star Trek uniform. A screen cap is below - for all the details click here . ** ...
Photos from Saturday's stormThe Ottawa Citizen has two photo galleries showing damage from Saturday evening’s thunderstorm: Gallery 1 , Gallery 2 ** Related: ** Ottawa Weather Guide