shopping & fashion

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/24917258@N05/13859939573) Photo by Andy Nystrom on Flickr _ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ This coming Saturday, CD Warehouse on St. Laurent Boulevard will close its doors forever. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. This week: “We meet up with Yannick, co-founder of L’Hexagone Menswear in the Byward Market. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ _ _ CBC reported this week that an Ottawa therapist turned aesthetician has been doing face lifts and nose jobs in her home. ...

_ A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ _ _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01.-2014-02-08.jpg) _ Thyme & Again, 1255 Wellington St. ...

Besides news and event information, OttawaStart also offers a range of digital marketing services including digital content strategy , social media planning , writing , graphic design and video . Here’s a web video we launched last week for Vespa Hair Design , a local hair salon on Somerset. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/A3Jv_PMCEAAJkKr.jpg) via [ @theodotblog ](http://twitter.com/theodotblog/status/248384061654044672/photo/1) ** ** ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Fashion Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Shoe repair shops are disappearing from our city, and one of the questions we get asked somewhat often at OttawaStart is where to find a good cobbler in Ottawa. Here are some recommendations from our Twitter readers: * [ Judi Miller ](http://twitter. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tshirt_lovetheleaf_emblem_black_feat_grande.png) ** ** Hard to believe Canada Day is less than 10 days away, isn’t it? Do you have something to wear? Two local designers - Sumit Sekhri and Liz MacDonald , working under the name ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/brwnshirtelphin.jpg) Earlier today, Ottawa arist and OttawaStart contributor Andrew King launched a limited-edition t-shirt featuring the Elphin , the iconic elf-alien figure that adorns the Elphin apartment building on Metcalfe Street downtown. King writes: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shapeimage_1.png) " ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mecdonald-s.jpg) _ Westboro _ Popular Westboro outdoor outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-Op recently started work expanding their business into the neighbourhood, with some residents speculating it was for an expandedl kayak showroom. However, sources report the expansion is for a new fast food restaurant partnered with McDonald’s. ...