shopping & fashion

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_2348.jpg) ** Farrhaven Family Fun Pack: ** Enjoy re-creating suburban life with this exciting WASP family& Golden Retriever! Beige minivan not included. [ **  ** ](http://3. ...

Katherine from HeartFelt recently published this great list of local gift ideas (republished here with her kind permission): * [ Cha Yi - Maison de thé ](http://www.chayi.ca/english.html) (downtown Gatineau) - $20 gift certificate for an "Animated comparative tasting: Exploration of about ten varieties of tea along a theme of your own choice, tasting and appreciating tea from a visual, olfactory and gustative perspective. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/winners.jpg) _ Barrhaven _ Residents of the Barrhaven community were greeted Monday morning by the rallying chants and protests of members of the Barrhaven Historical Society as they waved placards in front of the closed Winners store that is slated for demolition next week. ...

** UPDATE: Toys “R” Us in Kanata / Stittsville grand opening is on Saturday, November 10. More info… It’s open for business as of the November 2-4 weekend. ** There’s a Toys “R” Us coming to Stittsville , on the north side of Haleldean Road near Huntmar. ...

Here’s a video from Sens TV about the team’s new Heritage Uniform, based on the jerseys worn by the original Ottawa Senators and inspired in part by a design created by Jacob Barrette, a graphic designer based in Gatineau. What do you think of the new jersey? ...

I have seen the future, and it is a strip mall. [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/5895474495/) Terry Fox Drive, across from Cope Road. The field is bordered by Terry Fox and Fernbank. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www. ...

Here’s a great idea from the Modern Ottawa blog about a way to spruce up the exterior of the former Big Bud’s store at Bank & Somerset. Now it’s home to Dollar It! , Knit-Knackers and Biogene Aesthetics . ...

_ Starting today, every Monday I’m going to re-post an older article from the OttawaStart blog. This one appeared way back in January 2006 : _ OttawaStart reader Rev. A. McKee asked: "Where does [ Max Keeping ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Keeping) get his ties? ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/experience.png) Exhibit A: The Veteran Great Glebe Garage Sale Warrior. Photo by [ @ottguy ](http://twitpic.com/53nwfa) , used by permission. I would have liked to have been at the [ Great Glebe Garage Sale ](http://ottawastart. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-brandon/249901957/) This Zellers store on Sparks Street is staying "as is" but at least six others in Ottawa are switching over to Targets. Photo by [ Steve Brandon ](http://www. ...