_ ** Get Ready to Come Out and Celebrate 30 Years Together! ** _ August is finally upon us, and the Fierté dans la Capital(e) Pride festival is ecstatic to be able to share this year’s programming for our 30th anniversary celebrations, running from August 17th to the 23rd, 2015. ...

The Ford Focus Electric, parked in front of OttawaStart World Headquarters in Stittsville. I had the chance to drive a Ford Focus Electric car last week thanks to Ford Canada, and it opened my eyes to a small but growing electric car community in Ottawa. ...

As the chair of one of the local art and crafts guilds in town, July and August are traditionally my quiet months but this year things have been quite different: I had barely recuperated from the “HOMEmade Sizzle” when things for “Art in Fashion 613” (October 17) started to heat up significantly. ...

This summer, the City of Ottawa is hosting free programs and special events at City Hall for every taste and interest. ** Reminders: ** ** Festival of India Luncheon ** Friday, August 7 11:30 am to 1 p.m. Marion Dewar Plaza ** Milonga – Tango Soirée ** Saturday, August 8 ...

Greenbank Road will be closed to vehicular, cycling and pedestrian traffic in both directions between Malvern Drive and Wessex Road, overnight from 8 p.m. Friday, August 7 to 7 a.m. Saturday August 8. The road will be closed to begin construction of a railway track across the Greenbank Detour Road, as part of the Greenbank Road widening project. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Wednesday-Sunday, August 5-9: Kunstadt Open (tennis) ** With an entry fee of just $60 and the biggest pool of prize money of any Ottawa tennis tournament, the Kunstadt Open takes place August 5 ...

It has been 19 years since the Kunstadt family first established what would become Ottawa’s longest lasting open Tennis tournament. It wasn’t the business potential or charitable contributions but rather a love of the game that brought the tournament to life. ...

One lane on Albert Street eastbound from the Transitway to Bronson Avenue will be closed from August 7 to the end of the month. A signed detour will be in place.  Albert Street is being widened to accommodate OC Transpo buses from 2016 to 2018, while the West Transitway is converted to a light rail corridor for the O-Train Confederation Line. ...

Main Street will be fully closed to traffic between Hawthorne Avenue and Lees Avenue, from the night of Friday August 7 to the early morning of Monday August 24.  During that period, Main Street from Hawthorne Avenue to Greenfield Avenue will be open to both northbound and southbound traffic. ...

Full construction for the Ottawa Art Gallery Expansion and the Arts Court redevelopment is underway. Legal closing has been achieved between the City and the consortium of EBC Inc., DevMcGill and Groupe Germain, for the new OAG Expansion and upgrades to Arts Court. ...