[caption id=“attachment_14884” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

Ottawa soccer fans can expect an exciting few weeks as the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ gets underway this weekend. For all nine scheduled matches in Ottawa, event-goers have a variety of free transportation options to get to and from Lansdowne Stadium. ...

The Spring Giveaway Weekend will take place on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. Don’t put your unwanted stuff in the garbage — set it out at the curb on Giveaway Weekend. Tour your neighbourhood, community and city to find hidden treasures. ...

Located 15 floors above Bank Street and behind the privacy offered by a restricted entrance, the Rideau Club is inaccessible to most passers-by. But it conceals a treasure trove of art, history and tradition that will, for the first time, be available to the public as part of Doors Open Ottawa. ...

As the space used to bring some of the world’s top musical acts to Ottawa, Festival House has come a long way from its humble beginnings as the Westboro United Church. While it might not be an Ottawa landmark just yet, the recently renovated building located at 450 Churchill Avenue North has certainly made its mark. ...

Canadian Blood Services has a huge role to play in the lives of Canadians. Since 1998, this not-for-profit, charitable organization has managed a safe, secure and cost-effective blood system for Canadians through ground-breaking research, collecting donations and testing and processing blood for use in hospitals and clinics across the country. ...

Here’s a selection of upcoming art and craft events for the month of June: Saturday 6 June from 9 am to 2 pm: “Sandy Hill Spring Fair”, an outdoor community art and crafts fair with live music, BBQ and kids’ activities. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** Nick joins Ming Wu from CHUO’s No Filter, Julie Cormier-Doiron from Couch Assassin and Peter Simpson from the Ottawa Citizen to talk about all things Ottawa music festivals. ...

This weekend, June 6 and 7, explore your city during Doors Open Ottawa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This event offers an opportunity to discover the secrets that lay hidden inside many of Ottawa’s finest buildings, from Carp to Cumberland. ...

Two weeks after announcing they’d be offering craft brewery tours at no charge, Brew Donkey (“the Company”) has been advised that, effective immediately, they can resume full operations while they work with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) to become compliant under the Travel Industry Act . ...