_ (Press release from the Ottawa Police.) _ On the 4 th day of April 2015, at approximately 3pm West Division Patrol Officers responded to the 1600 block of Merivale Rd (near Merivale & Meadowlands) in relation to a Road Rage incident. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.ottawastartinter.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140301_165220.jpg) Sparks Street used to be home to a wax museum back in the 1960s. Among other things, it included a diorama of D’Arcy McGee’s assassination. It only lasted a couple of years before it shut down, and some of the wax figures were shipped to Nova Scotia. ...

_ (This article originally appeared on Labour Pains , an employment law blog.) _ https://twitter.com/WFMOttawa/status/584125102448476160 https://twitter.com/WFMOttawa/status/584689593628368896 Can we all be honest with one another for a moment? Yesterday’s fight over which retail establishments could open and which could not was about one issue and one issue only: which businesses had the right to make money yesterday and which were precluded. ...

From investigative grocery journalist Andrew King… Oh my gawd….they have removed the animatronic FarmBoy from FarmBoy!!!!! How could they do this?!? pic.twitter.com/h5AIyhQi3d — Andrew King (@twitandrewking) April 1, 2015 In speaking with employees, the animated mascot foe the company was removed to make way for a cafe. ...

Since early March, JUMP! 106.9 has given aspiring broadcasters the chance to achieve instant radio fame with the station’s “Greatest Gig On Earth,” a nine-week search for the new co-host of their morning show. Over 160 hopefuls uploaded their submission videos before the April 2 deadline, each looking to land the coveted spot alongside current breakfast show host Tony Stark. ...

** AOE Arts Council initiates a group of young emerging Arts professionals ** (Ottawa, Ontario) AOE Arts Council is excited to initiate a new Young Art Leaders Committee and is looking to attract a dynamic membership to this group during a Wine & Cheese Mixer event to be held at Club SAW on Tuesday, April 14, from 6-8 p. ...

Are you ready for this..? Here’s a selection of April events that showcase the work of some amazing local artists, artisans and craftspeople. Enjoy! ** Diana Jackson & Lea Hicks Exhibit ** Old Post Office Stairwell Gallery, 73 Mill Street, Almonte. ...

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: ** We meet up with Dave and Amber from Pure Kitchen and Pure Yoga in Ottawa to talk all things healthy eating/living, yoga in the capital, yoga on the hill and much more while enjoying some of their delicious food/shakes/juices! ...

You are invited to attend an open house for the proposed cycling facility along O’Connor Street, from Wellington Street to Glebe Avenue.  The open house will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) on Thursday, April 9. ...

The City of Ottawa is seeking artists to paint murals on the underside of Queensway underpasses located on Carling Avenue and on Bank Street.  This is the second year that the City has chosen to paint murals on underpasses. In 2014, murals were painted on Metcalfe Street where it passes under the Queensway, and Riverside Drive where it passes under Bronson Avenue. ...