Are you ready to rock Ottawa? This city’s favourite FREE festival is back for another year, and we’re bringing it BACK TO THE STREET! We have had so much fun every year that we thought it was time to bring the Domicile Main Stage back to 418 Richmond Road. ...

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 from Ottawa Outdoors magazine and the Ottawa Outdoor & Adventure show to talk about, you guessed it, all things outdoors in Ottawa. ...

Melting snow and milder temperatures are not the only signs that spring is on its way; there is a lot of activity in the arts and crafts world as well. The earliest of the spring shows have already come and gone and there are a lot more planned for the coming months, which means that event organizers are looking for artists, artisans and crafters to fill their venues. ...

The City of Ottawa is advising motorists to expect delays due to road closures to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 14 starting at 11 a.m. and lasting until about 1 p.m.  The parking entrance to Ottawa City Hall on Elgin Street will be open as usual; however, the Laurier Avenue entrance will be closed between 7:30 a. ...

The City of Ottawa is warning residents to be vigilant of door-to-door salespeople making false claims about the quality of City drinking water. The City has received complaints from residents who have been contacted by vendors selling water-filtration or treatment systems and providing incorrect information about water quality. ...

Ottawa property owners are reminded that the interim property tax bill, which was mailed out during the last week of February, is due on Thursday, March 19.  You can now view, print and pay your property tax bill by visiting ottawa. ...

The Canadian Museum of History has acquired an extraordinary collection of Inuit drawings from the mid-1960s that uniquely documents an era of profound transition for the people of the Eastern Arctic.  The collection, comprising 1,842 drawings by 159 individuals living in communities in the North Baffin region , was acquired from Terrence Ryan, who worked for 30 years as the resident arts advisor in the famous Cape Dorset print studio. ...

The Enactus team at the University of Ottawa has won two championship titles at the Enactus Canada Regional Exposition in Central Canada . Their innovative community development projects won the favour of business executives serving as judges and led to the Enactus team at the University of Ottawa being named: ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, Mar 12: redruM Comedy Night/ Avant Garde Bar’s comedy ** Open Mic Night featuring a variety of local comedians. ...

https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/575302186873282560 _ A monthly column written by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. _ First of all, I want to thank the residents of Ottawa who have sent me their well-wishes over the past few weeks. It has not been easy for me to be away from City Hall while I recover but the phone calls, letters, emails, Twitter and Facebook messages, and kind words have meant a lot to me. ...