Summer views at Nepean Point. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) We’re nearly halfway through August and the summer is just flying by. But there’s still a lot of hot days and sunshine left. Here’s a list of 40 things you should check out before September. ...

Statue of Colonel By in Major’s Hill Park. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Monday is Colonel By Day in Ottawa (aka the August Civic Holiday / August long weekend, occurring on the first Monday of every August) which means a long weekend for most people in Ottawa. ...

(Via Atlético Ottawa) Professional soccer is back in town. Over 535 days passed since the official announcement that Atlético Ottawa would become the eighth club in the Canadian Premier League and call the nation’s capital home. And on Monday, Atlético Ottawa unveiled an exciting ‘Pay What You Want’ ticket offer for what is likely to be the city’s first post-pandemic live outdoor sporting event with fans in attendance. ...

Pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be open to anyone age 12 and up for a first or second dose. Expanding eligibility will help increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for anyone in Ottawa. Pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics will continue to be planned to reduce barriers in neighbourhoods experiencing lower rates of vaccination. ...

Photo: Culvert work as part of the Strandherd Drive widening project. Below is a summary of the work that was recently completed, as well as the work that is currently underway: New sewers are now complete from Dealership Drive to the Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility. ...

Mayor Jim Watson today announced that the State of Emergency in Ottawa will be lifted at 12:01 am on Thursday, July 22. The State of Emergency was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 25, 2020. The City will now move one level down in its emergency management to ‘Activated Operations’. ...

A few brief updates today… Temporary bike lane opens on Carling Avenue Back in early June, three city councillors announced that an approximately 1-km stretch of seasonal bike lanes on Carling Avenue, between Sherwood and Cambridge, would be coming this summer. ...

Via Beyond Van Gogh Organizers of Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience presented by RBC, today announced that the event—coming to the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park—will now be launched on Friday, July 23. The exhibition, conceived by Creative Director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s world-renowned Normal Studio, is an immersive experience that features more than 300 of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artworks and takes the art lover into a three-dimensional world that exhilarates the senses. ...

Strawberry Season. Big, beautiful, juicy strawberries wherever you look. Photo by Lydia Bociurkiw. Ottawa is surrounded by farmland, and many of the farms offer pick-your-own berry facilities. Strawberry season in Ottawa typically starts in late June/early July. Strawberry picking is on for the 2021 season! ...

Photo: Dinosaurs at the Canadian Museum of Nature. (Martin Lipman © Canadian Museum of Nature) Via the Canadian Museum of Nature The Canadian Museum of Nature will reopen its doors Friday, July 16 as part of the Government of Ontario’s Step 3 reopening plan Visitors can rediscover awe-inspiring dinosaurs, a 19-metre blue whale, the mysteries of the Arctic, diverse Canadian wildlife and more. ...