[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/facebook-lost-and-found.jpg) From the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s Facebook page : “Lose something at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival this year? Take a peek through this gallery and give us a shout if you see something familiar.” Lots of sunglasses ...

Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/53c51568d535cf914e000022.jpeg) Delivery crews loading green bins into trailers for delivery. [ City of Ottawa photo. ](https://www. ...

Spectators gathered early Saturday morning to watch crews blow up the Sir John Carling building. 420kg of explosives were used to fell the 11-story building. Here’s a collection of photos and videos of the demolition. [ [ View the story "Demolition of the Sir John Carling building" on Storify ](http://storify. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/118323764@N05/14403311560) Photo: Skyway Abstract by Marcel Regimbald, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** ** ** Thursday, July 3-Sunday, July 13: Bluesfest ** ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ It pains me to hear Canadian journalists who are predicting that tennis will be elevated as a sport in this country now that we’ve had two Canucks in the Wimbledon Finals. ...

If you’re a fan of cars, especially old cars, you’ll probably like this blog by Ottawa photographer/writer Steph Willems: Driven to Attraction . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/anedsel-1024x722.jpg) Photo by [ Steph Willems ](https://twitter.com/willems_steph) ** See also: ** Ottawa Driving Guide ...

A few pics from Thursday and Friday at Bluesfest, from photographer Jean Labelle . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/JPL_1623.jpg) Dean Brody [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/JPL_1765.jpg) Tegan or Sara (we're not sure which one) [ ! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. This week: “We meet up with Yannick, co-founder of L’Hexagone Menswear in the Byward Market. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/14572968233) _ Photo: Canada D’eh 2014 by Luciana Nechita, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday, July 3: “Happiness At Work” (Hub Ottawa’s Brown Bag Lunch Series) ** Take one hour out of one week to help make all hours of all other weeks more enjoyable! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. This week: “We do our first live show at 8 Locks' Flat on the canal to talk with Dj’s Jon Deck and Atherton who are huge on the scene in Ottawa. ...