_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ _ _ Last week, I was watching Power Play , the CTV blorgfest chaired by the cherubic Don Martin who was discussing the current state of the job market. ...

_ A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. _ _ _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/01.-New-Trafalgar-House.jpg) _ Trafalgar House, the former home of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 16. Image: May 2014 _ In 1918, seeking a club house for returned soldiers of the trenches, the Great War Veterans' Association (GWVA) successfully convinced the City of Ottawa to purchase the a large stone home on the southeast corner of Cartier and Cooper streets in Centretown. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 features one of the founding partners of Windmill Developments, Jeff Westeinde. We talk about entrepreneurism, the current projects Eddy and Cathedral and a large part about the new Domtar project on Chaudiere Island coming soon in Ottawa. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1010326_10152148197689475_2566186638340053242_n.jpg) ** ** ** ** As thousands of runners get set to participate in the Ottawa Race Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, a group of athletes has set their sights on an even bigger challenge: running 100km in a single day from Ottawa to Montebello. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/14261498123) Castles on the horizon by J. Michel Carriere, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ _ ** Friday, May 23: The Factory Reading Series ** Featuring D. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roj.jpg) I spent yesterday morning with my friend Roger Levett, or perhaps I should say, I spent the morning with the last vestiges of the old guy who had expired during the night and lay resting on his bed, waiting for the funeral directors to come fetch him. ...

A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan, a local photographer, blogger and researcher. Standing proud at the corner of Wellington West and Sherbrooke in Hintonburg. Image: May 2014. The Hintonburger has been slinging Hintonburg’s favourite burgers for some time now. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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. In this episode we meet up with Bryn, Jesse and Gavin from the Awesome Ottawa Foundation. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/14156916006) “Stop Dreaming…” by J. Michel Carriere, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ( ** See also: ** What’s open and closed in Ottawa for Victoria Day 2014 ) ...

Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/finnie.jpg) _ Photo by Scott Troyer _ I was so damned excited that the Ottawa Farmer’s Market was opening this weekend, I nearly wet myself. ...