Confirming what you already know: February was cold. Average temperature in February was -10.3C, which is 2.2C below normal for the month. Some stats and a graph here courtesy of YOW_Weather : * Ottawa normally gets 7 days above 0°C in February. ...

[ ](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: We meet up with John Halvorsen,the Ottawa Race Weekend director to talk about one the Capital City’s marquee annual events. ...

_ A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01.-2014-02-20-Bate-House-Today.jpg) _ 474 Cooper Street. February 2014. _ Although many of them have been converted into apartments for decades, Centretown remains home to a large number of stately homes, constructed during the Victorian, Edwardian (VII), and early Georgian (V) periods. ...

_ Bokeh Bridge (Alexandria Bridge) by Andrew Power _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** ** ** Thursday, February 27: Ferris Bowler’s Night Off ** If you’re a fan of bowling, head over to West Park Bowling Lanes this Thursday for Ferris Bowler’s Night Off. ...

As part of the lead-up to its 50th anniversary in 2019, the National Arts Centre introduced a new logo (or as they call it, a new visual identity) and a new web site today. (Official press release is here.) ...

_ 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 . _ _ _ _ Dutchie Timbit - Photo by Calgary Reviews _ ...

[ ](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: We meet up with the National Capital Region’s representative from the Canadian Culinary Championships, Marysol Foucault from Edgar restaurant in Gatineau. ...

A little paint and a little extra care has breathed new life into this block at 1098 Somerset W. February 8, 2014. A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. ...

“Snowy Owl between the lines” / Photo by Arne Berg, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** ** ** Thursday, February 20: Wild and Scenic Film Festival ** ...

_ 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 . _ _ _ CBC reported this week that an Ottawa therapist turned aesthetician has been doing face lifts and nose jobs in her home. ...