1. [ ** What's open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas 2013 ** ](http://ottawastart.com/story/22076.php) Forgot an ingredient for Christmas dinner? We have a few suggestions for where you might find it! | 2. [ Ski Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/ski) All this snow = great skiing. ...

_ 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/2013/12/525664_10151503589430341_1401588621_n.jpg) This photograph was taken by my cousin Pat on a Polaroid camera when I was 23. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is travelling around the city and sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is travelling around the city and sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is travelling around the city and sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lolProfile.jpg) ** ** Every Saturday 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 go over the memorable episodes of the past year and preview our upcoming guests in 2014. ...

A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. The corner of Beechwood and Charlevoix wasn’t always a place to fuel your automobile. Before 1962 it was home to the El Ropo Restaurant, Eastview’s outlaw restaurant. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Today’s home can be found on Fraser Street just south of Byron near Westboro. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) We head back to Melanie Crescent in Glen Cairn again today for another magical scene located only three doors down from yesterday’s home. ...

Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** Related: ** New Year’s Eve Events in Ottawa , Christmas Light Displays in Ottawa ** ** ** ** ** Thursday, December 19: Star Wars Holiday Special ** ...