Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo of Ottawa Christmas lights on our blog. For day two, we head a little further west! Today’s simple yet beautifully decorated home is located on Island Park Drive (just south of highway 417) between Ruskin Street and Harmer Avenue. ...

_ When I’m not writing blog posts for OttawaStart, I play piano with Crush Improv, an improv comedy group based in Ottawa. We have a big anniversary show coming up on December 6 . I could tell you how great a show it’s going to be, but here’s something even better: Guest blogger Kevin Reid writing about what’s in store. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo of Ottawa Christmas lights on our blog. To kick things off, here’s a shot of a house on Fourth Avenue in the Glebe, between Lyon and Percy. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 week’s episode, we meet up with Dustin, sports editor and Jakob, new editor from the Carleton University’s news media, The Charlatan. ...

_ A weekly feature from Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-Today.jpg) This sign just wouldn't be possible today. McDonald's, formerly the Party Palace, August 2013. ...

BBM ratings for Ottawa radio stations were released this week. Here’s how they ranked for all English listeners, by share. 1. CBC Radio 1 (18.1) 2. Hot 89.9 (11.9) 3. CFRA (10.4) 4. Majic 100 (6.9) 5. Country 101.1 (6. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/11083727376/) Winter Wonderland by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/) . From the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here are our contributors' picks for the greatest events in Ottawa this week. ...

_ 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/2013/11/marissa.jpg) That girl rocking the red dress is my daughter, Marissa Gagnier, who works for the Soshal Group in Ottawa. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1546-4x6.jpg) Painting of the Boyd farmstead by [ John Mlacak ](http://www.johnmlacak.com/) . After a week of looking into the history of Boyd House on 173 Huntmar, there are several mysteries, loose ends and random facts that I’d still like to explore and share. ...

The big finish from today’s Help Santa Toy Parade. Photo by Beverly Richard , used by permission. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BZxb0VzCUAEL6z_.jpg-large.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parades Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...