Here’s an Instagram pic from Ottawa’s minkwilliams , inspired by the legend of the City Centre elk . Titled “long may you run, you beautiful bastard”. ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Editor’s note: Here’s the first of a regular weekly feature on our blog from Christopher Ryan. I first encountered him earlier this summer on Instagam, where he has a very creative style of photography that usually eatures Ottawa buildings and landmarks . ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/10177885354/) Pumpkins & Garlic. Photo by [ David Johnson ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/10177885354/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/10177885354/) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week, including the Thanksgiving weekend. ...

Update (October 9): The elk ended up being donated to the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, who issued this press release earlier today titled " The Friendship Centre Wapiti “. The centre included this statement: “We are hopeful that in future events, a more structured process will be in place to set any wildlife animals into their natural habitats. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/finn-and-me.jpg) _ _ _ Rose Simpson's column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs almost daily over at Rose’s Cantina . _ _ _ I was shocked to hear that there is something called The Black Dog Syndrome at rescue shelters. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BVvUzfCCAAA_k8C.jpg) OttawaStart is excited to be involved once again with Babes4Breasts (B4B) , a local fundraising initiative that includes a concert, a cd, beer, and more. Funds raised at this year’s concert will go to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Music Therapy Program and the Maplesoft Centre. ...

Thanks to illustrator Colin White for letting us publish this sketch he did of Ada’s Diner on Bank Street. About a decade ago I lived just around the corner from Ada’s on Arlington Avenue. It was always a cozy place to have some coffee and eggs. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ottawa-gateway-carp-cover.jpg) ** ** Rich Little, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Green, Norm MacDonald, Mike MacDonald, and Sandra Oh are just a few funny people from Ottawa who’ve made it big in show business. Author John Mazerolle has intereviewed key people from Ottawa’s comedy and entertainment scene and written an interesting oral history of comedy in Ottawa. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/10029972675/) Tourist. Photo by [ David Johnson ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/10029972675/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/10029972675/) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Club747_1.jpg) ** From the OttawaStart Community News feed : ** Club 747 will be holding its 30th Anniversary Reunion Dance Party Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, October 12th, 2013, starting at 10:00 PM in Ottawa's unique city of Vanier at 333 Montreal Road (Concorde Motel). ...