I joined Instagram at the beginning of the summer to check out what all the fuss was about. Besides lots of food photos and kid photos, I also discovered several great local photographers who share their pics of our city. ...

Thanks to Carmen H. for sharing these great pics of hot air balloons over Gatineau. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE_GGsCMAEMnlQ.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE-Kz7CUAAOvRb.jpg) And here are a few from Stéphane Tourangeau , who posted lots of great balloon photos to his Twitter feed this morning. ...

I just found this wonderful Facebook page called Ottawa Type , from the very creative folks at the Jackpine agency. It’s a collection of photos of unexpectedly beautiful typography (signs, notes, logos, etc.) from around our area. You can submit your photos for the page via info@jackpineonline. ...

Looks like a giant game of hangman. They’re putting up the new signage at the front of Canadian Tire Centre this week. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/new-letters.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/9591449826/) Waiting for the sunrise along the Rockliffe Parkway. Photo by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/9591449826/in/pool-ottawastart) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9591449826/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

Thanks to Jean Labelle for posting this photo in the OttawaStart Flickr Group. He took this last Wednesday. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/labellephoto/9568101644/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9532656619/) Rideau Street. Photo by [ Lydia Bociurkiw ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9532656619/in/pool-ottawastart) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week: _ ** Tuesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 25: ** YouthCanSlam Festival ...

Seen recently at Mooney’s Bay… I wonder if he found anything? [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/beachcomber.png) [ Photo by Glen Gower / Instagram ](http://instagram.com/glengower) ** See also: ** [ Ottawa Swimming and Beaches Guide ](http://ottawastart. ...

Thanks to Denis Kishinevsky for sending along these photos of people kiteboarding at Britannia Beach. (Denis is a kiteboarder himself. Looks like fun.) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013984.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105227.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105307.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105320.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013980.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Sports Guide ...

Ottawa artist Andrew King will be launching a new comic strip called _ ** Loopholes ** _ this fall, published exclusively on OttawaStart . Called _ Loopholes, _ it’s inspired by single-panel comic strips like _ Far Side _ and _ Herman _ . ...