#weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: August 1-7, 2013[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/9395103801/) Seagull at Mooney's Bay. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9395103801/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...
#golf #twitterPhotos from Pine View Golf Course showing tornado damageEnvironment Canada confirmed that a tornado touched down at Pine View Golf Course late yesterday afternoon / early evening. Twenty to 30 trees were knocked over, and staff are cleaning up. Meanwhile, you can still play a round of golf at the facility. ...
#tourismPhoto: "Top of the World"[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/9380169726/) "Top of the World" Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/9380169726/in/pool-ottawastart) ** See also: ** Ottawa Tourism Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...
#river #waterSome photos from yesterday's #Flugtag event on the Ottawa RiverHere are a few pics that I snapped at yesterday’s Red Bull Flugtag event. You can see more photos in this Flickr photo set. We took the kids and they had fun. Managed to find a place on the rocks near the river to watch from. ...
#music #videoOttawa singer Shweta Subram's YouTube cover of Swedish House Mafia is closing in on half a million viewsHere’s a great cover of Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child” by Shweta Subram and the Piano Guys. Posted just a couple of days ago, it already has over 400,000 views on YouTube and climbing fast. Subram was born in Dubai, but grew up in Ottawa and attended Merivale High School. ...
#weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: July 25-31, 2013[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvlphoto/9219069928/) ARTSBURG. Photo by [ Justin Van Leeuwen ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvlphoto/9219069928/) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...
#signsPHOTO: Ottawa road signs that explain who the streets were named afterThanks to our Twitter follower Kokololamo who sent along this photo of street signs in New Edinburgh. Each sign gives some information about who the streets were named for. Here’s a photo showing the street signs for Dufferin Street (named after Canada’s Governor General from 1872-1878 ) and Chrichton Street, named for Anne Christine Chrichton, wife of Thomas Mackay , a stone mason and builder who was involved in the construction of the Rideau Canal. ...
#videoTimelapse video from yesterday's stormHere’s a cool timelapse video of last night’s storm from Ottawa weather watcher Kyle Smith . (You should should also check out Luciana Nechita’s cloud photos in the OttawaStart Flickr Group .) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide ...
#festivals #weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: July 11-17, 2013[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/neeroc/9302909247/) ** 'sup? ** Photo by [ neeroc1 ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/neeroc/9302909247/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...
#summer #sunsetPHOTOS: Sunset at Britannia ParkThese gorgeous sunset photos are by Luciana Nechita . They were taken on Friday night at Britannia Park in the west end of Ottawa. You can click on any photo for a full size image, or visit the OttawaStart Flickr Group to see more from the series. ...