These photos are courtesy of Jon Fingas and are republished here with his permission. You can see his entire Comiccon photoset here… ( Part 2 is here. ) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfingas/8730136830/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfingas/8730145410/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfingas/8730147712/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfingas/8730147484/) [ ](http://www. ...

Here are more photos from Comiccon from Vu Nguyen (republished here with his permission). ( Part 1 is here. ) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730034006/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730039902/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730038274/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730035138/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8728915909/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730032984/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730031604/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8730028924/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/vunguyenphoto/8728908827/) ...

Here are some great pics of the costumes at Comiccon from Aydyn Neifer . Photos are published here with permission. ( More pics from last year’s Comiccon are here. ) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/aneifer/8728820722/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/aneifer/8728819224/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/aneifer/8727703679/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/aneifer/8727313893/) ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/barryrelf/8708297117/) Remic Rapids. Photo by [ Barry Relf ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/barryrelf/8708297117/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8708297117/#photo_8708297117) . It’s a busy week with big events like Comiccon and the Tulip Festival grabbing a lot of attention. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/8687496924/) ** Rapids Remic. ** Photo by [ Zhu ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/8687496924/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8687496924/#photo_8687496924) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

Here’s a really interesting photography idea from Ottawa’s Stephen Harrison . He collected six garbage bags worth of trash along Poole Creek in Stittsville, sorted it out, and then took some photos: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HARR-20120402-Discarded-0009-Master.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HARR-20120402-Discarded-0018-Master.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HARR-20120402-Discarded-0023-Master.jpg) It’s disconcerting to see how much garbage we’ve discarded, and yet it makes for a fascinating subject. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8670922095/) Ode to Spring. The first flowers at Commissioner's Park. Photo by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8670922095/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8670922095/#photo_8670922095) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

Ottawa, Hull & Gatineau sous un nuit de printemps. [ twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/… ](http://t.co/ynYtGEZsuZ) — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) April 16, 2013 ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Technology Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8651021353/) Spring sunrise in Ottawa. Photo by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8651021353/in/pool-ottawastart) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8651021353/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

I was driving down Slack Road in Nepean on the weekend and saw that the old schoolhouse is up for sale. Approx 2,000 square feet on a big lot, yours for only $950,000. ( Here’s the listing. ) A faded stone above the door has a name “S. ...