** *Drinking coffee, of course. ** ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sitenavlogo-thumb-268xauto-59822.jpg) Alison at The Party of 3 blog recently published a funny post about CBC’s morning traffic guy, Dave Brown . Alison writes: I have a radio crush on Dave Brown, who does the traffic reports for CBC Radio One in the mornings. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/poutinebag.jpg) ** ORLEANS - BAG OF POUTINE ** Kids in this predominately French suburb of Ottawa will be enjoying treat bags filled with their favourite Quebecois treat this year. Steaming hot, and accompanied by a cold Pepsi, Orleans children will be having a c’est tres bon Halloween this year! ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinberthelot/8114200758/) Blue skies in Ottawa. Photo by [ Martin Berthelot ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinberthelot/8114200758/in/pool-ottawastart) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/A6ijnyyCAAAOKTF.jpg) @ssstevieb as one of the yip yip monsters from Sesame Street. We asked our readers to send in photos of their great Halloween costumes. Here are some favourites. You can send your photo to feedback@ottawastart. ...

Received a question from @kokololamo asking what the heck this device is, spotted along side a few Ottawa roadways. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/adk-top.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/adk-bottom.jpg) Reader @mikeisawake replied: “it’s a video traffic data collection system.” Something like this product from Miovision Technologies . ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/talisman1.jpg) Japanese style garden at the center of the mystically-named Talisman Hotel on Carling Avenue. Source: [ CardCow.com ](http://www.cardcow.com/221344/talisman-motor-inn-ottawa-canada-ontario/) _ _ _ _ _ Do you follow Andrew King on Twitter ? ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2011-10-23-zombie.jpg) ** Zombie Walk 2011. This year's edition happens [ Saturday on Sparks Street ](http://ottawastart.com/story/18083.php) . ** Photo by [ Ming Wu. ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ming2046/6273169914/in/set-72157627833631029) Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sinkhole-costume.jpg) Looking for costume ideas for the Halloween party you’re attending this weekend? Here is our second annual Ultimate Ottawa Halloween Costume List. ( You can read the 2011 list here. ) 1. ** [ 174 Sinkhole. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hungfatt.jpg) Hung Fatt: "Think I'll Pass On The Chinese Food Tonight". Photo by [ Jean Labelle ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/labellephoto/5530394187/) . Ron Eade [ reported earlier today ](http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/10/22/breaking-news-province-revokes-restaurant-name-union-local-613/) : ** " ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcp909/8092008879/) The Enriched Bread Artists building on a cloudy October night. Photo by Trevor, from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcp909/8092008879/in/pool-ottawastart) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...