Chris Brown from Liquid Visual sent this reminder to us the other day: "Webcams don't have to be small, tiny, grainy anymore. [ Mooney's Bay Webcam ](http://liquidvisual.ca/) is now HD, as it goes into it's 8th year of serving images once a minute. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/myutopian/7007089246/) Photo Op. By [ Ben Wood ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/myutopian/7007089246/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/7007089246/) . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) The tulips are in bloom and Ottawa is hopping with a huge list of eclectic and interesting events this week. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/brwnshirtelphin.jpg) Earlier today, Ottawa arist and OttawaStart contributor Andrew King launched a limited-edition t-shirt featuring the Elphin , the iconic elf-alien figure that adorns the Elphin apartment building on Metcalfe Street downtown. King writes: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shapeimage_1.png) " ...

Thanks to John Tajima for sending us this photo from the weekend. He titles it “Iconic view of Ottawa, Instagram-style”. Share your great photos of Ottawa in our Flickr group . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tulip-instagram.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Tulip Festival Guide ...

Here’s a great photo of Saturday night’s Supermoon, sent into us by Linda Inch. Linda says: "The orange ones are my favorite and the pinkish one. I started around 8:30pm or so as the moon started to rise on the horizon. ...

Screen capture from Leigh Chapple’s last show on CTV Ottawa on May 4, 2012. On May 4, Ottawa’s “Queen of late night TV” (as Max Keeping calls her) anchored her final broadcast on CTV Ottawa. Here’s what happened: 11:30pm Last time for voiceover guy to say, “CTV news with Leigh Chapple”. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kayaktrench.jpg) _ Westboro _ Flooding of the OC Transpo Transitway trench that runs from Westboro Station to Bayview Station began yesterday after residents of the area successfully lobbied City Hall to convert the 4 km stretch of trench into a kayak commuting canal. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/guidedbycthulhu/7095123621/) Photo by [ Bernard Walker ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/guidedbycthulhu/7095123621/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared on the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/7095123621/) . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) _ Welcome to all the tourists who touch down in our town this weekend for the annual Ottawa Tulip Festival . ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/5717522804/) Photo by [ Mark R. Ducharme ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/5717522804/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared on the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/5717522804/) . Here’s a list of some of the big events happening in Ottawa in May. ...

Hint: don’t use your appliances between 11am and 5pm on weekdays. Here’s a handy chart from Hydro Ottawa . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hydro-rates.jpg) You might also be interested in a blog post we did last summer about tracking your hydro usage online in almost-real time . ...