Carol Gimbel performs #1000Strings in Toronto for the 2015 INTERsections Festival. (Photo via Awesome Ottawa) July’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Carol Gimbel to support a mass participatory concert in Wellington West, as part of Chamberfest. “Young musician, avid amateur, seasoned pro, and enthusiastic concert attendee – all are welcome at #1000Strings,” says Carol. ...

We call it “The Elders of Council.” A free phone app called FaceApp has recently taken over the internet. If you spend five seconds on Twitter you’ll probably see someone using it to add about 50 years to their face with the power of a neural network. ...

Ottawa City Hall (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Say what you will about Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, but the man is efficient. He not only smeared a respected reporter last week, but in doing so also debased himself and embarrassed our city and the rest of council. ...

An O-Train vehicle at Mooney’s Bay Station on the Trillium Line. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) The City of Ottawa has advised of some upcoming service disruptions for the O-Train Trillium Line, for both annual track maintenance as well as to accomodate provincial highway work. ...

The National Capital FreeNet’s cookbook. (Photos/Devyn Barrie) The other day I was doing some work in the Algonquin College library (great place and with low traffic during the summer!) and found some racks of books they had retired and were giving away. ...

A firefighter cooling down at Richardson Side Road fire. Photo courtesy of Ottawa Fire Services. Here’s a list of businesses and public places in Ottawa that have air conditioning, and are free, or low-cost. Add your suggestions to the comments below. ...

Lyft wants to help connect people to transit in Ottawa. But are they? (Graphic via Lyft) Rob Woodbridge has seen Ottawa go from being a mid-sized city to having over a million residents. As the city has grown over the past few decades, one thing has remained constant — like most cities, transportation is largely geared towards personal car ownership. ...

Fireworks during Stittsville Canada Day 2017. (Photo/Barry Gray) In addition to the fireworks show downtown at 10 p.m., there will be a number of community pyrotechnics around Ottawa on Canada Day. Here’s a guide to some around Ottawa. Tip us off to any other displays by emailing feedback@ottawastart. ...

Ottawa City Hall (Photo/Devyn Barrie) The Flora Footbridge over the Rideau Canal officially opened Friday morning, per Mayor Jim Watson. Happy Friday! I am proud to announce that the Flora Footbridge is now officially open to cyclists and pedestrians. Just in time for #CanadaDay this bridge connects Old Ottawa East to Lansdowne/Glebe and is an important addition to our pathway network in #Ottawa pic. ...

Katy Chancey tweeted this picture of an Ottawa Police cruiser parked on a bike lane Tuesday evening. Lots of complaints recently about drivers going into bike lanes and staying put. Earlier this month, cyclist Lukasz Lukaszek tweeted about this car blocking the lane on O’Connor Street. ...