[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HIPSTER.jpg) _ Westboro _ Lego has announced plans to release a new line of “Westboro” themed playsets for an early Summer 2012 launch. The popular children’s building brick manufacturer is using Ottawa’s trendy Westboro neighbourhood as the basis for its latest themed playsets. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) ** Lisa from couchassassin.com : ** ** FILM: ** On a grey weekend, Check out the Bright Lights Baltic-Nordic Film Festival Thursday through Saturday. Themes including tree house building, bicycle thievery and documentary horror, this eclectic festival should suit your tastes nicely. ...

Shared on the OttawaStart Flickr Group by Luciana Nechita : ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/City-Sounds-Ottawa-Saturday-morning-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-.png) ** ** _ “I love how the city sounds early in the morning. Empty streets like no human lives around, the occasional dog barking in the distance, birds up in the sky reaching out to an invisible (yet) sun. ...

Shared in the OttawaStart Flickr Group by Alain Villeneuve : ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Day-106-SENSational-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-.png) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parliament Hill Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mecdonald-s.jpg) _ Westboro _ Popular Westboro outdoor outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-Op recently started work expanding their business into the neighbourhood, with some residents speculating it was for an expandedl kayak showroom. However, sources report the expansion is for a new fast food restaurant partnered with McDonald’s. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssstevieb/6648975369/) ** Barrymore's. ** Photo by [ ssstevieb ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssstevieb/6648975369/in/photostream) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Pool ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Spring brings many things in Ottawa. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bison-burger-dick-s.jpg) Photo from Mike Likes Burgers - "Bison, poutine and sunshine" from Dick's Drive-in and Dairy Dip on Merivale Road. Mike gave this one [ a pretty good rating ](http://mikelikesburgers.blogspot.ca/2012/03/bison-and-bambi-at-dicks-drive-in-and.html#more) . Who do you think makes the best burgers in Ottawa? ...

The third in our series of old postcards of Ottawa features the “Observatory, Ottawa Experimental Farm”. Known officially today as the Dominion Observatory, you can see it just off Carling Avenue near the Civic Hospital. It’s a Classified Federal Heritage Building recognized for its historical and architectural value. ...

Mark R. Ducharme , a former Ottawa resident now living in New Hampshire, visited Ottawa last month and snapped some shots of Ottawa in transition from Winter to Spring. Thanks Mark for sharing the photos with us. (You can add your favourite shots of Ottawa to our Flickr Pool or send them to feedback@ottawastart. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/6811290598/) ** The Elmdale House Tavern in Hintonburg. ** Photo by [ J. Michel Carriere ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/6811290598/in/pool-1894735@N21/) and shared on the [ OttawaStart Flickr Pool ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/6811290598/) . [ ](http://ottawastart. ...