Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting scans of some old Ottawa postcards that I found at the annual Ottawa Nostalgia and Collectible Show yesterday at the Nepean Sportsplex. The postcards date back to the early 20th century, and show some of Ottawa’s tourism hotspots from the era. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/catdriver.jpg) _ Ottawa _ New OC Transpo boss John Manconi was criticized after the launch of the new CATS-ONLY bus service earlier this week on account the feline transportation system will cost a reported $7 million. Using highly skilled cat drivers, the new cat bus service will be used to pick up cats from around the city and bring them to their requested destinations. ...

Arne Berg sent us this great photo of lightning, taken earlier this evening from his apartment in west Ottawa, looking southwest. If you have a great photo of Ottawa weather (or anything else), please send it to feedback@ottawastart.com or add it to the OttawaStart Flickr Group . ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Ghost-1-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-.png) ** Ghost 1. ** A ghostly wall in the Glebe. Photo by [ Marcel Regimbald ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrimages/6613721211/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/6613721211/) . [ ! ...

We received this email recently from the Brothers Dube, who we’ve mentioned a few times before on this blog . They’re the kid / teenage rock band out of Orleans. Brothers Dube are at it again and need YOUR help getting to Haiti to share their message so please [ donate ](http://brothersdube. ...

Lots of folks have been bragging about their “roll up the rim” wins from Tim Hortons. Mostly they’re photos of free coffees or the odd Tim Card. Yesterday, our friend and Ottawa rapper Peter Joynt aka The Joynt aka @capcity posted these photos: ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pasta.jpg) _ Little Italy _ The vibrant Italian neighbourhood that stretches along Preston Street from Carling to Somerset recently had new “Pay & Pasta” parking meters installed to help draw visitors to the area. A well known location for Italian cuisine, the City Of Ottawa in association with the Preston Street BIA, developed the concept of dispensing pasta last spring as a way to help boost enjoyment for paid parking. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Our contributors pick the best events in Ottawa for the week of March 8-14. You can add your event suggestions to the comments below, or add them to OttawaStart’s Community Listings . ** Denise Deby , ** who writes for ** Green Living Ottawa : ** ...

Here’s a photo by Mitch Carriere, taken a few week ago during Winterlude. Mitch says: “There are quite a few bridges spanning the canal, with a proposal for one more.Also, skating the canal can be give you that feeling of speed, but it can be a bumpy one. ...

Here’s a photo from Derek Mellon , titled “Cold and Lonely”. Derek shared this photo in the OttawaStart Flickr Group . [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/derekmellon/6798750336/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...