Got a note from the director of Pirates vs. Ninjas, a video short made in Ottawa that’s being released tomorrow: [ Pirates vs Ninjas ](http://www.pirateninjamovie.com/) is an action martial arts short film produced in Ottawa by local professional filmmakers and stunt actors. ...

Got a note from Ottawa photog/videographer Ryan Emond on the weekend: I have just completed an extensive time lapse journey through our beautiful city. I wanted to make something that showcased Ottawa, something that everyone could take pride in. If you have a spare few minutes please take a look, it is over 15,000 images compiled to make one film and a full month of dedication. ...

Attentive readers of our blog may remember Wilbur Sargunaraj , “India’s first YouTube star” from this video released back in February during Winterlude . Good to see him back again promoting Ottawa with a new video called Bhangra in the Capital . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SC-logo-pos-350.jpg) Great to meet many of the readers and contributors to this blog at Saturday’s Social Capital conference. One consistent thing about people I meet through Twitter: you’re all good people. I had to duck out after lunch to get to a family event out in Perth… wish I could have said hello to more of you. ...

Thanks to Ryan Guthrie who shot these photos and video at yesterday’s unveiling of the James Naismith statue in Almonte. Naismith was born in Almonte in 1861 and invented basketball in 1891. (Great video and great job by Almonte with the unveiling – I love the James Naismith puppet. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/perrierpad.jpg) _ Westboro _ - The privileged children of Westboro will no longer be subjected to the harsh water conditions of municipal water when the area's four splash pads will be converted to use Perrier water later this week. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_2503.jpg) The temperature surpassed 40C at OttawaStart World Headquarters in Stittsville, Ontario. This photo was taken just after 5:00pm on Thursday. It was 36C in the shade. ** ** ...

I have seen the future, and it is a strip mall. [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/5895474495/) Terry Fox Drive, across from Cope Road. The field is bordered by Terry Fox and Fernbank. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Yes it’s hot, but that’s no excuse to stay indoors this weekend. There’s so much going on this week that several of our contributors (including me) had trouble picking just one event. Welcome to our newest contributors, Amanda Earl and Sterling Lynch. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/quart.jpg) Behold The Quart. Photo by [ Collin Guillas ](http://twitter.com/#!/urbandetail) . Got a note on the weekend from [ Colin Guillas ](http://twitter.com/#!/urbandetail) , to let me know about a new Twitter feed he's set up to track and share the price of quarts of beer at Ottawa taverns. ...