[ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/49802942@N00/4582148365/) Photo by Dimity Kasz , used by permission. If you have a great photo of something in Ottawa, please send it to us at feedback@ottawastart.com ** See also: ** Ottawa Photography Guide _ If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Pole-walking-at-Mt-Cootha.jpg) _ Westboro _ The City Of Ottawa is investigating a possible pandemic sweeping the Westboro neighbourhood after recent photographs captured individuals skiing along sidewalks with out skis, but using ski poles. “The only explanation is an infectious psychosis that is spreading among residents, causing them to think they are skiing along sidewalks using ski poles, but no skis. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) There are A LOT of events happening in Ottawa this weekend. To help you sort through and pick the best ones, I asked a few of my favourite bloggers, twitter-ers, friends and followers: ** “What event are you most excited about this week? ...

I really appreciate photographs that take something dull and ordinary and transform it into something fascinating and beautiful. Which is exactly what coyote was able to accomplish with this shot of the government complex on Booth Street. I love the textures and contrasts in this photo. ...

From a press release posted to OttawaStart : ** The 2011 Ottawa Summer Season begins with a call for ALL citizens to voice their COMPLAINTS openly and personally! ** People in Ottawa may let on that everything’s sunny and well maintained, but daily life, especially in the summer, can cause a lot of things inside to simmer and then boil over. ...

Here’s a beautiful photo of Ottawa’s skyline in front of a yellow sky. Photo by Terry aka Kanokin , used here by permission. The photo was taken on June 4. We’re always on the look out for great photos of our city. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mikes_final.png) Mike's Corner Store at the corner of Elm and Rochester, by Colin White. Republished here with permission. I used to live on Elm Street, right across from Mike's Corner Store. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Will-and-Kate-in-Ottawa-J.jpg) More details were released today about the itinerary for Prince William and Princess Kate’s visit to Ottawa on July 1, Canada Day. They’ll be arriving at Parliament Hill at 12:07pm and watching the noon show, before doing a walk-about at around 1:45pm. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/5751735759/) I'm sure some of this stuff could have been recycled. Photo by [ Zhu ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/5751735759/) . Saw this recently on Shawn Hooper’s blog : As my contribution to 2010′s Open Data Ottawa Hackfest, I converted the City of Ottawa’s Garbage Collection Calendar into a open format (iCalendar) so that the schedule could be used for purposes like being imported into your favourite calendaring application such as MS Outlook, Google Calendar, or even your smartphone. ...

Marcel Regimbald sent us this series of photos taken around the Byward Market area downtown. [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/image001.jpg) 1 of 3: Spiral - Major's Hill Park [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/image002.jpg) 2 of 3 - 100 Foot Line, Art Gallery Grounds [ ! ...