[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stools.jpg) Photo by Natasha Love, used by permission. Pretty sure this sign is intended to make you do a double take. It's at Hunt Club Road & Lancelot Drive. ** ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/glebevan.jpg) The Glebe - Construction crews were startled to discover a 40 year old hippie van buried beneath the surface of Bank Street as road work began in the Glebe this morning. Even more startling was the fact that the occupants of the vehicle were alive and well inside the van, apparently surviving on LSD, red wine and an assortment of flaxseed muffins. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-brandon/249901957/) This Zellers store on Sparks Street is staying "as is" but at least six others in Ottawa are switching over to Targets. Photo by [ Steve Brandon ](http://www. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011-ottawa-marathon-map.jpg) Ottawa Race Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday downtown. The main event is the full marathon, which starts on Sunday morning at 7:00am at the intersection of Elgin and Laurier. This year’s new marathon route will take the race through more neighbourhoods than before, so we asked our readers for suggestions on the best spots to watch the race from. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/chinatown.jpg) From @theodotblog : ** “Parking Meters In Chinatown Now Dispensing Fortunes http://t.co/0urvxR6 " ** . Runners up for Ottawa Tweet of the Day, also both from The O-Dot Blog on Twitter : * "Big Brother, Big Sister Day at City Hall backfires as Lansdowne accidentally gets approved for a waterslide theme park made of chocolate. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/spruce-tips.jpg) Spruce tips. Photo by [ Mark Lepine ](http://lockerz.com/s/102421419) , used by permission. We're in the middle of prime spruce tip picking time in Ottawa, according to [ Marc Lepine ](http://twitter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47847725@N04/4491656162/) Photo by [ LaggedOnUser ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47847725@N04/4491656162/) , used under a Creative Commons license. Saw this on [ Ottawa Kijiji ](http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-other-Lookin-for-Outhouse-to-be-moved-to-Island-W0QQAdIdZ285055677) earlier today - a guy in Perth is looking for an outhouse to give to a friend as a housewarming gift: _ " ...

Hope you’re recovered from the long weekend, because summer’s just starting here in Ottawa. Here are some of the big events we’re looking forward to over the next five or six weeks. * [ The Great Glebe Garage Sale ](http://ottawastart. ...

Here are two amazing photos from Friday night, taken by Arne Berg , who graciously gave us permission to re-post them here. The fire in the distance of the first photo was that big blaze at the Kanata townhouses under construction. ...

The latest episode in our continuing series about Ottawa signs : [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/filnu.jpg) ** ** This is a sign on the window at Compact Music in the Glebe. They’re getting ready for a big construction project on Bank Street. Alistair Steele snapped this and graciously gave us permission to post it here. ...