From Environment Canada : [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/forecast2.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide

The Ottawa International Jazz Festival announced the 2011 line-up today. Here’s a list of confirmed performers so far: * Ana Moura * Angele Desbois Jazz Ensemble * APEX: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green * Apex Jazz Band * Atomic * Béla Fleck & The Flecktones the original line-up * Brian Browne Trio * Caridad Cruz * Chet Doxas Quartet * Christian McBride and Inside Straight * Christine Fagan’s “Songs from Once” * Coeur de Pirate * Come Sing Jazz Standards with Elise Letourneau & Capital Vox Jazz Choir * Craig Pedersen Quartet * Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub * Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society * Django Libre * DRUMHAND * Eivind Aarset “Sonic Codex 4tet” * Elio Villafranca * Elliott BROOD * Elvis Costello & the Imposters * Erik Truffaz 4tet * Francois Bourassa Quartet * Gord Grdina Trio plus Mats Gustafsson * Ilan Bar-Lavi * J. ...

I enjoyed - and agree with - this blog post from David Scrimshaw about those hole-filled ziplock grape bags . “It used to be you’d pull a plastic bag off the roller and bag your own grapes,” writes David. “Now they’re bagged for you. ...

Some photos I took earlier tonight (and then heavily processed) of a grown-over storage building on Maple Grove Road in Kanata. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614339147/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614339967/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614920590/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614341079/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614922100/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614923016/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614924040/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614344209/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

Earlier today on Twitter we asked readers for their questions about Ottawa, and then tried to find some answers. 1. ** Where can I get Fever-tree ginger beer in Ottawa? ** (from @traveleater) [ Fever-tree ](http://www.fever-tree.com/) is a UK drink company, and Farmboy used to carry its products. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/logo.png) Katherine Forster, who blogs over at Transition Ottawa , asked us to help spread the word about Shared Earth . It’s like a dating site that matches gardeners with garden space. So if you’ve got a big backyard that needs some care and attention, or if you’re a gardener looking for a place to grow something, you can sign up or search the listings. ...

** Thanks to [ Brent Charbonneau ](http://blog.brentc.com/) for letting us re-post his photo of some graffiti at the Baseline Park & Ride. The spray paint is a big improvement over the original faded, dirty parking booth. (If you have a great photo of life in Ottawa, send it to us at [ feedback@ottawastart. ...

Rrrrroll up the rim! Tired of having to deal with yet another election to determine who will be Canada’s next Prime Minister, Canadians are excited to turn to their coffee to have a chance of winning the seat as Prime Minister. ...

Check out this cool data mash-up called JunkHunt.ca that takes the geographic information from for sale listings on Ottawa Kijiji, and plots it onto a Google map. So you can see what kind of things people are selling in your neighbourhood. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/a0c3285c284e4626b671ce46d7ed3abc_7.jpg) Great photo from John Tajima of a mass grave of old City of Ottawa parking meters. He snapped this photo in the basement of the parking garage at 70 Clarence Street. _ (Used by permission.) _ _ ...