** UPDATE - MAY 30, 2012: ** They’re repaving the road starting in July 2012. Details here… [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_0766.jpg) Yes, I think I can make a good case for it. This is Huntmar Road, a small 900-metre stretch between Maple Grove Road and Palladium Drive. ...

** Update - April 10: ** Stuntman Stu tells all about why he made the move to Majic If you’re a BOB FM or Majic 100 listener, you’ll hear some new voices tomorrow morning on the morning shows: ...

Thanks to all of our readers, commenters, followers, etc. for visiting and contributing to our site in March. The top articles on our blog in March included: 1. [ Round-up of 2011 Bluesfest rumours ](http://ottawastart.com/round-up-of-2011-bluesfest-rumours/) Lots of speculation and rumours about who might be playing this year. ...

I tweeted a rather lame attempt at an April Fool’s joke that a few people fell for. I also liked these attempts from local media and bloggers: Apartment 613 tried to garner support for the historic Hintonberg KFC … the o-dot was renamed to “Thanks A Latte” after selling their blog to a Westboro mommy blogger … CBC Radio got Jim Watson to play along for a story about re-gifting our Royal Swans . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/scottpot.jpg) Ottawa - After a minivan was destroyed by falling into a large pothole on Scott Street, city officials have decided to turn the 8 foot deep hole into a beautiful koi pond stocked with exotic koi adopted from the tsunami ravaged city of Hirokika, Japan. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29weg.jpg) ** ** Amy Rankin snapped this photo at a bus shelter at St. Laurent Blvd. & Blasdell Ave. Could this be a trial run of new street furniture for OC Transpo stations? _ (Send your photos of the strange and bizarre in Ottawa to us at feedback@ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/4CIS.jpg) This sign is so quintessential of Ottawa, isn’t it? Evan Thornton took the photo at an Ottawa parking garage on Friday night, and tweeted : “thoughtful Ottawa; even the over-urinated garage stairs get a bilingual out of order sign. ...

Really liked this photo from Alex Pierre , who was kind enough to let us post it here. On the one hand, it’s a bit sad to see the skateway in ruins. On the other hand, HERE COMES SPRING! (If you have a great photo of Ottawa to share, please send it to feedback@ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/water_water_everywhere.jpg) ** Saw this recently on Neil Hedley’s blog : ** ** To our customers: Screw You ** …Here’s the thing: At some point, somebody in a position of power at the store said to someone else, “You know that water cooler we’ve got in the staff room? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2004-06-18-justvote3.jpg) * Election Day is on Monday, May 2, 2011. Polls we be open from 9:30am-9:30pm. * Advance polling takes place on Friday, April 22, Saturday, April 23 and Monday, April 25 between 12:00pm and 8:00pm. You can find more info about advance polling at [ elections. ...