** Update: ** Here’s more about the “re-rebrand” from the Ottawa Business Journal. The first song on the air this morning as The Bear? “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith. In today’s Ottawa Sun, Denis Armstrong reports that as of 8:30am this morning, Virgin Radio 106. ...

Great suggestions by Rose at The $10 Life for fun stuff that Will and Kate can do when they visit Ottawa in July. Forget the Changing of the Guard and the RCMP Musical Ride, how about: * A gold circle pass to the Ottawa Bluesfest. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/worthless-dam.jpg) Big thanks to DaniGirl for taking this photo of a sign beside the dam at Watson’s Mill in Manotick: “Contains worthless dam operating equipment.” (Dani’s taking a photo every day in 2011 as part of a 365 project. ...

Check out this fun new video from Ottawa band Epyllion for their song “Cutthroat Kid”. It features some “epic sledding” on one of Ottawa’s toboggan hills. ** See also: ** Ottawa Toboggan Guide

Earlier today on CBC’s Ontario Today they were talking about a local gas station with a sign out front advertising a price of $1.25 cents per litre. It wasn’t really that high - but it was so cold out over night that the numbers froze in place on the incorrect price and couldn’t be adjusted. ...

Looking back at our stats from January, the most popular blog posts on this site included a tale about frozen eyeballs on the Rideau Canal , your picks for the best french fries in Ottawa , Jeff Mauler’s bid to become the next Regis , video from the Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day , and a tip for removing yourself from the Yellow Pages distribution list . ...

I’ve seen & heard a lot of complaints over the past few weeks about unwanted delivery of phone books. Sounds like a lot of you are either chucking it in the recycling bin right away, or it’s just gathering dust on the top shelf of the closet. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/4c813021f04c4a1f85ac4758b5ad85f5_7.jpg) I really liked this pic that Aaron Sadhankar posted to instagr.am last night, looking down on the Rideau Canal. There’s a Jackson Pollock thing going on in this one, nice stuff. ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Skating Guide

We all complain about the cold and the bad traffic during winter – but really, Ottawa is a great city when it’s cold and snowy. Here are six links to OttawaStart Guides to help you make the most out of it: ...

Ottawa - After Health Canada issued a frostbite warning for most of Eastern Ontario yesterday, thousands of flight capable street pigeons are regretting not making the trek south with the rest of their aviary companions who are settling in to a warm climate in the Southern United States. ...