1. This week's jobs: [ Part-Time Piercer ](http://bit.ly/hTrG0o) , [ Scientific Editor ](http://bit.ly/gSiZrw) , [ Pedestrian Handset Testing ](http://ottawa.en.craigslist.ca/etc/2083758414.html) , [ Visual Art Grant Writer ](http://www.ottawastart.com/story/12456.php) 2. Just what Elgin Street needs: [ A Dollar Store ](http://ottawa.openfile.ca/ottawa/file/2010/12/dollar-store-way-elgin-street) 3. Ottawa's [ beautiful ](http://singingmoon. ...

McKellar Park - A pleasant morning was marred Tuesday when a small chickadee was assaulted, pecked and left for dead by a large crow in the McKellar Park area of Ottawa. Known to area residents for its loud and obnoxious early morning cawing from a telephone wire on Dovercourt Avenue, the large crow apparently attacked the chickadee when it approached the crow and tweeted politely for him to keep it down as neighbouring birds were still trying to sleep. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/YLW_219321-620x411.jpg) A quick note to invite everybody out to this weekend’s Crush Improv 3rd Anniversary Show , Friday and Saturday night at the Gladstone Theatre. That’s two nights of improv comedy, featuring performers from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and beyond. ...

_ Today’s guest blog comes from Ottawa wine expert Natalie Maclean . If you’re into wine, you should check out Natalie’s web site for lots of wine resources, like this wine-matching widget that we featured earlier this year. _ ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/3886421.jpg) Just got an email about an interesting new book and website about one-room schoolhouses in Ottawa. (Like the one pictured above – which is now home to the Cheshire Cat pub near Carp.) I am writing on behalf of local author Joy Forbes, who recently published her book, " ...

** Please note: ** The links on this page may be out of date. Please visit OttawaStart’s Christmas Tree Guide for up-to-date info. Check out this map of places where you can cut your own Christmas tree in the Ottawa area. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/heatley-hate.jpg) ( Original image here. ) ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

1. [ Open File opened for business ](http://ottawa.openfile.ca/) . 2. And I came across two great sites from Carleton U. journalism students: [ 1 ](http://theimmpression.cusjc.ca/) [ 2 ](http://thecapitalworks.cusjc.ca/) 3. Jobs this week: [ Horse Farm Manager ](http://bit.ly/dlQepC) , [ Tow Truck Operator ](http://bit. ...

_ _ _ _ _ Westboro _ - A three foot patch of grass in Westboro has recently been purchased by Ashcroft homes and plans are underway for a 12 story condominium building on the site with construction beginning April 2011. ...

Great photo posted today on the ELgiN StreEt iRReguLars blog: “DRIVE HANDSFREE ITS THE LAW” ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Driving Guide