This morning’s guest blog is from Ken Mellon , resident of Barrhaven, father of two girls, and a Personal Financial Advisor for Alterna Savings & Credit Union. He took all the photos here too. The family and I just returned from a six day road trip. ...

_ Today’s guest blogger is Elizabeth Howell . She blogs about space , she’s a science/business journalist and an amateur stargazer here in Ottawa. _ Astronomy lovers in the greater Ottawa area are lucky: the city is small enough that you can do some pretty serious stargazing even in areas close to downtown. ...

Big thanks to Kyle Smith of Kyle Smith Media , who gave us permission to publish some of the photos he snapped of the construction of the Algonquin College pedestrian bridge. Woodroffe Avenue was shut down all weekend so that the bridge – freshly from a factory in Quebec - could be lifted into place. ...

Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia’s entry on Big Joe Mufferaw : ** ** ** Big Joe Mufferaw ** was a [ French Canadian ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Canadian) folk hero from the [ Ottawa Valley ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Valley) , perhaps best known today as the hero of a song by [ Stompin' Tom Connors ](http://en. ...

Here’s the first in a series of guest blogs over the next couple of weeks. ** ** This one’s by Karla Briones , an Ottawa-area entrepreneur who is owned by her Giant Schnauzer, Pepe. And we were on a team together in 3rd year tv journalism at Carleton U. ...

* OC Transpo had [ a slightly better week ](http://twitter.com/ihateoctranspo) than last week. * Keshia Chante [ is dating Ray Emery. ](http://ottawastart.com/people.php) * The Lord of the Wings is leaving Ottawa, but not before decreeing [ his top 5 picks ](http://www. ...

_ _ _ Stittsville - _ A recent independent study has confirmed that the suburban development by Richcraft Homes called "Deer Run", actually does not contain any deer or trees as implied by their signage and advertising. The dramatic loss of the natural deer from the development comes as a mysterious shock to both residents and developers alike, who used to see deer all the time within the vinyl clad streets of the suburb. ...

The City of Ottawa wants you to complete a survey to help them identify the most dangerous spots for cyclists in our region. From the City’s web site: From the data received, 15 to 20 sites will be selected for further detailed analysis. ...

I’m looking for local artists to participate in a new project called “Skyscraper Art on OttawaStart” . Here’s what it’s about: * I have some unsold “skyscraper” ad space on OttawaStart that I want to donate to local artists. ...

Here' s an interesting news release that was posted today via the [ OttawaStart Community News ](http://ottawastart.com/communitynews.php) feed. A unique design contest to raise funds for charity will make use of recycled copper from the roofs of Canada’s Parliament Buildings. ...