[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/I-Hate-OC-Transpo-28iHateOCTranspo-29-on-Twitter_1281146961239.png) For all you bus ridin' Ottawa folks, check out @iHateOCTranspo on Twitter. “Retweeting articles, tweets & blogs that document OC Transpo’s screw-ups.” ** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide

Editor's note: Starting today and running each and every Friday on OttawaStart, we’ll feature a “best of” post from the-o-dot , a new satircal Ottawa blog. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IKEA.jpg) _ Pinecrest Mall _ Thousands of Ottawa area college students, young professionals, divorcees, and design savvy citizens were disappointed to learn of news that the assembly of the new Ikea store will be delayed for six months. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hrnq.jpg) This sexy lifejacket reminds you to stay safe on the water this summer. (Photo from @ccoughtrey , used by permission.) ** Related: ** Ottawa Swimming Guide

Eric Darwin posted this pic on his West Side Action blog, and titled it " Unknown offence “: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/P6291842.jpg) There’s something so Ottawan about this sign, isn’t there? Almost like an artistic tribute to the over-regulation and bureaucratic culture that thrives here. ...

Here’s a cool job for a jazz music fan in Ottawa: Programming Manager for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Deadline to apply is September 7, 2010. Ottawa Jazz Festival Inc. seeks a dynamic professional to join the organization as Programming Manager, succeeding the founding programming manager. ...

Greenboro resident and Ottawa blogger Dan Awesome was relaxing at home on Saturday afternoon, when he heard a suspicious noise on his back deck. He investigated and foiled what he belives was an attempted break-and-enter. He chased the suspect, snapped some photographs, and then blogged about the experience : ** ...

Last night we made the trek from the exciting suburb of Stittsville all the way to downtown Ottawa with our two daughters (almost 5-years-old and nearly 3-years-old). The plan was to check out the Busker Festival on Sparks Street. Here’s what happened: ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/the-o-dot_1280500611319.jpg) My new favourite Ottawa blog is the-o-dot , a fake news site that’s kind of like a local version of The Onion. Some sample headlines: * [ Out Of Control Hogweed Robs Bank ](http://the-o-dot.blogspot.com/2010/07/out-of-control-hogweed-robs-bank.html) * [ Random Hole Digging Begins ](http://the-o-dot. ...

Jeff Hunt posted this great photo to Twitter the other day: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/132847907.jpg) Anybody know who this guy is or why he’s dressed up in the fish(?) costume? Bonus fish pun: I guess you could say he knows his scales. ...

The next time a big storm rolls through the region, you can test out Hydro One’s Storm Centre . It’s a live, realtime map showing large planned and unplanned outages in Ontario, including Ottawa and the surrounding area. The site takes data from Hydro One and maps it onto a Bing interface. ...