Last week, David Reevely posted this on his Greater Ottawa blog: I can't help but wonder what we'd have been like if somebody tried to introduce curbside garbage pickup for the first time in 2010. “You want me to what? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cool-video.jpg) We posted this on OttawaStart’s Twitter feed yesterday – a video that is definition of “Cool Ottawa”. When someone asks you what’s summer’s like in Ottawa, or why you love living here – this is the video you can send them. ...

Here’s an email I received earlier this week - I’m sharing it here to help Mike get in touch with Ottawa cyclists: Hi, My name is Mike McHugh and I am a graduate student at Queen’s University in Environmental Studies. ...

Ottawa filmmaker Pascal Aka emailed me last week with some great news: EVOL , a movie that he wrote, directed and starred in, is up for five nominations at a California film festival. The film gets its world premiere on Monday at the Action On Film Festival . ...

The latest installment of Five Questions features ShopHaven , an Ottawa gift basket business that’s branched out to include a blog with reviews of local products and businesses. Owners Nelly Leonidis and Natasha Lee research, write and maintain the blog – while Natasha runs the gift basket side of the business. ...

If you went to Bluesfest earlier this month, chances are on the way out you saw The Dube Brothers – the three kids who were rockin' out just beyond the main gates. Last Tuesday night, Arcade Fire dropped by for an impromptu sing-along with the brothers. ...

With Bluesfest finished for another year, Ottawa music fans should look be looking eagerly ahead to the end of August for this year’s edition of the i(heart)music festival . It’s a three day festival from August 26-28, with shows at Mavericks and Cafe Dekcuf downtown. ...

Check out this post and photos : "Any car spotters in Ottawa? Ferraris? Dodge Vipers? Trucks? Any vehicle out of the ordinary? I have a few to share and will update as I photograph them. I ignore Corvettes and Mustangs as they're all too common. ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: EatSafe Ottawa , the city’s guide to inspections of the city’s restaurants and food service businesses, is arguably the best restaurant directory online. It includes every single food venue in the city. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/zr2.jpg) Here’s a great pic from Aaron Sadhankar of the crowd in the Byward Market to see last night’s City and Colour show. They played a free show on the Pop Life Stage as part of Bluesfest. ...