Check out this unintentionally hilarious “no juggling allowed” sign. The text says “No busking / Amuseurs publics interdits. There were several of these downtown on Canada Day near Rideau and Sussex. Only in Ottawa! The photo is from @mWare who posted this to twitpic . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/new-oc-transpo-site.jpg) Is this the new OC Transpo Web site? Someone posted a link to http://www.octranspo1.com/ over on the LiveJournal OC Transpo Community . If it’s not an official prototype - it’s a great fake that OC Transpo should adopt as their own. ...

As a follow-up to our earlier post about the best and worst public washrooms in Ottawa , check out this interesting collection of photos of public “comfort stations” in Ottawa. It’s from the Urbsite blog, and the photos include this note: ** ** “Contemporary concerns about safety and sanitation have made the public convenience a rare avis in today’s cities. ...

Catching up on some reading tonight, including this article about the best and worst public washrooms in Ottawa and Canada. The best in the area include the Antrim Truck Stop in Arnprior and the Chateau Laurier loos. The worst include the Rideau Centre. ...

You can add Busta Rhymes, Metric, Lynard Skynard, K’Naan, Gym Class Heroes, Silverstein, King Khan and BBQ, Black Keys to the long list of performers at this year’s Bluesfest. You can see previous posts about performers here and here . ...

Blogger Eric Darwin has a great rant today on his West Side Action blog. He’s highly critical of the City of Ottawa’s pedestrian safety campaign, pointing out that currently on the City’s web site, there’s currently lots of suggestions for pedestrians to avoid getting hit by cars - but none for motorists. ...

A few weeks back, we asked for your name suggestions for Ottawa’s downtown transit tunnel. Officially it’s called “DOTT” (Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel) but we think we can do better. Here’s what you came up with: * Larry's Basement * Ottawa Underground * Capitunnel * Be-Lo-Train * [fill in name] + "bunker", e. ...

David Reevely on OC Transpo’s proposed food ban on OC Transpo buses: No. No, we do not want to consider a no-food policy. The very idea is patronizing and insulting. Bad enough the service is as poor as it is — now you won't be able to eat an apple or a chocolate bar during your 45-minute trip home after work or class? ...

** The very-excellent Ottawa blog apartment613 is looking for writers : ** Once a month we are hoping that some aspiring (or experienced) bloggers will come by and have a pint with some of the folks from [ apartment613 ](http://www. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/obrienvideo.jpg) The 2007 video of Mayor Larry O’Brien being interviewed by the OPP is now online. The judge in O’Brien’s trial gave the media access to the DVD of the interview, and today several media outlets published it online. ...