Where are the best eggrolls in Ottawa? (Public domain photo) In 2010 we asked our Twitter followers to choose Ottawa’s best eggrolls . Since that was seven years ago, we decided to revisit that and put it to the tweeting public again – plus other suggestions from social media and comments on our website. ...

Ottawa Buskerfest 2017 wrapped up Monday, after five days' worth of performances. Thanks to photographer Rebecca Atkinson for sharing these shots from Sunday. _ We love seeing photos from around the community. Please share your pics with us at feedback@ottawastart.com _

_ (Via Ottawa Public Health) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has received lab confirmation of the first human case of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in Ottawa for the 2017 WNV season. OPH reminds all Ottawa residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and to remove standing water where WNV-carrying mosquitoes can breed. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74579” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] The first annual Somali Cultural Festival was held Saturday at city hall. It featured a fashion show of traditional clothing, as well as Somali food and music. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] There is no runway inside city hall, but with cameras flashing and an attentive audience, it still made for a tidy fashion show. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74784” align=“aligncenter” width=“1296”] Long Ma during a final battle with Kumo, the spider, in La Machine on Sunday. The performance proved enormous benefit to nearby businesses thanks to the thousands who turned out to watch it. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74597” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Natalia Whitia, Aaron Osborne, and Audrey Scanlan are students attending SHAD at Carleton University. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Wiping away tears, 60 high school students from across Canada said goodbye after a month of learning together, as they returned home with a new look on life. ...

You don’t have to believe in myths to have a good time watching La Machine in the streets of Ottawa for the next three days. Of course, dragons don’t really exist. But Long Ma, the horse-dragon character in the production, does a spectacular job bringing the myth to life thanks to its detailed bodywork, lifelike movements and convincing sound effects. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74261” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Long Ma rests outside city hall. He will awaken at 10 a.m. Friday. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] La Machine, a mechanical street theatre production, will take over the downtown core from July 27-30. It will probably be hard to miss these dozen-or-so metres tall mechanical creatures roaming around in the streets, but as a helpful guide here’s the schedule from Ottawa 2017: _ (Long Ma is the dragon-horse and Kumo is the spider) _ [caption id=“attachment_74263” align=“alignright” width=“312”] Kumo asleep atop the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica on Thursday, before awakening at 8 p. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa) -On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Collision Investigation Unit (CUI) charged Chris GALLETTA, 18 years old, of Ottawa with driving offences following a single vehicle collision on Fernbank Road on June 18, 2017 at approx. 9:20pm. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa) - A Canada wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of Alam Gabriel BUOC, 30 years old, of Ottawa, in relation to the homicides of Abdurahman AL-SHAMMARI and Dirie OLOL, and the attempted homicide of an adult male still in serious condition in hospital. ...