[caption id=“attachment_68944” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Ryan Mason, left, and Zara Ansar are planning a large skip rope party in Lansdown Park on June 3. They received a $1,000 microgrant from Awesome Ottawa to fund it. (Awesome Ottawa)[/caption] Remember the days of yore when carefree recesses were spent on the schoolyard with friends, playing foursquare and tag and double dutch? ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa) - The Ottawa Police Service would like to advise the community that Ms. Karbisheva was located deceased this early afternoon in a wooded area in Stittsville. No foul play is suspected. Her dog was found safe by her side. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68632” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A stand-up comedy show will be filmed in Ottawa using VR technology, for people to watch on their phones with special headsets. The phone technology is a dialed-down version of what this man is wearing at Ottawa VR parlour Colony VR, which is sponsoring the event. ...

** Related: What’s open and closed in Ottawa on Victoria Day weekend ** Looking for something to do in or around Ottawa this Victoria Day long weekend? _ OttawaStart.com ** ** _ has you covered! Got a suggestion? Tweet them at us @OttawaStart or comment below. ...

Here are some photos of this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival, which runs until May 22 at four locations . Tulip Festival pics

[caption id=“attachment_68566” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Ottawa’s Marie-Odile Junker will receive the Governor General’s Innovation for her work researching Aboriginal languages in Canada. (Via Rideau Hall Press Office)[/caption] _ (Via Rideau Hall) _ OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will preside over the second annual presentation ceremony of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards on ** Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 6 p. ...

Learning Photography is a great exercise tool for your brain because your left-brain functions help with processing technical aspects such as, adjusting your shutter speed and reading light meters, and your right-brain functions help with your creativity, and imagination. ** GTA Photography ** is one of Ottawa’s premiere photography summer camp for Kids (8-12) & Teens (13-17) and they’re here to help them exercise their brain! ...

The Vimy Brewing Company opens its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. They’ll have their three ales on tap and the Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins on their 80" TV at 8 p.m. ** The Kitchissippi Times has more… ** ...

** A Tribute to Johnny Cash: The Man in Black Starring Shawn Barker ** ** Presented by: Paquette Productions ** ** Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7 pm ** Tickets / More information Close your eyes and imagine the unique sound of Johnny Cash, as if it were live and for the first time in the early 1960’s. ...

_ (Via CityFolk) _ OTTAWA, May 16, 2017— CityFolk festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2017 program. Confirmed acts to date include: _ Jack Johnson; Father John Misty; Rodriguez; Amanda Marshall; Post Malone; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Broken Social Scene; Margo Price; Corb Lund & Ian Tyson; Allan Rayman; Bahamas; Ruth B; Royal Canoe; The Philosopher Kings; Matt Mays; Scott Helman; A Tribute to Jesse Winchester; Big Thief; Fred Penner; Son Little; Lucy Dacus; Tank and The Bangas; Common Deer; Dead Flowers ; Rose Cousins; Twain; The Suitcase Junket; NEFE; and Sweet Crude, _ with more to be announced in the weeks ahead. ...