_ (press release) _ Some of Ottawa’s best young artists will get the opportunity to display their artwork in three City of Ottawa community galleries starting April 21. Young at Art 2016 exhibits juried work by young artists between the ages of 12 and 19. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa's largest tourism event, the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, is pleased to announce the return of its Celebration concert series with Governor General Arts award recipient Michel Pagliaro headlining Friday, May 27 , and Juno-nominated Hollerado headlining Saturday, May 28 . ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will be hosting its fifth annual Awards Night & Video Screening for the Teen Tech Week Video Contest on April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Centrepointe Studio Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive. ...

_ (press release) _ Just in time for the warm spring weather, Big Rig Brewery’s Hoppin’ Maibock hits LCBO shelves this week. At 5.8% ABV, this classic amber lager style is the perfect transitional beer between winter and summer. It has a nice malt backbone that gives it the right touch of richness. ...

(via Councillor Jeff Leiper) A successful model of community policing may be in jeopardy as a result of changes by the Ottawa Police Service, but a new update doesn’t provide enough details to know, Kitchissippi Councillor Jeff Leiper will tell the Police Services Board on April 25. ...

_ (press release) _ At today’s quarterly mobility and construction briefing, City staff outlined the major construction projects for the upcoming spring and summer months.  There are two main drivers for the 2016 construction season: finishing work on main routes in the city’s core before Canada’s 150 ...

_ (press release) _ To control nuisance mosquito growth in Kanata North and the surrounding areas, larvicide will be applied throughout the summer, beginning with ground applications April 21, and ending September 15.  Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program deals with treating mosquito larvae in wetlands so they won’t hatch. ...

_ (Press release from the Ottawa Police… although it doesn’t specify what the demonstration is about, it’s the annual 4/20 marijuana rally on Parliament Hill.) _ The Ottawa Police Service wishes to advise Ottawa residents that traffic disruptions are expected to occur in the afternoon of ...

_ (press release) _ Nicholas Street from Laurier Avenue to Highway 417 will be fully closed southbound and reduced to one lane northbound overnight from 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 to 4 a.m. Thursday, April 21. A signed detour will be in effect. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, invite Ottawa residents to become volunteers for Canada’s 150 th anniversary celebrations in the nation’s capital.  The Ottawa 2017 online volunteer registration system launched today. ...