The newly renovated, century-old Horticulture Building and a programmable art installation called _ Moving Surfaces _ were officially opened today at the new Lansdowne Park.  Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Mark Taylor, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, and Councillor David Chernushenko cut the ribbon to officially open the Horticulture Building. ...

[caption id=“attachment_7338” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with Ottawa’s Chief of Police, Charles Bordeleau to talk about how he started on the force, who his first chief was, the hacking of the website, ongoing campaigns in the city and so much more! ...

The Fall 2014 radio ratings are out, and we’ve crunched the numbers to come up with some graphs to illustrate what people are listening to. These numbers include the entire demographic - all ages, men and women. (For all of the graphs below, each station is ranked by their share, defined as “the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to all radio”. ...

During the week of December 1 there will be off-peak lane reductions on Highway 417 in both directions between Metcalfe Street and the Highway 417/174 split. This section of the highway will be fully closed for 15-minute intervals between 1 and 4 a. ...

The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on three separate naming proposals to: * Rename the North Gower Bowling Alley as “Gerry Lines Bowling Alley” * Rename Arena 1 within the Ray Friel Recreation Complex as “Ron Racette Arena” * Name the kitchen in the Tanglewood Park Community Centre as the “Franz Gierer Kitchen” ** Gerry Lines Bowling Alley (Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn) ** In recognition of Gerry Lines’ extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to rename the North Gower Bowling Alley as the “Gerry Lines Bowling Alley”. ...

Ottawa is one step, and several shovels full of dirt, closer to having its first and Canada’s second Miracle League Field; a safe and accessible baseball field and playground for children with special needs. Today’s groundbreaking ceremony took place at Notre-Dame des Champs Park in Orléans. ...

Well, it’s safe to say that the first Capital Craft Crawl - held last Saturday – was a smashing success. At ‘Joy!’, our show at Library and Archives Canada, visitors started coming through the doors at 8:40 – 20 minutes before we officially opened – and they kept coming until we closed at 4:00 pm! ...

Ottawa’s first ** Black Tie Bingo! Annual Fundraiser ** was a huge success raising an impressive $50,000 for the Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa and the OutCare Foundation.  Presented by MediSystem Pharmacy (a Shoppers Drug Mart Company), this unique event was a big hit with the 300 who gathered at the Westin Hotel on Saturday. ...

Come December 4, 2014 Lansdowne will see a new addition to the Park. Sort of like your living room with the addition of people serving you, LOCAL Public Eatery will be opening in the Glebe. Offering up straightforward classics, rotating taps and a laid back atmosphere LOCAL is a lot like a home away from home. ...