Guest blogger Brian Double is training for a 100km from Ottawa to Montebello this weekend. He’s been checking in from time to time with udpates on his progress. You can read previous entries here. I joined the GoodGuysTri running team in March with two goals – raising $2,000 to End Kids Cancer and running 100km solo as part of the Sears Great Canadian Run on October 4. ...

_ This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca . _ Kathleen Edwards is opening a coffee shop called Quitters on Stittsville Main, just south of Abbott Street. There are signs up now on the building and renovations are underway inside. ...

[caption id=“attachment_5217” align=“alignnone” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hart-2Band-2Bfriends.jpeg) Hart Shouldice and friends at the 2014 Panda Game. _ A guest blog by Hart Shouldice , who’s not even a Carleton or Ottawa grad. _ I board the empty bus on Rideau street, along with two girls with painted faces. ...

[ ](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8L9m5_Oh9tQ/UnxDw7zAC0I/AAAAAAAASdE/INQsR1hE_mE/s1600/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. ** This week: ** “We meet up with Nico and Sarah to talk everything architecture in the city of Ottawa. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/emily-arbour-hello-yellow-1038x576.jpg) Photo courtesy of Emily Arbour / Hello Yellow _ _ _ _ _ (This post originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca ) _ This Saturday, Bell Sensplex (1565 Maple Grove Road) will host a one-day marketplace featuring nearly 200 sellers from Ottawa showcasing their handmade and vintage goods. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rdb466/15333415821) _ Wall Mural at the Hintonburg Community Centre by Ross Dunn, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday, September 25: RailRoad Ottawa ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ _ _ _ _ I don’t usually watch the CRTC hearings. ...

_ This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/queensway-construction-1038x576.jpg) Here’s an update on Queensway construction in the Kanata/Stittsville area, provided by Andrew MacHardy from McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers. Work is expected to finish on schedule later this fall. ...

[caption id=“attachment_4912” align=“alignnone” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]