What is it with dog waste in this city? Why do some dog owners still refuse to pick up after their pets? Our community has a neighbourhood Facebook group, and just about every week there’s someone posting about dog poop left at the playground, dog poop on the lawn, dog poop along the nature trail. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2004-06-18-justvote3.jpg) #ottvotechat Tweets OttawaStart will be hosting an Ottawa election Twitter chat ( #ottvotechat ) on Tuesday, September 23 starting at 9:00pm in the evening. Here’s how it works: * A Twitter chat is is a focused conversation about a specific topic or issue. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/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 take the Brew Donkey tour out East to Casselman Brewing Company, Beau’s and Le Castor. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/3v3rton/15021744059) Colourful Mask by Alan Wainwright, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ _ ** Until Thursday, September 18: SPAO 7th Annual A+ Exhibition ** ...

_ This story originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca . _ _ _ _ _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tees-for-the-people-1038x576-2.jpg) Pat Sullivan (left) and Derek Donaldson, owners of Tees for the People _ _ ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ ** ** Did you hear the head honchos from CBC at the CRTC? ...

** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/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 Robin, Megan and Grant from the Bytown Museum in Ottawa. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/14925661429) “Compare” by J. Michel (aka: Mitch) Carriere, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group ** ** ** ** _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** ** ** Wednesday-Sunday, September 10-14: Ottawa Folk Festival ** ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_20140907_114914.jpg) One of the great delights of life is to tool around to the different farmers' markets, stalls and farms in search of autumn’s great bountiful. ...

_ A regular feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ _ _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/01.-2B2014-08-19-Corner-Elgin-Cooper.jpg) _ 1 There are a number of stories to be told of this diminutive midcentury commercial block. ...