The Mayflower’s patio, August 2013. Photo by Christopher Ryan. A weekly feature from Christopher Ryan, a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. When news got out this fall that Mayflower owner Walter Krepski had decided to retire and sell his restaurant, a veritable tidal wave of memories seemed to flood the city. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Simple yet beautiful, today’s home can be found on Geneva Street in Westboro, just north of the Queensway. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Today’s Christmas lights building, the Salvation Army’s Grace Manor, is in Hintonburg on Wellington West Street just a few blocks east of Parkdale. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/11289119236/) Christmas time in Ottawa. Photo by [ Mark R. Ducharme ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/11289119236/in/pool-ottawastart) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . You can see more photos like this in our [ "25 Days of Christmas Lights" ](http://ottawastart. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. (You can see more Christmas light coverage here) Today we head back to Orleans, to one of Ottawa’s most amazing Christmas streets. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Another famous Ottawa landmark: the National War Memorial at the corner of Elgin and Rideau Street. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/8320083280) December Snow Storm. Photo by [ Zhu ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/8320083280/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Can’t do a countdown to Christmas without a photograph of Ottawa’s most famous landmark! ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_20131207_170220.jpg) ** Boyd House in Stittsville. ** December 7, 2013. For the past three weeks I’ve been looking into the history of Boyd House. I’ve talked to former owners and Boyd descendants. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent will be sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) This beautiful home is located on Notre-Dame Street in Orleans, just east of Belcourt Boulevard. ...