** Funny piece from Larry Moran’s Sandwalk blog, about Ottawa’s annual Dandelion Festival : ** Every year in May there's a famous dandelion festival in Ottawa (Canada). People come from all over the world to see the millions of dandelions along the parkways and walkways throughout the city. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/2008-05-08-tulip-photogs.jpg) We just added this great pic by local photographer Ray Pilon as our " Featured Photo " section on OttawaStart . It got us thinking: what are the most photographed events or locations in Ottawa? ...

** Some housekeeping notes: ** * Yesterday we introduced a new [ Ottawa Golf Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/golf.php) on OttawaStart. * We also renamed a couple of guides. The Traffic Guide becomes the [ Ottawa Driving Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/driving.php) , and the Transit Guide becomes the [ OC Transpo Guide ](http://ottawastart. ...

Check out these amazing photos of the Police show last night – amazing because they were taken on a cell phone. Alec Saunders put his 5-megapixel Nokia N95 phone to the test ** , ** with great results. ** ...

Check out some great photos today of graffiti on a wall on Somerset Street , from the Watawa life blog. Photographer Robin Kelsey shows us what happened after some old graffiti was painted over with beige… ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

We received this email from Tim, a visitor to OttawaGasPrices.com : "What is breakdown of the price per litre we pay at the pump? Specifically, how much is Provincial & Federal Tax?" That’s a pretty common question these days as prices hover around the $1. ...

The winter that never ends: the flurries are falling today, on April 30th. ** Related: ** Ottawa Weather Guide

Here’s a fun post from the Elgin Street Irregulars blog: Ten Things I Hate About You – all about the Sparks Street Mall. Highlights: * 4. Wanna ride your relatively unobtrusive eco-friendly bicycle down Sparks? Pay a hefty fine. ...

Here are the confirmed performers for the 2008 Ottawa Bluesfest so far: * Alice Smith * Angelique Kidjo * Balkan Beat Box * Brian Wilson * Corb Lund * Donna Summer * Feist * Fergie * Gina Sicillia * Great Big Sea * Harper * HiLoTrons * Infected Mushroom * Jakob Dylan * James Taylor * Jully Black * JW Jones Band * Les Breastfeeders * Michael Burks * Nikki Yanofsky * Secret Machines * Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale * Soirée * Steely Dan * The Black Crowes * The Cooper Brothers * The Tragically Hip * Trevor James and the Perfect Gentlemen * Widespread Panic * Wyclef Jean Tickets go on sale April 26 via CapitalTickets. ...

From Ottawa Citizen food columnist Ron Eade’s blog, the tale of the $1,000 ham at La Bottega Nicastro : ** ** About six kilos of prized Iberico Spanish ham that arrived Friday at La Bottega Nicastro in the ByWard Market has all but sold out in less than 48 hours, despite its eye-popping price of $20 for 100 grams, owner Pat Nicastro tells me today. ...