Robin Kelsey has some more of his great photos and commentary today on the Watawa Life blog. This time it’s a post about what happens when the city paints over graffiti : Meanwhile the city continues to erase graffiti from under bridges and overpasses. ...

** 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. ...