After spending all of Victoria Day pulling out weeds in the garden, we thought it would be a good time to re-visit a feature from our archives. Three years ago, local gardener Rene Trim contributed a weekly column full of great gardening tips. ...

Some pics, videos, etc. of the fan celebration after the Ottawa Senators Eastern Conference Finals win. * [ Fans welcome the team back at the airport ](http://youtube.com/watch?v=ttA7Qou4h5o) * [ Photos by Torynth ](http://flickr.com/photos/torynth/505166781/) (at the airport when the Sens arrived) * [ Photos by James Maclennan ](http://flickr. ...

The Ottawa Senators are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in modern franchise history. It could be a homecoming of sorts for the Stanley Cup. The original Ottawa Senators (and Silver Seven before that) won the championship 11 times, the last one in 1927. ...

City Journal reports today that the Rideau Canal Pedestrian Bridge Committee has announced the three names in the running for the bridge. After receiving 50 suggestions, the final three choices are: ** ** * Somerset Footbridge * Charlotte Whitton Footbridge * Corktown Footbridge Previously: ...

Local blogger Andrea is looking for your nominations for Ottawa’s best playground. Check it out on her blog, a peek inside the fish bowl . ** Related: ** Ottawa Kids Guide

CFRA is celebrating is 60th birthday today. On Saturday, May 3, 1947, the station went live on the airwaves just after 8:00pm. CFRA has a great 60th Anniversary web site with archival audio, photos, other artifacts from their 60 years in our community. ...

Today we launched the newest page on OttawaStart: the Used Stuff Guide . Click on the link and you’ll find a big listing of online classifieds, garage sales, local thrift shops, second hand stores, and more. “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure” … our Used Stuff Guide will help you make that old saying come true! ...

A fun post on the ELgiN StreEt iRREguLars blog , about how pesky pedestrians are walking the shortest route from A to B, instead of following the pathway the NCC would like them to take. A sample: ** ** ...

Two new weekly community newspapers are being launched in Ottawa on Thursday ** : ** _ The Now EMC Ottawa East _ (downtown), and _ The Now EMC Ottawa-Orleans _ , (east end). The papers are a joint venture between CanWest (who also own the ...

Check out this blog post from Buzz Canuck that compares usage of Facebook in different cities around the globe. Canadian cities have a remarkably high Facebook usage. Here are the “number of Facebook users per K capita” for select Canadian cities: ** ...