Stuntman Stu is looking for your ideas on how to improve Frank Clair stadium if/when the Rough Riders return. Some of his ideas: * A new sound system. Not a radio shack repair job on the old one, but a new one. ...

** Looks like CTV Ottawa is using YouTube to promote some upcoming 6:00 news features, like this one - “The Changing Face of Ottawa”. Related: ** Ottawa Television Guide

We just got this email from our city councillor Peggy Feltmate, about several bus cancellations over the next week: ** ** I just received the press release below stating that a number of bus trips are being cancelled tomorrow. ...

Check out this great sign on Montreal Road - taken by local photographer JDB99 - titled “Wishful Thinking”. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/wishful-thinking-on-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-211169351450000.png) ** ** Also … check out this handy list of Chinese takeouts in Ottawa , including a glossary of common menu items. ...

As seen on Laura’s blog : You talk to people from other cities about shawarma and are mystified when they have no clue what the hell you're talking about There was a point in time (or it is that point in time right now) when you wished you were 18 so you could drive, cab or bus to hull to get alcohol ...

For the latest updates on how thick the ice is on the Rideau Canal, you can check out the National Capital Commission’s Ice Conditions page, or call 613-239-5234. As of Friday night: “Ice tests conducted Thursday, January 18, 2007 confirm that the ice thickness is now between 0 to 17 centimetres at various locations on the Rideau Canal Skateway. ...

From the Elgin Street Irregulars blog , some ideas for how we can celebrate Winterlude, without the ice: Idea #3 – Winterlude: Ottawa’s Annual Tulip Festival Wouldn’t it be wacky if we celebrated our winter splendor with an aquatic theme? ...

There’s no ice on the canal, and hardly any snow on the ground in Ottawa … but most of the area’s major ski hills are all open for business. According to the Ski ‘n Ride Snowguide , most local hills have about 30 cm of snow and a least a few runs open. ...

We forgot to blog about this last week … CBC is launching a new local daytime tv show. The show is called Living in Ottawa: “a guide to living better, right here, right now.” It will be hosted by Jerri Southcott (formerly of A-Channel, and before that from CFRA). ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/340065459_9ff9a45663.jpg) We found this pic on Flickr, from .cait. ** Related: ** Ottawa Newspapers Guide