_ (Via CityFolk) _ OTTAWA, May 16, 2017— CityFolk festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2017 program. Confirmed acts to date include: _ Jack Johnson; Father John Misty; Rodriguez; Amanda Marshall; Post Malone; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Broken Social Scene; Margo Price; Corb Lund & Ian Tyson; Allan Rayman; Bahamas; Ruth B; Royal Canoe; The Philosopher Kings; Matt Mays; Scott Helman; A Tribute to Jesse Winchester; Big Thief; Fred Penner; Son Little; Lucy Dacus; Tank and The Bangas; Common Deer; Dead Flowers ; Rose Cousins; Twain; The Suitcase Junket; NEFE; and Sweet Crude, _ with more to be announced in the weeks ahead. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68304” align=“aligncenter” width=“1920”] Ottawa’s Blakdenim is one of the local acts featured by the NAC’s new emerging music series this October. (Worn Leather Media via NAC)[/caption] The NAC is looking to give emerging artists a leg up with their fall 2017 programming, including a whole new series dedicated to new talent. ...

_ (Via Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) _ TORONTO , May 15, 2017 /CNW/ - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has selected HR Ottawa, LP (known as “Hard Rock Casino Ottawa”) as the service provider for the Ottawa Area Gaming Bundle, following a competitive procurement process. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68258” align=“aligncenter” width=“655”] Justin Rutledge[/caption] No stranger to the NAC Presents series, JUNO-award-winning singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge returns for a very special concert. He will join forces with Petr Cancura who will bring a jazz-influenced approach to Justin’s music, featuring a house band of renowned musicians, known as Crossroads. ...

Grab your friends and unleash your inner geek at this annual, highly popular event. And it’s FREE! ** Thursday, May 18 • 5:00pm-9:00pm ** ** Canadian Museum of Nature • 240 McLeod Street ** Get into some cool hands-on science: ...

[caption id=“attachment_67963” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Mayor Jim Watson issues anti-abortion proclamations, but that doesn’t mean he agrees with them. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The controversy last week over an anti-abortion flag flying over City Hall reminded us of a problem with the city’s issuing of proclamations on request – that there is little discretion and one way or the other, it’ll come back to bite us. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67965” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca)[/caption] When the flag of a group opposed to abortion went up a flagpole on Thursday outside Ottawa City Hall, it set off a chain reaction of events that made for a messy day. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** ** Ottawa ** ** – City of Ottawa ball diamonds will be officially open as of Monday May 15 for baseball and softball groups only. For other sports groups that need access to ball diamonds or sports fields, the diamonds and fields will be open as of May 22, weather permitting. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67965” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca)[/caption] City Clerk Rick O’Connor said the raising of an anti-abortion flag at City Hall should not have happened because it was against the city’s flag policy. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67986” align=“alignright” width=“382”] One of the trains to be used on the Confederation Line when it opens. (Jim Watson/Twitter)[/caption] The City of Ottawa should know by the end of the year the date that the Confederation Line will start carrying passengers, city council was told Thursday in a memo prepared by Steve Cripps, director of O-Train construction. ...