If you ever go to a concert inside a small bar, you should bring ear plugs if you appreciate hearing. Being the amateur that I am, I didn’t think about loudness when I went to an emo show last Monday inside the Avant Garde bar at 135 Besserer St. ...

Orpheus Musical Theatre Society presents Catch Me If You Can The Musical. Based on the DreamWorks Motion Picture, Catch Me If You Can follows the adventures of Frank Abagnale Jr., a suburban kid in the early 1960s who leaves home before graduating from high school and parlays a gift for telling tall tales and forging checks into an around-the-world spree. ...

[ ](https://heritageottawa.org/50years/union-station) " _ In 1966 the last train pulled out of Union Station because the sordid freight yards crowding the Rideau Canal were to become parklands for people to enjoy. There remained the noble pile built in 1912 to be a sort of cathedral in an age when railways were religion. ...

What to do with the kids during March Break? Here’s a listing of camps, kids activities, and other distractions. _ Add your camp to this list! Email us at feedback@ottawastart.com _ When is the March Break this year? ...

_ (Via Rideau Hall) _ OTTAWA ** — ** On the occasion of the 125 th anniversary of the Stanley Cup ® , His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will welcome Canadians to Rideau Hall to see both the original bowl and the Stanley Cup on ** Thursday, March 16, 2017 ** . ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Eligible residents can now apply for OC Transpo’s EquiPass, a new affordable monthly transit pass that provides a lower-priced transit option for individuals or families who live on low incomes. ...

CityLab reports of a program in Singapore that will scent buses in order to attract more riders. So, what would you like OC Transpo buses to smell like? We asked our followers on Twitter, here’s what they came up with: ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa)-In partnership with the National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, the Ottawa Police Service is pleased to announce an increase in cash rewards for tips leading to the seizure of illegal fentanyl or its derivatives, or to the arrest of fentanyl traffickers. ...

Mayor Jim Watson said on social media Thursday morning that he intends to run again in the 2018 municipal election. [caption id=“attachment_62723” align=“alignright” width=“198”] Watson. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Watson, 55, has served two consecutive terms after being elected in 2010 and again in 2014. ...

For youth drug abuse, prevention and help to battle addiction is key to stopping tragedy – if it’s easy to find. [caption id=“attachment_62790” align=“alignright” width=“363”] Following the deaths of Kanata teens from drug overdoses, youth drug abuse is in the public mind. ...