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[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lolProfile.jpg) Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. In this episode: We meet with with Janak, Kirill, Karissa and Khaled from the innovative non-profit hub PrototypeD Urban Workshops which you will be hearing about a lot in Ottawa in the future. ...

_ A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01.-2014-02-20-Bate-House-Today.jpg) _ 474 Cooper Street. February 2014. _ Although many of them have been converted into apartments for decades, Centretown remains home to a large number of stately homes, constructed during the Victorian, Edwardian (VII), and early Georgian (V) periods. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/marissa.jpg) That girl rocking the red dress is my daughter, Marissa Gagnier, who works for the Soshal Group in Ottawa. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/PB041305.jpg) When I was a little kid, my mom and uncles decided to make home made beer in the basement of our farmhouse. ...

Did you know that there’s an old movie theatre hidden above the Home Hardware building in the Glebe? The Avalon Theatre (later the Glebe Theatre) was open from 1928 to 1956. It has the distinction of being the first movie theatre in Ottawa to show films with sound . ...

** UPDATE: Toys “R” Us in Kanata / Stittsville grand opening is on Saturday, November 10. More info… It’s open for business as of the November 2-4 weekend. ** There’s a Toys “R” Us coming to Stittsville , on the north side of Haleldean Road near Huntmar. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/speakingat-350.jpg) So I’m one of the keynote speakers at Social Capital , a “social media learnathon” here in Ottawa on July 23. My talk will be about ** “building our city through social media” ** . I’ll offer some ideas on how we can harness the power of social media to make our city a greater place to live. ...

I like this sign from Capital Hill Hotel & Suites a good example of honest advertising. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ottawa-loves-meetings.jpg) “OTTAWA LOVES MEETINGS! Turn a necessary evil into an enjoyable experience…” Photo by Dasha , used with permission. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/23663_1.jpg) The big news at the world wide headquarters of OttawaStart is that we’re selling our house – and we’re selling it through Grape Vine . Here’s our listing 60 Dunoon Place, Kanata . Three bedrooms plus bonus room, quiet cul-de-sac, and a big backyard. ...

Here’s a fascinating article from Bruce Firestone on why Scotiabank Place is in Kanata and not at Lebreton Flats, or Lansdowne Park, or somewhere else downtown. Firestone was the original founder of the Senators. Here’s a short excerpt: First, here are a few observations that came primarily from Gino Rossetti, the Detroit-based architect who was the architect-of-record for the Palladium and who pioneered the concept of consecutive rings of suites with his successful first effort at stadium and arena design—the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Detroit Pistons play. ...