chinatown

Some pics of yesterday’s Lunar New Year Parade on Somerset Street. The parade featured Chinese lions, zodiac animals, drummers and dancing. The parade ambled from business to business to brig good fortune and ward off evil spirits in Chinatown. Thanks to Gordon Dewis for posting these photos to the OttawaStart Flickr Group . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/chinatown.jpg) From @theodotblog : ** “Parking Meters In Chinatown Now Dispensing Fortunes http://t.co/0urvxR6 " ** . Runners up for Ottawa Tweet of the Day, also both from The O-Dot Blog on Twitter : * "Big Brother, Big Sister Day at City Hall backfires as Lansdowne accidentally gets approved for a waterslide theme park made of chocolate. ...

Thanks to Banerixat for letting us re-post these great photos he took on Somerset Street today. The lion dancers were part of the celebration of the Lunar New Year. ( Check out more photos from his Flickr page and also his blog for a full account of the day. ...

If you’re on Somerset Street in Ottawa’s Chinatown before June 8, drop by the Oriental Charm Gift Shop (653 Somerset Street West) and check out the interactive twitter-enabled light boxes: One of the highlights of this year’s festival is an interactive lighting display by [ The Latest Artists ](http://www. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Watawa-life-C2-BB-Blog-Archive-C2-BB-Fire-once-more_1189126802515.png) Photographer/blogger Robin Kelsey has posted some photos of the now-vacant site that was the scene of last month’s Somerset Fire . ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

Lots of photos from around the web today of the fire on Somerset Street, as well as the demolition: ** ** * Watawa Life: So Long, Asia Market * Tales from a Grouch: [ Somerset/Booth fire aftermath ](http://realgrouchy. ...

** Check out these two posts from Watawa life, with photos of two recent fires in Ottawa’s Chinatown: ** * [ Fire on Cambridge St. ](http://www.robink.ca/blog/fire-on-cambridge-st/) (August 13) * [ Fire at Somerset & Booth ](http://www.robink.ca/blog/fire-at-somerset-and-booth/) (August 16) ** Related: ** Ottawa Blogs Guide