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Mark R. Ducharme , a former Ottawa resident now living in New Hampshire, visited Ottawa last month and snapped some shots of Ottawa in transition from Winter to Spring. Thanks Mark for sharing the photos with us. (You can add your favourite shots of Ottawa to our Flickr Pool or send them to feedback@ottawastart. ...

What an incredible, surreal photo by Chuck Clark, showing downtown Ottawa during a sunset. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/centretown-aerial-sunset.jpg) The original photo (and more from the flight) can be seen here on Flickr . I’ve republished it here with Chuck’s permission. He says: ...

Here are a couple of photos from Ross Brown of the Christmas lights downtown. For more photos from Ross, check out his blog . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/HDR_01.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Lights_03.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Parliament Hill Guide ...

Here’s a great idea from the Modern Ottawa blog about a way to spruce up the exterior of the former Big Bud’s store at Bank & Somerset. Now it’s home to Dollar It! , Knit-Knackers and Biogene Aesthetics . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rink-of-dreams-winter.jpg) _ Winter view _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rink-of-dreams-summer.jpg) _ Summer view _ ** ** ** Rink of Dreams Legacy coming to Ottawa City Hall ** ** ** ** The City of Ottawa today announced an agreement with the Ottawa Senators Foundation and the Hockey Canada Foundation to build the Rink of Dreams at Marion Dewar Plaza at City Hall. ...

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. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Bubble.jpg) Thanks to Marcel Regimbald for sending along this great pic (titled “The Bubble”) of the soon-to-be-opened and very photogenic Ottawa Congress Centre. Will it become “>the most-photographed object in Ottawa? Yes, I think it will. Send your photos to feedback@ottawastart. ...

Were you one of the few hundred people who stood around on Parliament Hill waiting for fireworks on New Year’s Eve , only to head home disappointed? Well there’s hope for next time, maybe. From an article in today’s Ottawa Citizen : ...

Last night we made the trek from the exciting suburb of Stittsville all the way to downtown Ottawa with our two daughters (almost 5-years-old and nearly 3-years-old). The plan was to check out the Busker Festival on Sparks Street. Here’s what happened: ...

Jamine the Yoga Teacher tells the story of some Lowertown neighbours who are upset about chalk drawings her kids made on the sidewalk . Here’s an excerpt: They told me to clean it off. I told them to " ...