kids

We received this email recently from the Brothers Dube, who we’ve mentioned a few times before on this blog . They’re the kid / teenage rock band out of Orleans. Brothers Dube are at it again and need YOUR help getting to Haiti to share their message so please [ donate ](http://brothersdube. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Our contributors pick the best events in Ottawa for the week of March 8-14. You can add your event suggestions to the comments below, or add them to OttawaStart’s Community Listings . ** Denise Deby , ** who writes for ** Green Living Ottawa : ** ...

Congrats to Brad Wood and his girlfriend Stacey, who got engaged on New Year’s Eve. I think it’s safe to say that Brad is the top balloon artist in Ottawa. He is a true balloon master , as you can see from this piece he created to celebrate the upcoming nuptials. ...

Just back from Puppets Up , a festival in Almonte, Ontario. This is our new favourite Ottawa-area event. You should go - it’s only a 20 minute drive from Scotiabank Place, much of it is free, and it’s great for families and grown-ups. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG-20110610-00210.jpg) ** ** Here’s a picture of my daughter Sophie and her kindergarten teacher Denise Payette. Madame Payette teaches senior kindergarten to french immersion students at Stittsville Public School. Coincidentally, she was also my kindergarten teacher in 1983-84 at Merivale Public School in Nepean. ...

If I had to choose the best Ottawa event of the weekend, it wouldn’t be Doors Open Ottawa , or Dickinson Days , or the Children’s Festival . Those are all great events, but the best by far is the New Art Festival at Central Park in the Glebe. ...

** Update (June 5): ** The band took this video down shortly after it was posted. I asked them why. Their reply: "We were too loud and we didn't have a permit... We just want to keep raising money for charity while having fun. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/277456645.jpg) Where do you buy a huge kid? At a huge kids sale, of course. The photo is from Claire Brownell , used here with her kind permission. ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Kids Guide

[ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5543705087/) [ Spring Colours ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5543705087/) a photo by [ glengower ](http://www.flickr.com/people/47930650@N08/) on Flickr. Taken during the final hours of winter in Stittsville.

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wellystrollerlane.jpg) Ottawa - City council Wednesday approved a pilot project to install a segregated stroller lane along one side of Wellington Street from Parkdale Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue in Westboro. The two-year pilot project is expected to cost $1. ...