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** Update: ** Mauler won ! And he’s appearing as co-host on Regis & Kelly on Tuesday, January 25th. Congrats! Congrats to Hot 89.9 ’s Jeff Mauler, who’s one of ten finalists to co-host an episode or Regis & Kelly. ...

The press release from CTV Ottawa today says: " After 51 years in journalism, veteran newsman Max Keeping is stepping down as Vice-President of News and Anchor of CTV Ottawa’s flagship newscast. Keeping’s last day is set for March 31, 2010 at which time he will become CTV Ottawa’s Community Ambassador. ...

Check out this video of 17-year-old Ashbury College student Julia Dales, who has qualified for the Beatbox Battle World Championship . We read about this in the Citizen - but unfortunately they didn’t provide a YouTube link. ** Related: ** Ottawa Music Guide

We just stumbled upon the website of Jamie Douglas , an entertainer from nearby Almonte, Ontario. He’s a puppeteer working with caricatures of Canadian personalities like Peter Mansbridge, Don Cherry, and Wayne Rostad . Many of the puppets he works with were created by Noreen Young , another Almonte resident with a pretty nifty web site. ...

Highly recommended: Joel Kimmel’s blog . Visually speaking, this is one of the most beautiful blogs you’ll ever visit. Kimmel is an Ottawa-based illustrator. His blog is full of sketches from around Ottawa, like this one of the graffiti wall at Bronson & Slater . ...

In his famously sardonic way, Ottawa’s Johnny Vegas discusses lounge music , blaring music , and working nights . ** Related: ** Ottawa Music Guide