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When I met up with ** Joseph Carbonetto ** the other evening for coffee, he looked absolutely nothing like his Facebook profile pic (see above). He wore a button-up shirt, not a cloak. Neatly combed hair, no fangs. He had a smoked meat sandwich and drank a ginger ale instead of blood. ...

[caption id=“attachment_4972” align=“aligncenter” width=“580”] Colours of the Market. Located near the corner of Parkdale and Wellington in the heart of Hintonburg, the Parkdale Market first opened its doors over 75 years ago. Photo by Glen Gower.[/caption] Despite having strong community support, the Ottawa Farmers Market couldn’t muster enough vendor support for a market in Stittsville this year to make economic sense. ...

[caption id=“attachment_59479” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A pilot project at the Stittsville library aimed to engage youth in improving their community (Devyn Barrie / OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Ottawa Public Health is hoping that Minecraft will lay the building blocks to getting kids engaged in their community and its health. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting online public consultations on two naming proposals. Comments on these proposals must be received no later than December 22. ** Silas Bradley Park – (Ward 6 – Stittsville) ** In recognition of Silas Bradley’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 5970 Fernbank Road, ** Silas Bradley Park ** . ...

[caption id=“attachment_32422” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Erica Wiebe celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier in Fresno, Texas in March. Photo via Erica Wiebe.[/caption] _ (Via Councillor Shad Qadri) _ As announced at her homecoming party on August 25 ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ Top events: ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ ** September 8-11: Kanata Ribfest ** ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ ** _ Got an event? ...

** Erica Wiebe’s ** journey to the Olympics in Rio started when she was in Grade 9 at Sacred Heart High School. That’s when she saw a poster for co-ed wrestling practice. “I was playing competitive soccer from a pretty young age. ...

_ (This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca ) _ Time to raise a glass to ** John ** and ** Kathy vanDyk ** from ** Covered Bridge Brewing ** for their gold medal win at the ** Canadian Brewing Awards ** on the weekend. ...