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Jane’s Walk in Stittsville, May 2016. (Photo/Barry Gray) Jane’s Walk is a festival of free neighbourhood walking tours that help put people in touch with their city, the things that happen around them, the built environment, the natural environment, and especially with each other. ...

Eric Darwin’s must-read urban issues blog West Side Action is back after a sabbatical of a few months. Darwin stopped writing a few months back and said in May he was looking for a break from the blog after a 10-year run. ...

** A HERITAGE OTTAWA BOOK LAUNCH ** Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 19:00 to 21:00 Join Heritage Ottawa as we launch our newest book with this special presentation by two of its contributors, Shannon Ricketts and Susan Ross. The fascinating story of how apartment house living emerged in 20th century Ottawa focuses on Centretown, Sandy Hill and parts of Lowertown East. ...

Editor’s note: For parents who are running out of daytime activity ideas for kids, here’s a great urban adventure from Lynn J. This post originally appeared on her blog, Turtlehead. This post originally appeared here on Aug. 25, 2015. I took the kids on a walking tour of downtown Ottawa this week to look at statues and other outdoor art. ...

“For years I wanted to make my own TV show based on the late night “Nightmoves” show from the 1980s,” writes Ottawa artist and storyteller Andrew King . “Now it has happened. Airing on FibeTV1 _ OTTAWANDER _ takes viewers on a ghostly wander through empty Ottawa streets set to a soundtrack by local band ‘orienteers’. ...

_ (This post originally appeared on Green Living Ottawa .) _ It’s one of my favourite times of the year— ** Jane’s Walk ** time! ** Jane’s Walk ** is an international celebration of cities and the people who live in and shape them. ...

(This blog post originally appeared on Point2Homes , a real estate listing site.) Although many highrises have been built in Ottawa since the ‘70s, the city’s skyline has seen significant change especially in the past decade. Various condo developments, construction projects and newly-built towers have altered the cityscape in many ways. ...