14 February 2022
Weather: ☀️ Sunny. High of -14°, low of -19°.
Number: 8. The number of Ottawa eateries included on Open Tables’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in Canada list. They are Atelier, North + Navy, Aiana Restaurant Collective, Arlo, Bar Lupulus, Fauna, NeXT, and Riviera. [CTV] [100 Most Romantic Restaurants]
Gatinois of the Day: Mindflip. The rapper from Gatineau has released a new single, ‘Mind Control”, produced by now Montreal-based Soké, who has worked with Dua Lipa, Sean Paul and Nicky Jam. [Shifter] [Mind Control]
Quote: ‘Those cheap abominations called comic valentines by which mean and cruel people vent their envy and spleen’ – Strong words from the Ottawa Citizen in 1872, deploring the rise of cheap cards rather than ‘love lettering as in the days of yore’. [CityNews]
Sports: NHL Ottawa Senators 4 – Washington 1, last night. Must have been fun for everyone to play during Superbowl Sunday.