Stats – 20 July 2021

20 July 2021

Weather: ⚡️ Showers or thunderstorms. High of 23°, low of 16°

Number: $9,184.46. The amount of money raised by the Stittsville Front Porch Concert Series for youth mental health. [Stittsville Central] [Help make it $10,000]

Ottawans of the Day: Warren Yang and Ericka Hunter. The two, who are brother and sister, star* in the new Apple TV+ programme, Schmigadoon!, as two of the singing, dancing townsfolk. [Ottawa Citizen] [Schmigadoon! trailer]

* Well, they should star. Actual screen time may be less than deserved.

Quote: ‘In many cases, we're sharing stuff with folks that they just literally can't get anywhere else. That's great for us, that's great for our fans, and that's great for these other producers ... I think everybody's kind of winning at the moment’ – Josh McJannett, co-founder of Dominion City Brewing Company, who says that some COVID-19 emergency changes have been great for food and drinks businesses and should continue.  [CBC]

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