In Today’s Edition → Karsh Churchill portrait thief ordered replacement photo online under his own name → Learn 3D Printing at the Ottawa Tool Library’s Demo Night tomorrow → Deal of the Day on Canadian-made bamboo lounge and sleepwear → 🌥️ High 4° Low -8° and partly cloudy. ☀️ 6:27 am 🌛 7:42 pm |
WEDNESDAY DINING + DRINKING UPDATE |
⛱️ Ottawa loves a good patio in nice weather (sometimes even in lousy weather) so we’re excited to hear about the Sparking Lot that Spark Beer is planning. Meanwhile, this Friday (April 11) Spark Beer is releasing Glorious & Free, its hazy IPA collab with Dominion City Brewing. It’s made with malt from Mississippi Mills, hops from Almonte, oats and wheat from Alberta, as well as yeast from Guelph, Ontario. $.50 from each can purchased will support Somerset West Community Health Centre.
🧀 There are big cheese things happening at the Dutch Groceries store (1400 Clyde Ave), specifically imported creamy Goudas, a Dutch Emmental, and a Honey Goat Cheese.
👩🌾 Ferme Juniper Farm has a snazzy new logo and lots of stylish new merch. They’ve also announced that the farm store is once again open, Fridays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (just in case you need an excuse to visit the Gatineau Hills this weekend).
🍔 Gitanes Burger is opening an outpost in Manotick Village. That’s all we know now; contact us if you have more details. 🐐 At Eat the Strip, Ameya Charnalia loved the signature champaran-style mutton curry he found at Namaste Ottawa, slow-cooked in mustard oil for hours and served with freshly buttered tawa roti. 💰In the Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum has found 12 Ottawa restaurant meals $15 and under: - Chicken leg lunch special at African BBQ House – $9.99
Papa Crispy Chicken from T&T Supermarket – $15Grilled pork or chicken Banh Mi from Bahn Mi Yes – $12.98Pho Tai at Phở Việt – $14.98Pad Kee Mao lunch special at Thai Bite – $13.99Porchetta Sandwich at Paninaro – $15The Four Horsemen pita wrap at the Nutty Greek Bake Shop – $11.75- Smash Daddy burger at Smash Daddy – $13
Jamaican patties at Run2Patty – Patties for $4, $4.50 each
🍷 In Ottawa Life, Jane Staples has four wine recommendations under $20 for spring: William Fèvre Espino Chardonnay Reserva Especial 2023
Maipo Valley, Chile ($16.95); Listel Grain De Gris Rosé 2023
Languedoc, France ($12.95) D’Albenas Barathym 2022
Languedoc, France ($15.95); and Barone Montalto Due Mondi 2022
Sicily, Italy ($11).
🐰 A short list of Ottawa’s best Hot Cross Buns: |
NUMBER - 37%
- – The decrease in speeding tickets issued by photo radar cameras last February over last January. The decrease is largely credited to snowy weather in February.
Josh Pringle at CTV
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY - Cole Etherington
After Etherington received two chickens in 2016, he was inspired to create a social enterprize to help people create their own gardens complete with chicken and rabbit manure. The Good Shit sells raised beds, complete with soil, manure, and seedlings for $450. Sonia Mendes in Edible Ottawa
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I’m stuck - – Twenty-year Ottawa resident Helen Bobat, who has been stuck in a legal limbo in England since mid-March after her wallet, containing her permanent resident card, was stolen there. While she does have her British passport, Canada will not allow any airlines to board her without her permanent resident card, which can only be applied for in Canada.
- Elyse Skura at CBC
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SPORTS - 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 2 – Columbus Blue Jackets 5 last night
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Transit Committee
Thursday, April 10 at 9:30 am - OC Transpo update – Rail, bus, and Para Transpo
- Light Rail Regulatory Monitor and Compliance Officer annual report for 2024
- Annual update – Transit Services 5-Year roadmap
- Status update – Transit Committee inquiries and motions for the period ending March 31, 2025
- Bus reliability
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🖼️ Court documents have revealed that the mastermind behind the Karsh Churchill portrait heist from the Château Laurier plotted the scheme from Wakefield. Police say that when Jeff Wood lived in the town, he ordered the replacement print online and had it delivered to his apartment under his own name. Wood also used his real name when he sold it to the UK auction house.
Wood pleaded guilty to the theft in March and will be sentenced this month. – The Low Down
🎧 Two new podcasts of civic interest have dropped. The 613’s Municipal Panel podcast features Neil Saravanamuttoo, Jon Willing, and Sarah MacFarlane discussing the Transportation Master Plan and the joint demands of the mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau. Over at the City’s in-house podcast, OttaTalk, the hosts talk garbage. In particular, why the City enforces a three item limit and illegal dumping. ✅ The City is looking for comments on the proposed new names for six public amenities under its Commerative Naming policy:
- The board room at Sandy Hill Community Centre as the Alicia Natividad Board Room
- The skateboard park at 4101 Innovation Drive as the Blair Aiken Skateboard Park
- The meeting hall at Rockcliffe Park Community Centre as the Jane Dobell Meeting Hall
- The pavilion at AY Jackson Park as the Larry Ellis Pavilion.
- The skateboard park at 1490 Youville Drive as the Stefan Wenek Skateboard Park
- The neighbourhood park at 1756 Grey Nuns Drive as the Trèva Cousineau Park
If you have comments, the City has set up a survey page here. You can read biographies of those commemerated here. – City of Ottawa
🚗 Wheels of Hope is seeking volunteer drivers to transport people living with cancer to and from their treatment appointments. Administered by the Canadian Cancer Society, the programme does not currently have enough drivers to meet the existing need. Reimbursement for gas, or a tax receipt, is provided. – Lesley McKay in Stittsville Central
✈️ Air Canada is planning a new route between Ottawa and Montego Bay, every Sunday next Winter. Flights will run December 2025 to April 2026. – Pax News |
The Poll Yesterday, we asked, ‘What, exactly, is the ‘vibe’ of Ottawa?’ 30% One million people being quiet together 7% Unbridled passion burning under the surface 61% Pretty good looking place, with lots to do 2% Other
Today’s poll:
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Do you and your significant other do a regular ‘Date Night’? |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition WEDNESDAY THURSDAY ✳️ Ottawa composer Jack Hui Litster provides the music for On Home: the new 50-minute multidisciplinary contemporary dance performance by Voices Dance Project. Tonight and tomorrow at Arts Court Theatre. Bibliophiles: grab more of the good stuff at great prices as Mutchmor Public School’s biggest fundraiser of the year gets underway. The Mutchmor Book Saleis open today and tomorrow from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and again open this weekend (check hours). Rooted: Wassim Aboutanos and Jouman Abdallah take you on a lyrical and poetic journey anchored in the melodies of the Middle-East that travel through France and settle in Canada. National Arts Centre Fourth Stage. Learn something new at Ottawa Tool Library’s Demo Night: Introduction to 3D Printing Silent Book Club stops at Anina’s Café. Bring your reading material and be sure to buy a drink and a snack from the venue. Comic, “professional idiot”, and author Steve-O brings his new tour “Super Dummy” to the Bronson Centre. Play Food & Wine, in partnership with Boires and In Wines We Trust, will be hosting a Domaine du Clair Obscur Burgundy Wine Dinner on April 10. Guests will test natural wines from Burgundy alongside a three course menu from Executive Chef Shane Brown. Workshop boutique’s Spring Trunk Sale begins at its new location: Next Door Market & Event Space. - Check out the crystals, minerals, gems, and fossils at the Ottawa Rock and Gem Show. Kids under 5 get in free. Until Sunday at EY Centre.
Ottawa’s best tiny music venue, GigSpace Performance Studio, welcomes Tim Bedner and Kevin Barrett. ByTowne Cinema: The Friend, Ciné-Club D’Ottawa: Je verrai toujours vos visages, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Àma Gloria Mayfair Theatre: No Other Land, You [Romance], Thank You Very Much
Gigs Matt Gower, Michael Peterson, Libby & Cal. LIVE on Elgin Class of 91: Futura Free, Listen Up Kid, Red Light Run. House of TARG Omnivide, Inner Turmoil, Luridity. Dominion Tavern Lensky, Dan Porter. Avant-Garde Bar Dystoh, The Brothership, Mo The Pro. The 27 Club
FRIDAY Despite recent evidence, summer is on the way. Find inspiration for your home, cottage and garden at the Cottage Life & Backyard Show (EY Centre today through Sunday). Witness the Art Battle in person at Overflow Brewing. 12 artists will have compete in three 20 minute rounds, wth the champion determined by the audience. 🆓 Presented by the Group of Embassies of Latin American Countries in Canada, all screenings of the the Latin American Film Festival take place at Saint Paul University. The festival continues until Sunday and again on April 26 and 26. As well as serving darn fine coffee, Happy Goat at 35 Laurel St supports local artists. Case in point: Tonight’s opening party of new works by abstract artist Tim Scapillato aka TScapArt. Catch the NAC debut of Belgian dance company Peeping Tom. The company’s show Diptych: The missing door and The lost room use acrobatic dance to create a labyrinthine world with touches of cinema. Voice Dance Project’s On Home performs once again at Arts Court Theatre. Road Trip: All levels are welcome at the Russell Legion’s Euchre Tournament. Stray Dog Brewing Company welcomes Scott Belford, the host of Toronto Blue Jays’ The Walk Off podcast, for a night of hilarity. Want a chance to buy Canadian fashion at 70% off? The ultra-special Workshop Spring Trunk Sale continues at Next Door Market & Event Space. Visit the Ottawa Psychic & Crystal Fair in Bells Corners from today through Sunday. ByTowne Cinema: I’m Still Here, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Detour: The Royal Tenebaums Mayfair Theatre: The Penguin Lessons, The Brutalist Gigs Laylit: Lionessa, Maya Tayara, MNSA, DJ Zraa. SAW Centre Jazz Night with The Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band. Lavender Grill Cross Dog, Pomegranate, Midnight Crawl, Pop Culture Icons. House of TARG 90s - Now Pop Alt Music Dance party. LIVE on Elgin Nostalgia Nights (Trance). City at Night The Summit Jazz Duo. Night Oat Gilles & the Barnburners, Heir of the Dog. Art house Café
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING What are you doing on Earth Day, Tuesday April 22? At Ottawa Tool Library, the topic is native plants and how to care for them. The DIY Wildlife Garden workshop will explore the way native plants, grasses, and trees can provide habitat, not to mention shade, stormwater management, and of course, beauty. The 38th annual Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (August 27-31) is better than ever with on extra night, more performances, and additions like the new Extra Stage (that makes four spaces for live music). There will also be more opportunities for hot air balloon flights (weather permitting). Five-day passes are available now for a reduced rate, before the artist line-up is announced on April 15.
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