Ottawa Canine School and the Barking Barista support our four-legged friends...
As measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have restricted business operations, it has been interesting to see how small businesses in Ottawa have adjusted. How has it been working for dog-related...
View ArticleReviving traditional Korean music (virtually) at the Korean Cultural Centre
The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Ottawa has been able to keep some of its traditional music lessons music going during the COVID-19 pandemic by teaching them virtually on Zoom. They even held a...
View ArticleCurious & Kind hosts weekly virtual artist meetup series: Iridescent Robot...
The Iridescent Robot Storytelling Club, a virtual international artist meetup series facilitated by Almonte-based artists’ space Curious & Kind Inc., is a great example of a creative effort to...
View ArticleCapital Tease Burlesque moves the show online
This year marks Ottawa burlesque troupe Capital Tease’s 10th anniversary. Founded in 2010, the current lineup includes co-founder Koston Kreme, Bella Barecatt, Sassy Muffin, Randi Rouge, Victoria...
View ArticleTakeout Talk: What are you ordering this weekend?
In this weekly feature, Apt613 asks blog contributors and local figures about their takeout habits and highlights—to help you find new tasty treats to discover or revisit when you’re just OVER IT with...
View ArticleDr. Yoon brings her healthy kimchi to Ottawa
As a Korean-Canadian growing up in Ottawa, not a lot of people seemed to know what kimchi was back when I was a kid in the ’90s. My mom used to warn me against packing kimchi in my school lunchbox...
View ArticleOttawa Café Crawl: The western suburbs
I started drinking coffee around age 12, not because I liked the taste of coffee, but because I loved coffee shops. On Sundays, my family would drive downtown from Kanata to attend the only Korean...
View ArticleOttawa Café Crawl: Southern and eastern suburbs
Last week, we brought you part 1 of this suburban coffee shop roundup, covering great independent spots in the western suburbs of Ottawa. This week, we’ve got a selection of awesome cafés in the...
View ArticleA Guide to Roller Skating in Ottawa
The first time I tried on roller skates was in 2010, when I signed up for the introductory course held by one of the local roller derby leagues. Roller derby skaters seemed so cool to me: In a world...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in roller skating this summer in Ottawa
Last summer, I wrote a guide to roller skating in Ottawa, sharing some of the best places for roller dancing, trail skating, park skating, and roller derby in Ottawa. Since then, the community has...
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