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By Liz MacKenzie BAMM’s owners, Matt and Ashley Atton, are escapees from the dreary routines and pressures of office work. In Matt’s case, it offered a return to being a chef, far away from the mania of five-star hotel fine-dining management. Their breakaway plan took shape when Tugal, the Portuguese soccer hangout at the corner…
By Amine Mohammed Harmach A space made by and for youth in Ottawa’s Lowertown came back into being this May at the Youth Centre, located at 201 Friel Street. After school from Monday to Thursday, the Transitions and Drop-in programs offer a series of activities for roughly twenty participants. Initiated by the Lowertown Community Resource…
By Nancy Miller Chenier This is the first in a new series that tells the stories of some of the 50+ individually designated heritage buildings in our community. The Ontario Heritage Act, first enacted fifty years ago in March 1975, allowed our municipality to designate individual properties for their architectural and historical value. When the…
By Michel Rossignol In troubled times, it is comforting to remember days in the past when residents of Lowertown celebrated. For example, there were many joyful celebrations on Monday, May 7, 1945. The day began quietly like most days that spring, but by the evening, people were dancing in the streets of Lowertown. Today, the…
By Marc Aubin Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841-1909) was one of the most influential residents of Ottawa’s Lowertown and Ontario’s French-Canadian history. He was the son of a blacksmith, the youngest of 12, and only two years old when his family came to Ottawa in 1843. Three of his brothers were local butchers. Fully bilingual, Duhamel was…
By Robin Etherington GALLERIES – GALERIES Barbara Ann Scott Gallery …
An interview with Executive Director, Tara Shannon. By Robin Etherington Tara Shannon is active in the music industry as teacher, mentor, entertainer, and as co-founder of a group of companies spanning different industries, including her record label, Willow Sound Records. She leverages her distinctive experiences in founding and managing businesses to equip music creators with…
By Nancy Miller Chenier Only a few three-storey apartments are left in Lowertown East from King Edward Avenue to Cobourg Street. In the late 1960s, the widescale demolitions as part of urban renewal greatly reduced their number. One notable exception is 285-287-289 Clarence Street, a red brick building with multiple balconies displaying pot belly railings….
By Tracey Vibert Every spring, all over cities and towns, signs start popping up announcing yard and garage sales. Shoppers looking for a good bargain seek out treasures, and neighbours pop out for a walk to see who is selling what, how folks are doing, and to socialize, maybe haggling a bit over that tool…
By Dave Bowen As of this writing, winter has eased its grip and the flowers and birds of spring have finally started to return. It was a long, cold winter but the bright side is that the Bingham Park rink had the best skating season in recent years. The snow arrived early so work to…