Wall of Inspiration to undergo major update
By Katie Jacobs The Wall of Inspiration, a high-profile display at City Hall featuring the names of more than 800 Ottawa community builders, will undergo…
Bank of Canada Museum reopens
By Hannah Berge After four years of renovations, the new Bank of Canada Museum is back — and it’s bringing the history of Canadian commercial…
Aziz and Company closes doors after 53 years
By Patrick Peori After 53 years, a “little slice of India” at the corner of Bank and Gilmour streets closed its doors for the final…
Small businesses prepare for wage hike
By Patrick Barrios Small businesses across Ontario are scrambling to adapt as the provincial government’s proposed minimum wage hike – the steepest increase in the…
‘Living statues’ celebrate Sparks Street’s 50th birthday
By Aidan Chamandy Elvis, Marie Antoinette and other “living statue” performers were miming all over Sparks Street on the weekend of Sept. 16−17 to celebrate…
Ottawa hair salon debuts gender-neutral pricing
By Courtney Buchanan A Centretown hair salon says it has seen a wave of new clients since it changed prices by introducing gender-neutral charges for…
Viewpoint: Gender-neutral haircuts are just the beginning
By Rosa Saba The news that Centretown salon Hair Junkie is no longer charging customers according to gender has made many people, including myself, very…
Viewpoint: Ottawa has a good chance in the race to host Amazon
By Sarah Newman E-commerce giant Amazon is searching for a place to put its brand-new “HQ2” — and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has been on…
Mad Radish salad bar opens cashless eateries
By Mazen Abouelata Customer responses to cashless transactions at Centretown’s ground-breaking lunch spot Mad Radish are “overwhelmingly positive,” says owner David Segal. When it came…
Florist to the stars shuts Silver Rose
By Spencer Van Dyk After a four-decade career of private enterprise and public service — including gigs as the florist-in-chief for prime ministers, governors general, royal…