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Talk the Walk on Urban Infill tonight 7PM
City of Ottawa Planner, Alain Miguelez presents Ottawa City’s new “Mature Neighbourhood By-Law” promising a new direction for urban infill. Sandy Hill has been particularly afflicted with poor infill...
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Jane’s Walk this Weekend: Walking your neighbourhood story
Follow in Jane Jacob’s footsteps and get better acquainted with the city on your doorstep. This weekend marks the 2-day Jane’s Walk phenomenon that, based on Jane Jacob’s advocacy for walking as a way...
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Spring Clean Sandy Hill / Nettoyage du Printemps a Côte de Sable
Get your gardening gloves, grab a soccer ball and meet your neighbours at Strathcona Park this afternoon for the Sandy Hill park and streets spring clean. 1-3PM Meet at Strathcona Park (Osgoode st)...
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Annual “Ride of Silence” Wednesday 20 May
The international ride of silence that sweeps the globe in May is back next Wednesday in Ottawa. The “Ride of Silence” sees cyclists come together in cities and towns across the globe to silently...
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Frankie & Johnny bring Immersive Theatre to Ottawa
It is with excitement and anticipation that we awaited Vacant House Theatre‘s latest production Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Following last spring’s outrageously entertaining inaugural...
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Saturday Fun at the Sandy Hill Spring Fair
Stay close to home for a good time this weekend as the annual Sandy Hill Spring Fair comes to the streets of our neighbourhood. Saturday June 6th, rain or shine, come out to Blackburn Ave between...
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Chakra & Creativity Workshop at All Saint’s Church this Saturday
Calling all local yoga practitioners, artists and those that wish to be introduced to mindfulness, chakra alignment practices, art and gentle yoga postures. Saturday June 20th a workshop will be held...
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Liz Bernstein: Redevelop the ByWard Market for 2017
sandyhillseen:LCA pushes for Market Redevelopment in Byward Market. Couldn’t agree more. Let’s make it a people place, a market, let’s stop prioritizing cars over people. If NY can make Time Square a...
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Community’s Hard-won Battle on Traffic & Safety Threatened – Again
A year and a bit ago Chapel St was opened to traffic at Beausoleil without any notification to the surrounding neighbours -read stories here, here and here. The local community donated time &...
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What to do this weekend and beyond
sandyhillseen:Feeling hungry? Go grab free poutine between noon-1:30pm today only at Smoke’s Poutinerie at 407 Dalhousie. Major #nomnoms Originally posted on Ottawa Citizen: Tuesday, July 14 The Music...
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Les Parents Réclament la réouverture du Centre Educatif Beausoleil (article...
“Les parents continuent de réclamer la réouverture du Centre éducatif Beausoleil en invoquant, notamment les droits linguistiques de la communauté francophone de l’Ontario. D’autres motifs d’ordre...
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One & Only Craft Fair Returns to Sandy Hill
Hot on the heels of last week’s successful Makers Faire at Landsdowne, Sandy Hill’s One & Only returns for it’s 9th annual craft sale this Sunday from 10am-4PM at the Sandy Hill Community Centre....
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Paris Je t’aime
The past few hours has seen many of us glued to the internet following the gruesome attacks in Paris. This city on the Seine has infused so many of our lives with pleasure; to see it torn brutally...
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Terror Impact: preferential coverage and little ears
On Friday evening following the repulsive terror attacks, we limited the news in our household mindful of the fears it might awaken in our 6-year-old. From Beirut through Paris, and in so many other...
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The Bravery of Phoebe Rose
It is with unbearable sadness we received the news yesterday morning that Phoebe Rose had died. Her incredible strength and the tireless love, belief and pursuit of a cure by her family had so many of...
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Saturday Night is Bettye Hyde Trivia Night
This Saturday, Nov 21st, support local and win big at the 9th annual Bettye Hyde TriviaNight. Trivia night tickets are 25$ however a FREE silent auction reception kicks off the soirée. The evening at...
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Adàwe – a bridge connecting communities
Friday Dec 4th at 1PM the new pedestrian and cycling bridge spanning the Rideau River between Strathcona Park and River Road opens. Adàwe, meaning to trade, provides a vital and necessary link...
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Anne & Gilbert: The Musical – Review
An edited version of this review was published by Apt613.ca Anne (Ellen Denny) & Gilbert (Alex Furber) Photo courtesy Andrée Lanthier Anne & Gilbert: The Musical has swept in to Ottawa in time...
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Freezing Seasonal Theatre @The Gladstone
An edited version of this review was published by APT613.ca Warm temperatures haven’t put a thaw on unbridled icy enthusiasm as Freezing returns to Ottawa “Bigger, Bolder… Colder” for its second...
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