Notebook: Gaia Java update, Stittsville BIA
A couple weeks ago at their weekly Friday night music event, Gaia Java co-owner Paul Jay announced that he and Paul Melsness will not be renewing the lease on their coffee shop…
Category: Food & Drink
Two NHL captains visit Napoli’s
One retired NHL captain (Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators) and one current NHL captain (Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets) were at Napoli’s on Wednesday night. They’re pictured here with co-owner Bassel Khalil. Foligno…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Project will teach people how to grow
(Photo: “That was the last good garden I could grow which was two years ago,” says Primeau. “In that garden I had corn, tomatoes, green peppers, green onions, yellow onions,…
Dedicated youth make a big difference at Stittsville Food Bank
(Photo: Stittsville Food Bank volunteers front row L-R: Kayla Robinson, Connor Meek, Caroline Frost, Shaheen Aziz, Gillian Smith, Back Row, L-R: Theresa Qadri (Chair), Adam McCaw, Quentin Pickett. Photo by…
Stittsville’s Paul Meek inducted into Order of Ottawa
(Photo: Paul Meek holds up a bottle of Harvey & Vern’s root beer at Quitters Coffee, November 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) The first thing to go through Paul Meek’s head…
Kiwi Kraze closes Jackson Trails location
Kiwi Kraze in the Jackson Trails Mall has closed down. A sign on the door today directs customers to the Kanata Centrum location. The frozen yogurt store was a favourite…
Five places to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins near Richmond. Photo by Barry Gray.) A lot of Stittsville families will be heading out to find a pumpkin this weekend. It’s a lot of fun to head out to a…
Black Family Farm helps Food Bank via Community Harvest program
(ABOVE: Tom Black in front of greenhouses with produce for the Ottawa Food Bank. Photo by Barry Gray.) Every day there are people in Ottawa who go hungry. But they shouldn’t…
COMMENT: Happy first birthday to Quitters!
(ABOVE: Dog owners gather for a pack walk in front of Quitters last October. Quitters owner Kathleen Edwards is wearing a white shirt in the middle. Photo via Janet Burns /…
Hummingbird wins three awards at Canadian chocolate competition
(Above: Erica and Drew Gilmour owners of Hummingbird Chocolate in their Almonte factory/store. Photo by Barry Gray.) UPDATE (October 17): Hummingbird won a Silver award for their Hispaniola chocolate and Bronze for…
Richmond Bakery sign to be auctioned off
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) UPDATE, OCTOBER 8: The Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager Kathryn Jamieson sent along this note: “Goulbourn Museum wants to preserve the history of the…
LINKED: Old barn moved from Wakefield to Ashton
CBC has a story today the Ashton Brewing Company buying a barn in Wakefield, Quebec and moving it to Ashton, just west of Stittsville. “The weathered beams will be re-assembled to make…
Stittsville Food Bank needs donations!
via Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: The Stittsville Food Bank would appreciate the following donations as the stock on these items is low: Apple Juice 1.89 litre, mixed juices, boxed drinks,…
Third year’s a charm for Aperitivo
(Photos by Barry Gray) The owner of Aperitivo restaurant at the Kanata Centrum didn’t want to jinx his business with a first or second birthday party, but he’s going all…
VIDEO: Paul Meek interviews Mark Saunders
Paul Meek lives in Stittsville and is the owner of Kichesippi Beer, and he’s started a video series interviewing interesting people in Ottawa. In the latest episode, he talks to Mark…