Here’s an idea that we hope sticks: Kanata South councillor Allan Hubley is working to launch a community sugar bush near Bridlewood, according to the OttawaCommunityNews. There’s a protected parkland area in Monahan Landing (off…
Since opening on Thanksgiving weekend, Quitters has quickly become Stittsville’s biggest tourist attraction, thanks to a celebrity owner (Kathleen Edwards) combined with good coffee and a warm, inviting atmosphere. Here’s a guest…
Work from Ottawa painter Katherine Jeans is up on the walls at NeXT restaurant. Jeans says: “I am pleased to present my new collection of art Road Trip – BIG SKIES…
Over the weekend I met up with Paul Meek (pictured above, photo by Barry Gray) the owner of Ottawa-based Harvey & Vern’s soda and Kichesippi Beer. Both companies are manufactured on Campbell Avenue…
Here’s an amusing back-and-forth on Twitter about what counts as “supporting local”. The exchange was started by Brewbellion Magazine and is directed at the new Quitters Coffee in Stittsville. Quitters owner Kathleen…
Here are some upcoming interesting food events in our area: Last two weekends for the Kanata Farmers Market at the Van Leuwen Mall (Hazeldean Road). www.kanatafarmersmarket.ca October 18 and 25 are last chance to…
A teenager learned the hard way that the Main Street Cafe does not have a drive-thru. He drove his car into the front of the restaurant, smashing the windows. “Luckily it happened…
https://twitter.com/amandaputz/status/520978566818037760 Quitters Coffee, the new cafe owned by Kathleen Edwards, opened on Saturday. It’s just on Stittsville Main Street, just south of Abbott. Thanks to Rochelle James for the heads up! James…
(Above: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing) Covered Bridge Brewing is planning a Halloween-themed beer as part of a collaboration with ‘Wiches Cauldron. It’s the latest in a…
The new Subway location is looking for people with customer experience to staff their new Tanger Outlet location. A job fair will take place at Subway’s Kanata Centrum store on Monday,…
On Monday, 25 team members from Stantec helped with the harvest at the Black Family Farm near Stittsville for the Ottawa Food Bank. An additional team of 12 Stantec employees helped to…
Stittsville seems to be a bit obsessed with Quitters Coffee, the new cafe that Kathleen Edwards is opening on Main Street later this month. We posted two articles about Quitters on…
Pho TJ, Stittsville’s newest restaurant, opens for business today at 11am. Located at 1151 Main Stittsville Main Street, the restaurant specializes in authentic Vietnamese food, with a focus on pho,…
This could be one of the most coveted jobs in Stittsville. Quitters Coffee, a new cafe opening later this month on Stittsville Main Street, is hiring. It’s owned by one…
Kathleen Edwards is opening a coffee shop called Quitters on Stittsville Main, just south of Abbott Street. There are signs up now on the building and renovations are underway inside.…
