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Tool Library's final garage sale of the year is happening today (Saturday, September 12) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 877A Boyd Avenue. Hand tools, power tools, vintage tools — everything's been tested by their team.
19+ Oktoberfest at Lansdowne Horticulture Building on September 26. Beer from Spark, Broadhead, Brauwerk Hoffman, Kemptville, Big Rig, Beyond the Pale and Flora Hall. Food from Wedel Touch of Europe, Grounded Kitchen BBQ and Nat's Bread Co, plus more coming. Wine, seltzer, cider and non-alcoholic options too.
Family-friendly bike party at Confederation Park tomorrow 6 to 10 p.m. Bring your ride, bring your friends, bring the energy.
Orleans Ribfest Poutinefest is on through Sunday with ribs, mac and poutine — including a "candied bacon bbq bash" from Bash Food Truck. Jack the Ribber's BBQ sauce samples are drawing crowds, and Soda City's mixed sodas hit different. Fairly busy but not overwhelming, plenty of parking including accessible spots. Saturday 11-9, Sunday 11-6.
police-escorted group of cyclists rode down Carling Avenue late this afternoon — anyone know what that was about?
the Mayfair is the only Canadian theatre showing Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments right now — if you're into it, that's the place.
Octopus Books asks residents to research candidates before Ottawa's October election — support local indie bookstores.
Two free tickets to Sun Kil Moon (Mark Kozelek) at the Bronson Music Theatre are up for grabs this evening — first come, first served via email.
Angela Hewitt, Paul Anka, Alanis Morissette, Bruce Cockburn, Eight Seconds—Ottawa's produced some serious talent. Most left to find their audiences around the world.
Federal workers heading back to the office this week have transit feeling the squeeze. Rush hour's about to get real.
Someone's partner crashed his bike at Somerset and Henderson earlier this week. Bystanders called an ambulance, talked them through what happened, and even drove the bike home. He ended up with a concussion and broken bones needing surgery, but those strangers made all the difference.
Looking to assemble a Dungeons and Dragons group in Ottawa. If you're into tabletop gaming and want to join a regular campaign, there's a post on r/ottawa looking for players.
Internet went down across Centretown Thursday early evening. Fibrestream customers called the ISP and got told they'd email when it's back — curious if it was a widespread outage or just certain areas.
A black cow, maybe a bull, has been spotted walking along Highway 7 shoulder and the centre median near Dwyer Hill — several near-misses with cars already. If you know who owns them, contact Ottawa OPP, case number available through local authorities.
Eight trains are already running on the new east extension without passengers, testing the system. Pre-trial running is supposed to start in early October, but no opening date for actual service yet.
Anyone heading down Moodie toward the 417 eastbound merge is hitting awful congestion — the left lane's been closed after the last traffic light and people are asking when it'll reopen. No reopening date's been announced yet.
Barrhaven residents with big families have been frustrated with the limit. Lawson says scrapping it and building a waste-to-energy facility is part of the solution — issue is whether voters and council will back it.
Mt. Joy's 10th anniversary show is sold out Friday at Hard Rock, but someone's got tickets they can't use due to a family emergency—offering them at a discount if you want to go.
someone's been wondering where all the government corn goes. there's a CFIA facility on Fallowfield that grows and harvests corn every year but nobody knows what happens to it or why they keep growing it.
need 1-2 more people for a rec 6v6 mixed team with OSSC this fall. games every Monday 6-10pm at Redeemer Christian or Notre Dame high schools in Nepean. any skill level, just here to have fun.
