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Around Town: 'On top of the world' at opening of new ByWard Market hotel
The grand opening bash for a new luxury boutique hotel in the ByWard Market pretty well blew the roof off the joint, and if you don’t believe me then go check out Andaz Ottawa’s top-floor. It’s an...
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Around Town: Benefit dinner keeps the Fire Fighters Memorial lookin' good
Local firefighters and the broader community bonded by breaking bread together at an annual dinner held at the Sala San Marco banquet hall on Thursday in aid of the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial. The...
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Around Town: Thyme & Again does it again, with 25 years in business bash
Award-winning businesswoman Sheila Whyte would have made a great publicist, given her skill at promoting others while staying behind the scenes running Thyme & Again Creative Catering and Take Home...
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Around Town: Woman credits Jeanne Fuller Red Dress golf tourney for saving...
Do you know what got Anna Kiefl so interested in being part of the Jeanne Fuller Red Dress Charity Golf Classic in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute? Great prizes and auction items,...
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Around Town: Queensway Carleton Hospital heads to the farm to celebrate 40 years
It’s hard to believe that only 40 years ago the Queensway Carleton Hospital sprang from a field much like the family owned Saunders Farm, where the hospital held its big anniversary party Friday night....
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Around Town: Carleton U celebrates great grads doing good work
Carleton University wrapped up its homecoming celebrations by hosting a Great Grads, Good Deeds reception Saturday for a handpicked group of graduates who’ve made a difference, whether locally,...
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Around Town: Embassy of France opens its doors to mental health community
“Welcome to my humble abode,” joked French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis. Anybody who’s ever been to or caught a glimpse of the Embassy of France on Sussex Drive knows that this striking Art Deco...
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Around Town: Kiwanis Club presents Glitz and Glam charity fashion show
It was all style and sparkle at the Canadian Museum of Nature on Tuesday night as the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa hosted a fashion show event there to raise funds in support of at-risk children and youth....
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Around Town: Cancer survivors 'Stuntman' Stu, singer Anne Lewis part of...
While going up the escalator at Brookstreet Hotel, a velvety voice could be heard floating down from the second-floor ballroom. It belonged to Ottawa’s Anne Lewis, who was crooning the opening line...
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Around Town: NAC heralds $5-million gift by Winnipeg's Gail Asper, in style
The National Arts Centre wasn’t at a loss for finding a compelling and charismatic way to express its sincere gratitude to Gail Asper for her record-breaking $5-million donation to the national...
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Around Town: Cube Gallery hosts soirée to support aging and ailing artists
It was curtains up Thursday on PAL Ottawa as its grassroots effort to create affordable housing for the arts community drew supporters to a soirée benefit at Cube Gallery in Wellington West. Surrounded...
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Around Town: Star-studded night at inaugural Nature Canada Ball
It was a night to just sit back and soak it all in, from award-winning singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk‘s phenomenal performance, to Sophie Grégoire Trudeau lifting the spirits of an entire room...
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Around Town: Wabano Centre gala dazzles and delights through dance
The applause was no less than thunderous following the cultural dance performance that charmed and captivated everyone at the annual Igniting the Spirit Gala, held Tuesday at the Ottawa Conference and...
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Around Town: Wellington West chefs lend helping dish for Parkdale Food Centre...
Wellington West is one of the trendiest ‘hoods in town. Yet, behind its popular restaurants and rising home prices is a marginalized population living in poverty. Many of these struggling folks...
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Around Town: 125 Years Fore Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Over the years, the Royal Ottawa Golf Club has been the go-to greens for former prime ministers and governor generals, famous hockey players, successful business executives, and top lawyers and...
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Around Town: Life is a highway at Road Trip USA July 4th bash
The U.S. Embassy’s annual 4th of July bash started this summer off with a bang, fireworks not required. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, hosted well in excess of 4,000 people Monday at...
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Around Town: NAC Orchestra, opera singers go 'al fresco' for Italian garden...
Classical music and opera lovers were swept away, like a pair of romantics on a gondola ride down a moonlit canal, at this year’s Venetian-themed Italian garden party for Friends of the National Arts...
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Around Town: Redblacks co-owner throws charity party at home opener
One of the best plays at Friday night’s football game occurred off the field, when 10-year-old Angus Albinati tackled the hushed issue of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The adorable crowd charmer,...
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Around Town: 'On top of the world' at opening of new ByWard Market hotel
The grand opening bash for a new luxury boutique hotel in the ByWard Market pretty well blew the roof off the joint, and if you don’t believe me then go check out Andaz Ottawa’s top-floor. It’s an...
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Around Town: Benefit dinner keeps the Fire Fighters Memorial lookin' good
Local firefighters and the broader community bonded by breaking bread together at an annual dinner held at the Sala San Marco banquet hall on Thursday in aid of the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial. The...
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