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In this Month’s Issue
OLD OTTAWA EATS Sandy Hill’s newest hotspot hits the sweet spot Dinette Atomique pairs diner classics with Vietnamese influences and an inviting retro aesthetic QUINN ABUGOV On a Tuesday evening in early May, my dining partner and I made our way to Dinette Atomique in Sandy Hill, eager...
OLD OTTAWA EATS Reviewer Quinn Abugov samples Aztec Tacos in Vanier, leaves fully satisfied! QUINN ABUGOV On a quiet Monday night, my dining partner and I stopped in at Aztec Tacos, a small family-owned restaurant on Montreal Road between North River Road and the Vanier Parkway. Nestled among a strip...
OLD OTTAWA EATS From ‘Coming Soon’ to ‘Opening Soon’ Long-anticipated Urban Greens fresh produce grocery prepares for early June soft opening in Old Ottawa East LORNE ABUGOV The ‘Coming Soon’ sign for an Urban Greens fruit and vegetable grocery store has been displayed in the plate glass storefront windows...
Art Beat TIM HUNT’SMAIN STREETSKETCHES Tim Hunt explores his community outfitted with a small sketchbook, pen, and watercolour kit. In our regular feature, he shares the pages from his sketchbook and tells the stories behind his work. TIM HUNT It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we first set...
Presses stop in Winchester, but The Mainstreeter rolls on Sudden shutdown of Winchester Print’s newspaper publishing division sends local newspapers scrambling for new printing homes in Montreal and Toronto MAINSTREETER STAFF The volunteers of The Mainstreeter, like those at many other community newspapers in and around Ottawa and the...
OOE COMMUNITY UPDATES John Dance is TheMainstreeter’s chiefreporter and the formerChair of the Old OttawaEast CommunityAssociation’s PlanningCommittee. With hisextensive experience,he keeps our readersinformed of a widerange of communitydevelopments. Rideau Canal biking news Work is progressing well on the new bicycle lanes along the Colonel By Drive and Queen Elizabeth Driveway,...
Community members step forward with bold plans to reimagine the Brantwood Park shoreline Neighbourhood advocates announce community engagement proposals ranging from new tree plantings and picnic and gathering area to a new footbridge twinned with Indigenous Healing Forests along the Rideau River. LORNE ABUGOV In what The Mainstreeter has...
Big plans for 2026 A new season set to take root at the Children’s Garden New managers, spring workshops and a fundraising push aim to keep Old Ottawa East’s special garden blooming LORI GANDY It’s Spring finally! And that means The Children’s Garden of Old Ottawa East is revving...
Food For Life: How some organizations in Ottawa are addressing the food insecurity gap Ottawa Horticultural Society’s recent panel discussion on food insecurity sheds light on the growing crisis in our communities LORI GANDY In late March, the Ottawa Horticultural Society (OHS) hosted a panel discussion with speakers from...
After community outcry, Lady Evelyn School gets a lifeline The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has backed down on its wind-down plan, though the neighbourhood school’s long-term future remains uncertain. JOHN DANCE The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has reversed its decision to wind down Lady Evelyn School but...
McDonald’s traffic trouble exposes mounting Greystone Village concerns Residents say illegal parking is only one part of a growing traffic problem around des Oblats Avenue and Main Street. MAINSTREETER STAFF Improvements to address traffic problems generated by the new McDonald’s at the corner of Main Street and des Oblats...
75th Anniversary Celebrating Sunnyside Library: A vital community institution To our communities, it’s much more than a library… Opening doors to knowledge, belonging, and opportunity for the past 75 years JOHN DANCE The 75th anniversary of the Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is an...
