Category: Food & Drink
SWEET! New bakery set to open this week on Stittsville Main
UPDATE, JANUARY 16: A note from Renee: “We’re training in the kitchen and on the tills today (Saturday) from 10am onward, so come on by and put us to the test!…
Bee hives go missing from Arcadia neighbourhood
A pair of bee hives — each one containing up to 15,000 bees – were taken from a field near the Arcadia subdivision in Kanata before Christmas, and their owner is…
Vintage Richmond Bakery sign uncovered during renovations
“Coolest find ever! Painted on the block under the old sign,” wrote Deb Mallett on a Richmond community Facebook group where this photo was posted. It was uncovered when the…
Brown’s among first Ontario grocery stores to sell beer
(Photo: Todd Brown, owner of Brown’s Independent, in front of the new beer display. Photo by Barry Gray.) A sign went up on the outside of Brown’s Independent Grocer Monday…
New coffee shop coming to Fairwinds neighbourhood
The Fairwinds Community Association posted a short note on their website yesterday about a new coffee shop called “The Grounds” that’s coming soon to the neighbourhood. It’s expected to open near…
The true story of how Covered Bridge Brewing got its name
(Above: The covered bridge in West Carleton. Photo by Barry Gray.) Romantic, historic, picturesque. Idealized in story and movie, covered bridges have a special nostalgia about them. Of course, they…
Quitters lends support to Chrysalis House
(Quitters is encouraging customers and neighbours to drop off a donation for Chrysalis House, a local women’s shelter, from now until the end of December. Here’s more info about the…
The Glen asks for help to locate scrooge who stole Santa
UPDATE (Nov 30): Santa has been returned home safely to The Glen. “Someone ran in, dropped him off, and ran back out.” From the The Glen Scottish Pub & Restaurant:…
Restaurant and commercial building proposed for 301 Palladium Drive
A new site plan control and zoning bylaw amendment were posted this week for a tear-drop shaped piece of land at 301 Palladium Drive. The restaurant name isn’t indicated in the…
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…
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…