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A pair of Jane’s Walks planned for Stittsville on May 6
(PHOTO: Jane’s Walk 2016 on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) Two Jane’s Walks are planned for Stittsville on Saturday, May 6. One is focused on the W.J. Bell…
UPDATE: Committee approves re-zoning for farmers’ market
Good news: The City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee unanimously approved re-zoning for Village Square Park that will allow for a farmers’ market to operate starting this June. Leading up to the…
Jo-Jo’s Pizza provides land for a new community garden
Here’s another interesting project in the works for Stittsville Main Street: The Kassis family, owners of Jo-Jo’s Pizza, are partnering with a group of local volunteers to help establish a community garden…
NOTEBOOK: New RMT on Stittsville Main, a lost building’s rich retail history
NEW RMT ON STITTSVILLE MAIN Holly Milliner has moved her registered massage therapy practice, Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Centre to the little white house at 1535 Stittsville Main Street, just south of…
Former Louisiannie’s land up for sale at $925,000
(ABOVE: Bradley’s General Store at 1518 Stittsville Main Street. Undated photo.) A significant piece of land at 1520 Stittsville Main Street just south of the Trans Canada Trail is up…
Dandelion Consignment announces closure
(Dandelions owner Sandra Edwards, December 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) (Sorry to hear about the closure of Dandelion Consignment on Stittsville Main Street. Owner Sandra Edwards posted a note on…
NOTEBOOK: New restaurant on Stittsville Main, OC Transpo suburb service, more
Stittsville Main Street is getting a new restaurant this spring. Kevin Conway and his partner Allison Pearce plan to open a 30-seat restaurant called Jack Ketch at 1536 Stittsville Main Street. Most…
NOTEBOOK: New zoning required for farmers’ market at Village Square
Who knew starting up a farmers’ market would be so complicated? The Ottawa Farmers’ Market — the group that runs the weekly market at Lansdowne Park — wants to bring…
Can a video game engage youth in community planning?
(ABOVE: Screenshot from one of the worlds created during the pilot project.) Ottawa Public Health is hoping that Minecraft will lay the building blocks to getting kids engaged in their…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2017
Let’s take out the crystal ball and look ahead at what 2017 may have in store for Stittsville… CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE Earlier this year we should hear from the Ottawa Senators about what…
Heritage house on Stittsville Main gets new life as interior design studio
(Photo:Jennifer McGahan in front of the building on Main Street that she has purchased and will renovate for her business. Photo by Barry Gray.) After over a century as a…
2016 REWIND: Looking back at the ups and downs in local heritage
(Above: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farm. Photo by Steve Garecke.) There was bad news and there was good news for heritage buildings in Stittsville in 2016. First, the bad. In…
2016 REWIND: It happened on Stittsville Main
(The Stittsville Jane’s Walk makes a stop in front of Hudson’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) At the start of January of this year I wrote:…
Creative hub set to take over Bell House on Stittsville Main
(PHOTO: Story Art owner Mel Richer stands in the front from of the old Bell House at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Elm Crescent. The main floor will…
Volunteer firefighter pops the question at Parade of Lights
If you were standing in front of Quitters during last Saturday’s Parade of Lights, you might have seen a little bit of holiday magic. Josh Gibeault, a volunteer firefighter from…