If your OC Transpo card reader has ever flashed red for no obvious reason, you weren’t imagining things. The transit service says a string of technical problems with its fare readers cost the system somewhere between $690,000 and $960,000 in lost revenue over an 18-month stretch, according to a new report to council’s transit committee. Where the Numbers Came From The report was…

There is nothing quite like stepping into your own backyard and finding something ready to eat, and for Ottawa gardeners, the secret to keeping that feeling going from May through fall comes down to one clever habit: succession planting. What Succession Planting Actually Means Rather than sowing an entire crop at once and watching it all ripen (and wilt) simultaneously, succession planting means…

Summer nights at the ballpark have a different energy when there’s something real on the line, and this past Saturday at home, Ottawa’s baseball club gave fans exactly that. The Ottawa Titans have officially clinched a spot in the Frontier League playoffs. A Win Worth Celebrating The Titans took down the Quebec Capitales 5-2 on Saturday night, and that result was enough to lock up a…

If your OC Transpo card reader has ever flashed red for no obvious reason, you weren’t imagining things. The transit service says a string of technical problems with its fare readers cost the system somewhere between $690,000 and $960,000 in lost revenue over an 18-month stretch, according to a new report to council’s transit committee. Where the Numbers Came From The report was…

Rideau Street has been missing a proper night-out spot ever since the Chapters at Sussex Drive closed its doors, and this week that same corner is about to come alive in a whole new way. Ottawa’s newest live music venue is opening to the public with its very first headline show. From Bookstore To Backstage The building that once held rows of paperbacks at Rideau Street and Sussex Drive has…