Women wearing all black with black sunglasses kneels on stage and strums her guitar hard amidst red lighting.

Review of CityFolk Day One: The Beaches breathe life into Canadian alt-rock scene

Music lovers arrived ready to rock on the first day of Ottawa’s CityFolk Festival, fostering a celebratory environment around the all-Canadian alt-rock lineup.  Attendees dressed...
Man in red t-shirt poses with a red lightsaber in his booth at Comiccon. On the table in front of him are other light sabers of various colours that he is selling.

Ottawa Comiccon embraces vendors, hobbyists and Hobbit mania

One could’ve mistaken Ottawa Comiccon for Middle-earth when it hosted big-name Lord of the Rings stars between Sept. 6 and 8 at Ottawa’s EY...

Review: ‘Come From Away’ welcomes island pride and the true power of kindness

It’s Sept. 11, 2001. In the aftermath of 9/11, all planes are directed to land at the nearest airport. For 38 planes, that means...

Review: Your ‘Poolside Fantasy’ stay with Noise Hotel just got more existential

“Ever wonder how we got it started, felt like something drew us in?” lead singer of Noise Hotel Eric Montpool sings in the opening...

‘We’re all in this together’: Carleton alumni unite queer community through art

Two years ago, Carleton University students Maggie Harder and Meghan Burns took the stage in front of small-but-eager crowds at Ottawa’s Fresh Meat Theatre...