Balloons are about to take over the sky again just across the river. The Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its 39th edition from September 2 to 6, bringing five days of concerts, balloon flights, and family-friendly programming to Parc de la Baie, just minutes from downtown Ottawa. A Lineup Built for Nostalgia This year’s headliners lean heavily into early-2000s nostalgia. Smash…

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…

Dr. Avi Shelemay, founder of Capital Periodontics, has spent three decades in specialty practice, including years of advanced international training that he now draws on as both a clinician and lecturer. Inside Ottawa’s Capital Perio, where advanced periodontal care, bone regeneration and digital technology are changing what is possible for patients. Dr. Avi Shelemay knew early that…

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…