This Saturday: Rockin’ for a Good Cause
Somerset West Community Health Centre is holding a great event this Saturday night (April 21) to raise money for children’s summer programming in our area. The Rock N Blues Review…
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Crunch time for the Hub?
I haven’t written much about the Hub lately. But things have been moving along, behind the scenes. The big developments: Somerset West Community Health Centre’s board approved a plan to…
Kitchen table talk: food in the schools
Here’s a really great event taking place Wednesday evening, for those interested in food policy and promoting healthy eating in our schools. How do we create healthy school food environments…
Breezehill Development: my comments
Today is the deadline for your comments on the proposed 28 story Claridge development at Breezehill and Somerset. Although Melanie Knight, the planner who will report and make recommendations on…
28 Stories on Breezehill? Have your say
So Claridge is proposing a 28 story condo building at 1050 Somerset, on the corner of Breezehill and Somerset, right beside Devonshire School. This is the location of the former…
Soccer Monsters!
A reader writes: I want to get my 3 year old going in soccer this spring and I’m wondering if you would know of any programs in Hintonburg, Civic Hospital…
Growth and infill: two consultations
It’s well known that growth is coming to the neighbourhood. But what kind of growth is it going to be? What kind do we want it to be? There’s a…
Get involved! Hintonburg Recreation Association
The founding meeting of the Hintonburg Recreation Association takes place tomorrow evening (Wednesday, February 22), 7pm at the Hintonburg Community Centre. The association has been in the works for some…
Question Period: The Musical
A little-known fact about Miss Vicky: she was once a musical theatre geek. On second thought, that’s not particularly surprising, isn’t it? Now my geeky instincts have pretty much transferred…
Shinny in the ‘burg
Even if you haven’t registered for Hintonburg’s first (hopefully) annual Street Hockey Tournament, there will be plenty of fun and action tomorrow on Hamilton and Spencer by Parkdale Park. The…
What the heck’s a CDP? Forum Thursday.
The fine folks of the Wellington Village Community Association will be holding a public form on the Wellington West Community Design Plan (or CDP for short) this coming Thursday, January…
Breezehill Development?
Miss Vicky received the following question from reader Nancy today: I love your blog site. Do you have any idea what is moving into the building at the corner of…
Hintonburg Hub Update
As reported over in openfile, there may indeed be a new location for the Hintonburg Hub. It was clear that the negotiations with the Salvation Army were going nowhere, and…
Sens fun with Wee G and Local Tourist Ottawa
Happy New Year, Faithful Legion! It’s been a busy holiday season here at the Finishing School. I think the kids are still vibrating from all of the excitement. For a…
Comings and goings: reader query
A reader writes: Hey Vicky – You’ve always got your ear to the ground… any idea what’s going into the former Mostly Danish Furniture? Indeed! I confirmed this weekend that…
Post-Debate Musings
I haven’t really written about the NDP leadership debate. I guess it’s about time, eh? So far, Miss Vicky is remaining unaffiliated with any campaign. It’s tough when you have…
SoHoHo — The Small Office/Home Office Holiday Party
Hey All, it’s the Webgeek here. I just wanted to tell you about a little shindig a few of us Work-from-home types are putting together. When: Wednesday, December 14th, 4-…
Shop locally
The holidays are coming…. and with them, the craft shows. The local craft show, however, has evolved somewhat since Miss Vicky moved to the neighbourhood. While you still find the…
Help Hintonburger’s Move
So folks are pretty excited about Hintonburger’s expansion to KFC, right? Are you excited enough to help make sure the move is a success? Come celebrate the move and find…
Budget time!
Well, city budget time is upon us again. Is it just me or does the process seem a little hasty this year? Draft documents were released last week, on October…