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Lawrence Greenspon gets ’em jazzed up at arts benefit for Ottawa Jazz Festival

Lawrence Greenspon really does deserve a hand (might as well make it the jazz-hand kind) for helping out at the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s annual live auction and benefit concert.

Stella Luna owner steps aside to allow her son to build the business as a ‘collective space’

With a desire to put the controversy of the past year behind them, the new owners of Ottawa’s Stella Luna Gelato Cafe are keen to continue to build the business as an inclusive, welcoming space.

Still working from home? You may need to brush up on your soft skills, experts say

In a post-pandemic workplace, many employees may need to double-down on their “soft skills” to remain effective, experts say.

Queensway Carleton Hospital honours the late Hank Mews at Visionaries Breakfast

The makers, the doers, the dreamers and the builders of our community, raised more than $323,000 for the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation at its Visionaries Breakfast this morning.

LeBreton Flats remains ‘destined choice’ for new Sens arena, biz leaders say

Speculation about alternate locations heated up last week when Mayor Mark Sutcliffe suggested the prime parcel of development land just west of downtown “is not the only option” for a new rink.

Leaders Catherine Clark, Jennifer Stewart keep it real at United Way women’s talk

High up in the Rideau Club, overlooking a city finally waking up from winter, a group of...

Op-ed: Sens sale is a lot bigger than hockey

"Love or hate professional sports, you cannot deny the ability of a sports team to energize and galvanize a city," writes OBJ publisher Michael Curran.

Coming out of COVID: How these pandemic pivots paid off for local businesses

Whether it was turning vodka into hand sanitizer or cutting plexiglass into sneeze-guards, local businesses say their efforts have only made them stronger. 

Local bakery introduces new cookie for Biden

This local bakery knows the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach – and that’s as true for U.S. President Joe Biden as it was for his Democratic predecessor. 

Op-ed: A little good news, bad news on the way to getting my dreams onto the big screen

"Working as a film producer wasn’t something I intended on doing... How hard could it be?" writes producer and screenwriter Chris Bickford.
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