Catherine McKenney

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe spoke at the opening of the new "urban concept" Food Basics store at 340 Queen St. on Thursday morning. Photo from Mark Sutcliffe's LinkedIn.

Food Basics brings first ‘urban concept’ store to Queen St. in bid to expand beyond suburbs

Food Basics has opened its first “urban concept” grocery store in an underserved area of Ottawa’s downtown, with curated products and a layout designed for

Claridge Homes eyes revised plan to build record-breaking 50-storey tower on Carling Avenue

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential, Top Stories

The Red Apron at 410 Gladstone Ave. was broken into on Saturday night. Photo from TripAdvisor.

Red Apron co-owner says break-ins just one symptom of a larger problem in Centretown

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

One Ottawa business owner whose store was broken into on Saturday night says the incident is a “symptom to a problem” in the community. Jennifer

Landmark proposal? Taggart believes new two-tower plan for O’Connor Street reaches ‘iconic’ status

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Top Stories

People on the Move: Former Syntronic exec moves to Tallysman Wireless, part of Calian Group

Ottawa

Ottawa tech leader Darrell Wellington is returning to his roots in Canadian technology by joining Tallysman Wireless, a division of the Calian Group of Companies,

Op-ed: Five reasons why Mark Sutcliffe gets my vote

City Hall

OBJ publisher Michael Curran explains why he feels Mark Sutcliffe should be Ottawa’s next mayor.

Mayoral candidates take deep dive into housing crisis at GOHBA breakfast

Ottawa

GOHBA, which has more than 360 members, was eager to hear the candidates lay out their detailed vision for the future of housing in Ottawa.

Park this: Business owners push back on parking fee hike scheme

Ottawa

The debate over downtown parking fees comes as the issue of revitalizing Ottawa’s COVID-battered core is taking centre stage among many business leaders.

Catherine McKenney: I will be Ottawa’s champion — including for our small businesses

City Hall

OBJ reached out to the mayoral candidates about their views on the city’s business community and its priorities and will be sharing their responses, in

Full steam ahead for downtown Ottawa task force

Ottawa

One month in, the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force is diving headfirst into its three-month plan for bringing life back to the downtown core.