What's Up Wednesday

Metcalfe nursing student turns lockdown hobby into lucrative business

Three months after watching her first stained glass how-to video on YouTube, Allie Johnston launched Sunshine Stained Glass.

Aug 11, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Auto Show Gatineau celebrates 30th anniversary

Auto Show Gatineau started as an add-on to the Aylmer Boat Show. A lot has changed since then.

Aug 4, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Empty nester to salsa chef: How one local woman's popular-at-parties salsa became a grocery story sell out hit

Cheryl Wilcox created Mom's Homemade Salsa initially as something to serve her family at parties. It was so popular with friends, she's now selling all over the capital region.

Jul 28, 2021 9:16 AM Read more >

Live theatre coming to Lansdowne with 'C-O-N-T-A-C-T'

The play, which asks its audience members to listen through their headphones in an outdoor setting, explores the psychological toll of social isolation.

Jul 21, 2021 9:14 AM Read more >

Former Sparks Street pub manager to head Saunders Farm's new cidery

Jeff O'Reilly was dumped by the company which owns D'Arcy McGee's due to the pandemic, but after some time away from the service industry, the pub manager is getting back to doing what he loves.

Jul 14, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Centretown dog spa owner encouraging other local women to pursue their passions

If opening a new business during a pandemic is a bad idea, Suzanne Quintal asks, "Then when?"

Jul 7, 2021 9:40 AM Read more >

Former Ottawa rapper channels creativity into food at Erling's Variety

“I'm an artist at heart, pretty ADHD, but that works well in the restaurant,” explains Liam Vainola.

Jun 30, 2021 9:33 AM Read more >

Howard Wagman still giving Ottawans a reason to laugh after 45 years and a pandemic

The Yuk Yuk's manager is launching a new summer comedy series on a rooftop patio.

Jun 23, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Seeing Almonte's Dairy Distillery through a pandemic keeps life interesting for Omid McDonald

The entrepreneur's problem-solving itch has taken him from Paris to Brooklyn to Ottawa and Almonte.

Jun 16, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Happy-go-lucky Chef Goodluck on mission to be Ottawa 'ambassador of Caribbean cuisine'

"If you can't go to the Caribbean for a holiday, I bring the Caribbean to you," says The Caribbean Cruiser Chef and Owner Julian Goodluck.

Jun 9, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >