Music has been an important part of 27 year old Donaven Demers’ life for as long as he can remember. He grew up in a home where musical instruments and singing were always nearby, and where his parents and grandparents appreciated a wide range of genres. Donaven is building a reputation for himself through his… Read more »
On October 21st, 2023, the St. Joe’s Supper Table, a community meal programme and food bank in Sandy Hill, held its fall harvest-themed fundraising dinner at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. After expenses, the Supper Table raised $7,000 for the meal service and food bank. Over 150 people were in attendance, including a representative of the… Read more »
In this interview with Benjamin Books owner Mordecai Bubis, produced by Barbara Cuerden for IMAGE Sandy Hill’s print edition, we learn how this small, local bookshop survived all these years, thanks in large measure to its connection to university students. The future for this local Ottawa institution, however, is uncertain. A bookstore that sells books… Read more »
Ross Dumoulin, a local Ottawa author, has recently published his new book, Bubblegum, Bad Food, Bad Doctors. It’s a collection of 14 almost completely true short stories spanning six decades. Humour is the main ingredient, spiced up with a spirit of adventure, action and high-risk behaviour often bordering on disaster. The subtitle reads in part:… Read more »
As part of the Beechwood Cemetery’s 150th anniversary programming, Beechwood welcomed, on September 1st, 2023, the Deputy Mayor Clarke Kelly, who shared Mayor Sutcliffe’s proclamation stating that September 2023 was Beechwood Cemetery Month. MPP Lucille Collard also spoke during the ceremony. The proclamation was read during the burial of the Beechwood Cemetery 150th Time Capsule.… Read more »
This letter to the editor, published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 19th, 2023, was written in response to The Glengarry News print newspaper ceasing publication, and the decline of local news more generally. Local and hyperlocal community publications play a critical role in capturing stories that never make it into papers of wider scope.… Read more »
As a grassroots website, we do our best to feature emerging artists, young leaders making a difference in their local community and the unique life experiences of those living in eastern Ontario. In many of these cases, those we feature have overcome adversity of one type or another and have charted a new path in… Read more »
A Company of Fools is tackling Shakespeare’s most iconic play! Opening this July, a Company of Fools is presenting Hamlet on an eight-week tour of over forty parks across Ottawa and beyond. Their fast-paced 90-minute rendition of the Bard’s greatest tragedy will feature disemboweled puppets, a sword fight to the death, live underscoring, and 5… Read more »
Ethan Orser, known by his artist name Ozone, began to immerse himself in rap, particularly producing it, when he turned 17. Having people around him who encouraged him to freestyle made all the difference – it convinced him to begin honing his skills. Taking inspiration from artists like Eminem, J. Cole, or the late American… Read more »
On a wintry night in January, with black ice coating the pavement, I drove out to the eastern Ontario town of Hawkesbury to meet with Josh Ceasor, known to his audience as YRT Ceasor. There’s that gratingly overused phrase of something having “gone viral,” yet how I found this young artist in the first place… Read more »