A Different Route — Meeting YRT Ceasor
On a wintry night in January, with black ice coating the pavement, I drove out to the eastern Ontario town…
Music as a Source of Healing – Devon Brown of SinnBadd
Devon Brown has spent nearly all of his life in eastern Ontario and mostly in the Cornwall area. He’s a…
Music invites you to face yourself — An interview with Matthew Oliver
Originally from Ireland, twenty-six year old musician Matthew Oliver relocated to Canada right on the threshold of the pandemic –…
Working in the background to help others shine
Jay White started producing and recording music in eastern Ontario in 2007 – initially, mostly as a hobby. But beginning…
Purpose in music — A profile of David Dino White
When I arrived at the unassuming redbrick house in Westboro — untouched by cookie-cutter gentrification — David Dino White was…
A glance through Malcolm Shuttleworth’s lens
Born in Calgary and raised in Vancouver, photographer Malcolm Shuttleworth moved to the Ottawa area in early 2020, right on…
Blake Alexander — A different kind of rap
What began as a hobby five years ago turned into a vehicle for sharing a personal story of addiction, recovery…
Coach William Davenport — Basketball as a sanctuary
On a Friday night, just as many were putting the work week behind them and easing into a more relaxed…
Ottawa Book Awards announces 2021 finalists
Established in 1985, the Ottawa Book Awards has a long history of showcasing local authors and often serving as a…
Book Review: Fragments by Jagjeet Sharma
Ottawa-based freelance author and poet Jagjeet Sharma’s newly released anthology Fragments offers poetry that straddles and explores the crossroads of…