As we grow older, the amount of time we spend listening to music diminishes. Interest in new music seems to peak in our early 20s. After that, we tend to cling to the music we discovered in our youth. There…
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Wish You Had More Time To Listen To Music? You’re Not Alone
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Aging, Deezer, habits, listening, Music, preferences, survey, trends
Voter Turnout Yesterday Highest In 20 Years
Regardless of how you voted, or how you feel about election results, there was some encouraging news that came out of the provincial election. Ontario voters showed up in droves on Thursday, making the turnout rate the province’s highest in…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Election, News, Ontario, positive, turnout, voters
A Meeting That’s Been 90 Years In The Making!
The 1st Gerber Baby took a sweet photo with the newest one. It was a heartwarming moment as the first Gerber baby, now 91, met the newest one, little Lucas Warren. Lucas made history in 2018 when he became Gerber’s…
Posted in Steve Boyton, The Lounge, Whats Happening Tagged with: Ann Turner Cook, Contest, downs syndrome, Gerber Baby, heart-warming, Lucas Warren, Novel, Twitter
TV History – Sex & The City Sex Debuted 20 Years Ago Today
Set and filmed in New York City, and based on the 1997 book by the same name from Candace Bushnell, Sex And The City followed the lives of a group of four women, three in their mid-thirties and one in…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 20th anniversary, Cynthia Nixon, HBO, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica parker, Sex And The City
Miss America To Become A Competition, Not A Beauty Pageant
The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit aspect of its annual competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 2018, bathing suits, changing with the times, competition, irrelevant, Miss America, Negative, outdated, Pageant, swimwear
According To The Latest Meme, The Number 1 Song On Your 14th Birthday Is ‘Life Defining’
There’s a new viral craze on the Internet that’s catching on. What was the No. 1 song on the pop charts on your 14th birthday? According to this musical meme, that song “defines your entire life.” As crazy as that…
Posted in Steve Boyton, The Lounge, Whats Happening Tagged with: adolescence, Billboard Hot 100, Emotions, internet meme, life defining, music meme, nostalgia, Song
Iceberg Alley Has Been Quiet This Year Until Now
Onlookers are being drawn to a small cove in eastern Newfoundland to witness an iceberg with an unusual shape. The iceberg is nearly picture perfect, with a hollow archway carved in the middle. It appears to be grounded in waters…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: iceberg, iceberg alley, iceberg season, Newfoundland, Tourism, Tours
It’s June And Newfoundland Is Still Getting Snow!
Areas around Gander and St. John’s received another light dusting of snow over night as temperatures dipped to about -1 C, with a wind chill of about -7 C. Some called it a cruel spring joke. One twitter user commented…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Alan Doyle, Cold, Newfoundland, rare, SAD, snow in June, Tweets, weather
Google Honours Canadian Indigenous Runner With A Doodle
A world champion Indigenous Canadian runner is being honoured and remembered with a Google Doodle today, on the anniversary of his birth in 1887. The graphic features Tom Longboat of Ontario’s Grand River First Nation running in one of the…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Boston Marathon, Canadian, Google Doodle, icon, indigenous, inspiration, record holder, runner, Tom Longboat
Many Of Ottawa’s Heritage Buildings Will Open Their Doors This Weekend
The City of Ottawa presents Doors Open Ottawa, a free annual architectural event that celebrates our community’s built heritage. It is the second-largest Doors Open event in Canada, and one of the largest in the world! On June 2nd &…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 2018, architecture, City of Ottawa, Doors Open Ottawa, hertitage, history, walking tour
Fourth Time The Charm For Château Laurier Expansion Plans?
The architects behind a much-maligned makeover to Ottawa’s Château Laurier are hoping they finally have it right, and can win over critics of its modernist addition to the historic hotel. The latest version of their design, the fourth, was released…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: architectual plans, Chateau-Laurier, City of Ottawa, criticism, heritage, historic, plans, unveiled
Jeff Goldblum Will Tickle The Ivories For Jazz Label Decca Records
Variety reports that actor Jeff Goldblum, of ‘Jurassic Park’ fame, is recording his first jazz album. Executives at the Decca Records label saw him playing piano with singer Gregory Porter on The Graham Norton Show, in the U.K., and made…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Decca Records, Graham Northon, jazz piano, Jeff Goldblum, side-gig
Tory MP Hands Out Asprin Pill-Box Keychains On The Hill
A Conservative MP stung by the sudden death of colleague Gord Brown is handing out pill case keychains on Parliament Hill, urging everyone he sees to carry a couple of potentially life-saving aspirin. Rob Nicholson says that after Gord Brown’s…
Posted in Annoucer Blogs, Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: aspirin, Gord Brown, key chain. life saving, MP, Parliament Hill, Rob Nicholson
[Video] The Lounge: Encore – Dean Martin Tries To Keep Up With Caterina Valente
Unscripted and a whole lot of fun! Watch this clip from the Dean Martin TV show, featuring Caterina Valente. Caterina Valente is a French-born Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. She is known as a polyglot, meaning she speaks…
Meet Ottawa’s Morgan McKay – Who Just Ran A 10k With 100 lbs On Her Back
Ottawa obstacle racer and personal trainer Morgan Mckay always wanted a Guinness World Record. She scrolled through all the fitness-related records on the Guinness site until she found one she thought might work for her. And now she may have…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 10k, Guinness book of World Records, Morgan McKay, obstacle racer, Ottawa, Ottawa Race Weekend, personal trainer
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Canadiana: Selections from the Art Bank Collection
May 11 @ 12:00 pm - July 1 @ 5:00 pm -
Welcoming Ottawa Week- Immigrant Heritage Walking Tours
June 18 @ 8:00 am - June 30 @ 8:30 pm -
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 21 @ 5:00 pm - July 1 @ 11:30 pm -
2018 Water Garden Tour hosted by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society
June 23 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm -
The Salvation Army Annual Golf Classic
June 25 @ 7:30 pm
