Dr. John, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a six-time Grammy winner, died Thursday morning from a heart attack, said his publicist and social media manager Karen Beninato. He was 77. In a statement released…
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[Video] Grammy-winning musician Dr. John dies at 77
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Dr. John, Grammy winner, New Orleans, pianist, Right Place At The Wrong Time, Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame
Rare Audio Recording Of Dr. James Naismith – The Canadian Born Inventor Of Basketball
All of the attention the Toronto Raptors are getting these days as they via for the NBA Championship against the Golden State Warriors, is also drawing attention to the the Eastern Ontario town of Almonte, the birthplace of Dr. James…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Almonte, audio recording, Basketball, Canadian, Dr. James Naismith, Inventor, rare, vintage
ByTowne Cinema To Screen New Gordon Lightfoot Documentary This Weekend
A film about Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot made its world premiere at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto last month. Now, the rest of Canada will get to see it over the next few weeks. Here…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: ByTowne Cinema, Documentary, Gordon Lightfoot, Hot Doc's Festival, If You Could Read My Mind, Orillia, Yorkville
New Pedestrian Friendly Areas Popping Up In The ByWard Market
New pedestrian-friendly spaces are popping up in the ByWard Market. Wiliam Street is the home to one of two pilot projects this summer that attempts to expand spaces for pedestrian use. The project was inspired by ideas coming out of…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Byward market, Clarence Street, green spaces, pedestrian friendly, pilot project, William Street
The ‘Eagle’ has landed: NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander revealed By LEGO
Denmark’s Lego Group began manufacturing the interlocking plastic toy bricks in 1949. Who among us hasn’t had at least one LEGO set while growing up? It’s such a ubiquitous toy, as of July 2015, 600 billion Lego parts had been…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 50th anniversary. moon landing, Apollo 11, Lego, lunar lander, NASA
Flower Company FTD Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Another casualty of changing times? Florist’s Transworld Delivery, the century old flower company FTD is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a rough Valentine’s Day. The company plans to break up it’s operations. Originally called the Florists Telegraph Delivery…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 1910, bankruptcy protection, competition, Delivery, Florist’s Transworld Delivery, Florists Telegraph Delivery Association, flowers, FTD, Internet
Ottawa’s Gaby Dabrowski Continues Her Winning Ways At The French Open
Chalk up another doubles victory for Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski! She and her doubles partner, Xu Yifan, moved into the round of 8 at the French Open with a win earlier today. On Tuesday, she and her mixed doubles partner, Mate…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: French Open, Gabriela Dabrowski, Gaby, Ottawa, Paris, Roland Garros, Tennis, WTA
[Video] Ottawa Valley Lilt Ranked Canada’s Sexiest Accent
Just earlier this month the Canadian accent was ranked the 13th sexiest in the world. https://bigseventravel.com/2019/04/worlds-sexiest-accent/ But, with so many different accents in Canada, which one were people thinking of when they said Canada’s was the sexiest? We now have…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: accent, Big 7 Travel, Canada, Funny, lilt, Ottawa Valley, Poll, sexy accent, survey
Volunteers Urgently Needed For Sandbag And Debris Removal
Beginning tomorrow (Saturday), volunteers of all abilities, age 12 and over, are urgently needed over the next two weeks for sandbag and debris removal at flood-affected properties in West Carleton, Bay and Cumberland. Work will take place between 9 AM…
Posted in News & Sports, Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: City of Ottawa, debris removal, flood relief, sandbag removal, volunteers needed
[Video] Leon Redbone Has Died At Age 127
Singer-songwriter Leon Redbone died yesterday. No cause of death was given. He was 69. Leon Redbone was a quirky character, who specialized in old-school vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley-style music. Not the kind music that you’d think would make him…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: entertainer, Leon Redbone, obituary, quirky, R.I.P., vaudeville, Youtube
City Of Paris Remembers Princess Diana
It’s been nearly 22 years since Princess Diana died in a tragic car crash in Paris, but the city is determined not to forget her. The site in Paris that is the most associated with Diana is the Flamme de…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 1997, Paris, Place Diana, Pont de l'Alma, Princess Diana
And The Loser Is… Carling Avenue For The Second Year Running
The votes have been tallied in CAA’s Worst Roads campaign and local drivers have once again named Carling Avenue the worst road in Ottawa. This is the second consecutive year that Carling Avenue has topped the Ottawa list, and the…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: annual, CAA, Ottawa Carling Avenue, survey, Top 10, Votes, worst roads
12th Annual Upper Canada Medieval Festival – VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Missing Game of Thrones? Organizers are looking for talented and energetic volunteers who will serve as games people, gate attendees and more, at one or more days for the 12th annual Medieval Festival at Upper Canada Village, June 8,9,10. Costumes…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Community service, costumes, guards, Medieval Festival, peasants, Royalty, Upper Canada Village, villagers, volunteers
Unique Urban Phenomenon ‘Manhattanhenge’ Happens Today & Tomorrow
It’s that time of the year again when the setting sun perfectly aligns with Manhattan’s street grid creating a rare and beautiful phenomenon called Manhattanhenge. The biannual event typically happens once around Memorial Day and again in mid-July, and is…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: celestial, Manhattanhenge, Neil deGrasse Tyson, New York, phenomenon, setting sun, Tourists
World Health Organization Redefines Workplace ‘Burnout’
Long hours at work can often leave people feeling spread too thin, with feelings of fatigue, anxiety, and depression. They might casually tell friends or family members that they feel ‘burned out’. It seems more and more physicians are using…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Anxiety, burnout, diagnosis, feeling burnt out, physicians, stress, W.H.O., Workplace, World Health Organization
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