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Around Town: Lawyers take centre stage to help GCTC, Salus
What do you call 26 lawyers on stage together? Insulting punchline aside, the answer is: a collective effort of philanthropy in support of the Great Canadian Theatre Company. More than $1.3 million has...
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Around Town: French Embassy hosts Fête Champêtre for Ottawa Symphony
Paris may be suffering from its worst flooding in decades but the only thing flowing at its embassy in Ottawa on Thursday was generosity from its ambassador, Nicolas Chapuis. He hosted this year’s...
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Around Town: Ring the bell for $108,000 raised by OAG's Le pARTy
There was palpable excitement in the air as the most anticipated fundraising art auction of the year drew a sold-out crowd to the Ottawa Art Gallery on Thursday for bidding and buying, combined with...
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Around Town: Snowsuit Fund's London bash is fit for a Brit
London called and more than 400 posh partygoers answered by heading to the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne on Friday night for a British-themed bash that raised funds and awareness for the Snowsuit...
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Around Town: Shining a light on Canadian artists at the Governor General’s...
If you think all the partygoers dancing late into the night at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala have a lot of energy, then how about our governor general, David Johnston, and his...
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Around Town: It's All Greek to Queensway Carleton Hospital
Here’s something to lift you up: a pair of young employees with a local elevator company not only won a jackpot of $30,000 at the Hellenic Community’s 31st annual Gold Plate Dinner on Tuesday but it...
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Around Town: An Evening with Bryan brings hockey fans and players together to...
An Evening with Bryan wasn’t meant to be a swanky affair. After all, the benefit dinner for The Ottawa Hospital Foundation showcased a home-made strawberry rhubarb pie, to be auctioned off to the...
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Around Town: 'More than just outfits', says Dress for Success client
After many years of raising her child as a single mom and caring for her ailing parents and grandparents, Sabrina Walker was faced with the daunting task of returning to the workforce. With only $11 to...
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Around Town: Lawn Summer Nights Ottawa ready to roll for Cystic Fibrosis
So high was the demand to participate in the fourth annual Lawn Summer Nights charity lawn bowling tournament that organizers added a special pop-up event this past Saturday, at the Elmdale Lawn...
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Around Town: Wabano Centre gala dazzles and delights through dance
The applause was no less than thunderous following the cultural dance performance that charmed and captivated everyone at the annual Igniting the Spirit Gala, held Tuesday at the Ottawa Conference and...
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Around Town: Wellington West chefs lend helping dish for Parkdale Food Centre...
Wellington West is one of the trendiest ‘hoods in town. Yet, behind its popular restaurants and rising home prices is a marginalized population living in poverty. Many of these struggling folks...
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Around Town: Quota Club marks milestone with furry friends for foster kids
Quota Club of Ottawa president Willy Lee, joined by fellow Quotarian Liz Revell and the Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism's Cathy Dewar at the college's Restaurant International on...
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Around Town: 125 Years Fore Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Over the years, the Royal Ottawa Golf Club has been the go-to greens for former prime ministers and governor generals, famous hockey players, successful business executives, and top lawyers and...
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Around Town: Life is a highway at Road Trip USA July 4th bash
The U.S. Embassy’s annual 4th of July bash started this summer off with a bang, fireworks not required. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, hosted well in excess of 4,000 people Monday at...
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Around Town: NAC Orchestra, opera singers go 'al fresco' for Italian garden...
Classical music and opera lovers were swept away, like a pair of romantics on a gondola ride down a moonlit canal, at this year’s Venetian-themed Italian garden party for Friends of the National Arts...
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Around Town: Redblacks co-owner throws charity party at home opener
One of the best plays at Friday night’s football game occurred off the field, when 10-year-old Angus Albinati tackled the hushed issue of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The adorable crowd charmer,...
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Around Town: Something to cheer about as Redblacks cheerleaders release...
Give me a C! Give me an A! Give me a L! Give me an E-N-D-A-R (sorry, I’m growing impatient). What does that spell? Calendar, as in the Ottawa Redblacks Cheerleading and Dance Team’s 2017 swimsuit...
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Around Town: Players saddle up for charity polo match at Wesley Clover Parks
You, too, could have rolled like royalty by grabbing your fanciest hat for the second annual Polo in the Park Ottawa fundraiser, held Saturday on the grounds of Wesley Clover Parks. The...
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Around Town: 'On top of the world' at opening of new ByWard Market hotel
The grand opening bash for a new luxury boutique hotel in the ByWard Market pretty well blew the roof off the joint, and if you don’t believe me then go check out Andaz Ottawa’s top-floor. It’s an...
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Around Town: Benefit dinner keeps the Fire Fighters Memorial lookin' good
Local firefighters and the broader community bonded by breaking bread together at an annual dinner held at the Sala San Marco banquet hall on Thursday in aid of the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial. The...
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