Here's my original apt613 article, feat. #colourized photos. No #Ottawa recruits served in the all-black No. 2 Battalion in #WWI (other than many white officers), however Paul. J. Barber served in another "labour unit", the Canadian Army Service Corps (C.A.S.C.) apt613.ca/capital-blac...
Capital Black History: Newsie, motorcycle enthusiast, and WW1 veteran Paul J. Barber
Ottawa newsie Paul J. Barber (1893–1958) was everybody's favourite kind of person—a character.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Here's my original apt613 article, feat. #colourized photos. No #Ottawa recruits served in the all-black No. 2 Battalion in #WWI (other than many white officers), however Paul. J. Barber served in another "labour unit", the Canadian Army Service Corps (C.A.S.C.) apt613.ca/capital-blac...
2025 follow-up to my 2024 apt613 article on #WWI vet, long-time newsie (@ Bank & Sparks), & motorcycle enthusiast Paul J. Barber. (Article format is pics & quick-hit newspaper clips.) #Ottawa #BlackHistory www.ashleynewall.ca/2025/02/capi...
Capital Black History: Newsie & WWI Veteran Paul J. Barber (Part 2)
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February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
2025 follow-up to my 2024 apt613 article on #WWI vet, long-time newsie (@ Bank & Sparks), & motorcycle enthusiast Paul J. Barber. (Article format is pics & quick-hit newspaper clips.) #Ottawa #BlackHistory www.ashleynewall.ca/2025/02/capi...
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“12 (2.0) is much more than a cri de coeur. This completely bilingual (with interweaved translation) production is complex, complicated, sophisticated and terrifying.”
#undercurrents
“12 (2.0) is much more than a cri de coeur. This completely bilingual (with interweaved translation) production is complex, complicated, sophisticated and terrifying.”
#undercurrents
undercurrents 2026: 12 (2.0)
“We agreed we wouldn’t get angry, because you might not listen.” - 100 Watt Youth Ensemble. Climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe says the first thing we have to do about climate change is to talk about ...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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“12 (2.0) is much more than a cri de coeur. This completely bilingual (with interweaved translation) production is complex, complicated, sophisticated and terrifying.”
#undercurrents
“12 (2.0) is much more than a cri de coeur. This completely bilingual (with interweaved translation) production is complex, complicated, sophisticated and terrifying.”
#undercurrents
Per Globe & Mail, "Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub"
My prev. apt613 article on such matters: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
My prev. apt613 article on such matters: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
Capital History: Ottawa's Union Station
Step back in time with Ashley Newall's colourized photos of Ottawa's railway station through the years.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Per Globe & Mail, "Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub"
My prev. apt613 article on such matters: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
My prev. apt613 article on such matters: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
The second is on Elizabeth Royall, an Ottawa based singer who this past year was a recipient of the SOCAN TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship and had preformed at Bluesfest at the Barney Danson Theatre. apt613.ca/qa-elizabeth...
Q&A: Elizabeth Royall on her journey to performing at Bluesfest and beyond
In the city's growing group of new and upcoming artists, Elizabeth Royall is a local artist reminiscent of ‘70s artists like Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, and Joni Mitchell. I spoke to Royall about her ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The second is on Elizabeth Royall, an Ottawa based singer who this past year was a recipient of the SOCAN TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship and had preformed at Bluesfest at the Barney Danson Theatre. apt613.ca/qa-elizabeth...
I thought I'd share my most recent two stories, published in December. The first is on Gabriel Comba and the Barn Cats, an Ottawa based band that is reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel and Phoebe Bridgers: apt613.ca/meet-gabriel...
Meet Gabriel Comba and the Barn Cats, an imaginative up-and-coming indie folk band
On an early November night, music lovers ready to listen to Gabriel Comba and the Barn Cats, an up-and-coming local indie folk band, stood inside Irene’s Pub preparing for a night full of music.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I thought I'd share my most recent two stories, published in December. The first is on Gabriel Comba and the Barn Cats, an Ottawa based band that is reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel and Phoebe Bridgers: apt613.ca/meet-gabriel...
125 years ago today, Winston Churchill gave a lecture on the Boer War at #Ottawa's Russell Theatre. Afterwards, he cancelled his next tour stop & holed up at the Russell House Hotel. Full story: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
Capital History: Young Winston Churchill's Christmas Vacation, Ottawa 1900
Sir Winston Churchill first appeared in Ottawa in December 1900 on a speaking tour, spinning the tale of his escape from the Boers, a highly publicized escapade that had just launched his political ca...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
125 years ago today, Winston Churchill gave a lecture on the Boer War at #Ottawa's Russell Theatre. Afterwards, he cancelled his next tour stop & holed up at the Russell House Hotel. Full story: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
Grand Trunk Station, hand-coloured postcard
1912 or shortly thereafter
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#Ottawa #history #railhistory
renamed Union Station 1920, replaced by the Ottawa Station on Tremblay Rd in 1966 — for a time the Conference Centre, presently housing the Senate
1912 or shortly thereafter
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#Ottawa #history #railhistory
renamed Union Station 1920, replaced by the Ottawa Station on Tremblay Rd in 1966 — for a time the Conference Centre, presently housing the Senate
December 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Grand Trunk Station, hand-coloured postcard
1912 or shortly thereafter
apt613.ca/capital-hist...
#Ottawa #history #railhistory
renamed Union Station 1920, replaced by the Ottawa Station on Tremblay Rd in 1966 — for a time the Conference Centre, presently housing the Senate
1912 or shortly thereafter
apt613.ca/capital-hist...
#Ottawa #history #railhistory
renamed Union Station 1920, replaced by the Ottawa Station on Tremblay Rd in 1966 — for a time the Conference Centre, presently housing the Senate
🔒We’re excited to team up with Apt613 to highlight CIRA Canadian Shield, our free app protecting Canadians from malware, phishing and other online threats.
🇨🇦 made for Canadians, by Canadians, @spencercallaghan.ca shares why Shield is your best bet: apt613.ca/apt613-partn...
🇨🇦 made for Canadians, by Canadians, @spencercallaghan.ca shares why Shield is your best bet: apt613.ca/apt613-partn...
Apt613 partners with CIRA: get to know the ‘CIRA Canadian Shield’, a free Canadian cybersecurity tool anyone can use
To learn more about CIRA’s mission and their free cybersecurity tool, CIRA Canadian Shield, I sat down with Spencer Callaghan, CIRA’s Director of Brand and Communications. Callaghan has worked in comm...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🔒We’re excited to team up with Apt613 to highlight CIRA Canadian Shield, our free app protecting Canadians from malware, phishing and other online threats.
🇨🇦 made for Canadians, by Canadians, @spencercallaghan.ca shares why Shield is your best bet: apt613.ca/apt613-partn...
🇨🇦 made for Canadians, by Canadians, @spencercallaghan.ca shares why Shield is your best bet: apt613.ca/apt613-partn...
And a big shout out to Apt613.ca for mentioning this year's Crime for Christmas in their Weekend Roundup (Spoiler: it's tomorrow, 1-4, Barrhaven Legion)
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November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
And a big shout out to Apt613.ca for mentioning this year's Crime for Christmas in their Weekend Roundup (Spoiler: it's tomorrow, 1-4, Barrhaven Legion)
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This was a great story in Apt613,ca *last year* about our very first Crime for Christmas mystery author book fair: it gives some background info on some of the authors involved (all of whom who are coming back tomorrow for the second one!):
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November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This was a great story in Apt613,ca *last year* about our very first Crime for Christmas mystery author book fair: it gives some background info on some of the authors involved (all of whom who are coming back tomorrow for the second one!):
apt613.ca/crime-for-ch...
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“Urban sociologists ask questions like: How do cities offer opportunities for ecologically sustainable living? How do strangers interact when living so closely together? What makes cities more or less functional, & who are they made functional for?” apt613.ca/tonya-davi... #sociology #socialscience
Tonya Davidson’s Ottawology invites readers to look at Ottawa through the lens of sociology in an accessible way
I had the opportunity to review some of Tonya Davidson's new book, Ottawology, got together with her to talk about this new book: how the research came to life, what makes Ottawa unique, and, perhaps even more interestingly, what we look at when we identify Ottawa as a city.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“Urban sociologists ask questions like: How do cities offer opportunities for ecologically sustainable living? How do strangers interact when living so closely together? What makes cities more or less functional, & who are they made functional for?” apt613.ca/tonya-davi... #sociology #socialscience
Ahead of the upcoming book launch for Ottawology Willemijn Bunskoek has written a glowing review of the book for Apt613.
@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
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@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
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Tonya Davidson’s Ottawology invites readers to look at Ottawa through the lens of sociology in an accessible way
I had the opportunity to review some of Tonya Davidson's new book, Ottawology, got together with her to talk about this new book: how the research came to life, what makes Ottawa unique, and, perhaps ...
apt613.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ahead of the upcoming book launch for Ottawology Willemijn Bunskoek has written a glowing review of the book for Apt613.
@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
apt613.ca/tonya-davids...
@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
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Join us Sunday! apt613.ca/bundle-up-an...
Bundle up and come cheer Atlético Ottawa this Sunday — Nov. 9, 2025
Excitement’s in the cold air, in Ottawa, for fans of the beautiful game. Atlético Ottawa will be playing in its second CPL Final in team history this Sunday, against Calgary’s Calvary FC, in front of ...
apt613.ca
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Join us Sunday! apt613.ca/bundle-up-an...
New article on apt613 referencing my old/2022 article on apt613 about Henry Brading's Union Brewery (in the 19th century). Article re: Paul Weber's upcoming (sold out) launch party for his new album, "Ghost Beer Train"! apt613.ca/paul-webers-...
Paul Weber’s new album reveals some of Ottawa’s long lost history
Local musician Paul Weber and his new album Ghost Beer Train showcase a hidden history, with Ottawa-Gatineau at its core.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New article on apt613 referencing my old/2022 article on apt613 about Henry Brading's Union Brewery (in the 19th century). Article re: Paul Weber's upcoming (sold out) launch party for his new album, "Ghost Beer Train"! apt613.ca/paul-webers-...
Just happened across this Scott's Restaurant pic whilst searching for something else. Formerly on Rideau a couple doors east of Union Station, & prev. a Bowles Lunch. The other #Ottawa Bowles (on Sparks St.) ultimately became a Scott's Chicken Villa (KFC). Full story: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
October 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Just happened across this Scott's Restaurant pic whilst searching for something else. Formerly on Rideau a couple doors east of Union Station, & prev. a Bowles Lunch. The other #Ottawa Bowles (on Sparks St.) ultimately became a Scott's Chicken Villa (KFC). Full story: apt613.ca/capital-hist...
I was quite sad when St. Elsewhere closed, but now I am excited for Babar!
https://apt613.ca/foodie-friday-the-elephant-in-the-room/
#ottawa #vegan #restaurant
https://apt613.ca/foodie-friday-the-elephant-in-the-room/
#ottawa #vegan #restaurant
Foodie Friday: The Elephant in the Room
Babar’s owners talk about new opportunities, the restaurant business, and their future on Somerset Street.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I was quite sad when St. Elsewhere closed, but now I am excited for Babar!
https://apt613.ca/foodie-friday-the-elephant-in-the-room/
#ottawa #vegan #restaurant
https://apt613.ca/foodie-friday-the-elephant-in-the-room/
#ottawa #vegan #restaurant
Please click that link and head to apt613 to read about the challenges restaurant owners can face when rebranding a concept. The owners of Ottawa's Babar (formerly St. Elsewhere) weathered that storm, and more:
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Foodie Friday: The Elephant in the Room
Babar’s owners talk about new opportunities, the restaurant business, and their future on Somerset Street.
apt613.ca
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Please click that link and head to apt613 to read about the challenges restaurant owners can face when rebranding a concept. The owners of Ottawa's Babar (formerly St. Elsewhere) weathered that storm, and more:
apt613.ca/foodie-frida...
apt613.ca/foodie-frida...
Last week, the National Gallery of Canada unveiled a new exhibit featuring work from the six finalists for the coveted Sobey Art Award, containing an array of pieces that represent the diversity that makes up Canada’s cultural tapestry 🖼️
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2025 Sobey Art Award Exhibition opens at the National Gallery of Canada
Last week, the National Gallery of Canada unveiled a new exhibit featuring work from the six finalists for the coveted Sobey Art Award, containing an array of pieces that represent the diversity that ...
apt613.ca
October 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Last week, the National Gallery of Canada unveiled a new exhibit featuring work from the six finalists for the coveted Sobey Art Award, containing an array of pieces that represent the diversity that makes up Canada’s cultural tapestry 🖼️
apt613.ca/2025-sobey-a...
apt613.ca/2025-sobey-a...
And here is a thoughtful interview done by the wonderful Kimberly Lemaire for Apt 613:
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Book Review: Other Evolutions is delightfully dark
Other Evolutions may be Rebecca Hirsch Garcia’s debut novel, but this isn’t her first rodeo. I sat down with Garcia for a virtual interview to discuss the novel.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And here is a thoughtful interview done by the wonderful Kimberly Lemaire for Apt 613:
apt613.ca/book-review-...
apt613.ca/book-review-...
Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset W
#GoldenTriangle #Ottawa
see
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#GoldenTriangle #Ottawa
see
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset W
#GoldenTriangle #Ottawa
see
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
apt613.ca/an-unrecogni...
#GoldenTriangle #Ottawa
see
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Morrissey's appearance last Friday, 12 September 2025, at City Folk Festival Ottawa, generated an amount of press, including an upbeat review of the day's acts by Charlatan
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Morrissey headlines CityFolk night of folk roots with Britpop - The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper
Controversial performer Morrissey headlined the third day of CityFolk, in a night of nostalgia and rock tunes.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Morrissey's appearance last Friday, 12 September 2025, at City Folk Festival Ottawa, generated an amount of press, including an upbeat review of the day's acts by Charlatan
www.pressreader.com/canada/ottaw...
apt613.ca/preview-city...
charlatan.ca/morrissey-ci...
www.pressreader.com/canada/ottaw...
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Please click the link and head over to apt613 so you can read about all the amazing people over at town. and Citizen who have been making Ottawa a friendlier, tastier, and better place for the last 15 years.
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15 years of Town
This past June however, a little powerhouse on Elgin Street celebrated its crystal anniversary. I’m of course referring to Town — the homey, cozy, funky little joint beloved by many Ottawa foodies.
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September 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Please click the link and head over to apt613 so you can read about all the amazing people over at town. and Citizen who have been making Ottawa a friendlier, tastier, and better place for the last 15 years.
apt613.ca/15-years-of-...
apt613.ca/15-years-of-...
