In 2007, a passion for music and dedication to female empowerment spurred the creation of Ottawa Rock Camp for Girls—a

Featured photo by Jessica Deeks Tiffanie Tri is almost a typical Ottawa bureaucrat—she studied Political Science at Carleton, lives downtown, and

This article appears in the April Edition of Ottawa Beat newsprint in the OSBX column. Photo: Malak performs at Shot In

The 2017 Megaphono Festival has begun, and has already rung in a number of successful music panels, events, and shows,

Some of the best things come unexpectedly, and grow to hold an importance you wouldn’t have expected. That’s how I

In 2012, Ottawa said goodbye to (x)press, its once-homey hub of alternative and independent arts journalism. Since then, a vibrant

The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is easily the capital’s most underrated summer music festival. For over 20 years, the four-day

For the past 12 years, Westfest has been one of Ottawa’s most memorable local festivals. The weekend celebration is not

Photos and words by Maitland Shaheen/Ottawa Showbox On Friday evening, Spectrasonic presented Montreal-born Béatrice Martin, known as Coeur de Pirate, for

To the North is Lora Bidner’s first album, but she’s no stranger to the local music scene. The Ottawa native