The Byward Market looks more fashionable these days, with a smart array of boutiques sprouting along Dalhousie Street. But for these small, niche shops, surviving in a big-box town isn’t easy.

Slam poetry is one part great poetry, one part performance, and one part competition: verse against verse. It’s gripping, it’s fresh, and it’s taking Ottawa by storm.

A new tide of kayak films is rolling into town, as kayakers and fans adapt to a hi-tech world.

Since female roller derby was re-introduced in 2006, gladiators in fishnets have taken Canada’s amateur-sport scene by storm. But what makes this sassy, grassroots, rejuvenated, all-girl sport such a smash?

Ottawa’s teens are taking real risks in their quest for the perfect tan, despite hazards that go far beyond skin deep.

As their client base shrinks due to user-friendly technology like digital cameras, Ottawa’s working photographers, both veterans and newcomers, must fight for what’s left.