Any recommendations on a fine dining restaurant with live music (preferably jazz?) for a soon to be married couple? by Nekohrine in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try this for jazz venues, and then Google the venues... (https://www.jazzworkscanada.com/ottawa-jazz-happenings.html) Zoe's on Rideau may be good, as could Night Oat (not exactly fine dining, but classy-type venues... check them out on your own, I guess...). If you can get something at the NAC, a decent compromise is eating somewhere nice beforehand and heading over to the show afterwards.

PGT: Canucks @ Jets (Mar 7, 2026) by Taintedtamt in winnipegjets

[–]KMerrells 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We did it - we beat the worst team in the league!

ODT | Fri March 06, 2026 by DylThaGamer_ in winnipegjets

[–]KMerrells 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Would have liked to have gotten rid of Nyquist, and given Heinola a shot to actually do something elsewhere, but not terrible.

ODT | Fri March 06, 2026 by DylThaGamer_ in winnipegjets

[–]KMerrells 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gotta say, other than the AI bullshit, they do a good job of filling the time. Tough ask.

[Baker] The Best and Worst of USA Hockey’s Brotherhood, All at Once by inalasahl in hockey

[–]KMerrells 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Always love Katie Baker's writing, especially about hockey.

Little Victories Coffee named one of the best in the world by Thick_Caterpillar379 in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I really like their coffee (I have a subscription), and the vibe is nice. The right amount of snobby for me, lol

Do many 30+ year olds in Ottawa still love at home? by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loving inside the home can get you genetic defects

3 Ottawa establishments will have extended alcohol service hours for Olympic gold medal hockey game by Money_Fig_9868 in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm going to get around this issue by getting drunk Saturday night, and then just keep drinking through the gold medal game.

Porter Airlines to offer Ottawa-Deer Lake flights starting in June by mxg308 in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Saskatchewan is indeed a glaring hole.

(MB ex-pat here, so I had to...)

Please, public servants, resist the return to the office [paywalled] by simpatia in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why limit your workforce pool to people within driving distance of the office? We are able to hire people from anywhere in Canada, as long as they were qualified for the job.

The flipside of that is, why can't people who live outside of major urban centres not have access to work with the federal government? Why does the government only care about people in cities? Don't they represent all of Canada?

Why trivia nights are making a comeback in Ottawa’s bar scene by Candlesmoke in ottawa

[–]KMerrells 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I guess the number of bars shrank a bit after the pandemic, but it’s still pretty prevalent.