CITY HALL Winds of change in air for new council (Ottawa Citizen) City gets $780Gs back for fuel it did not use (Ottawa Sun) Expand Lansdowne jury, adviser urges (Ottawa Citizen) CYCLING More cyclists brave elements to commute year-round (Ottawa Citizen) SCHOOL BOARD Board again tackles alternative school issue (Ottawa Citizen) URBAN ART Cozy up to a lamppost and some urban art (MetroNews) photo by Justin Van Leeuwen

CITY HALL • Council passes budget, 3.77% tax hike. Bus routes, tree trimming slated for cuts win reprieve, but at cost of higher transit fares (Ottawa Citizen) • City seeks citizens' ideas for Lansdowne urban park (MetroNews Ottawa) • Committee introduces new anti-poverty strategy (CBC Ottawa) DESIGN • Key Carleton landmarks circled for major facelift. Updated master plan urges replacement of Paterson Hall among other recommendations (Ottawa Citizen) CYCLING • More cyclists brave elements to commute year-round (Ottawa Citizen) MUNICIPAL ELECTION • Hume is the man to watch. If he runs for mayor, election will be ...

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="599" caption="Yesterday's fire on Glebe Avenue as seen from Bronson and Carling"][/caption] photo by Justin Van Leeuwen

photo by Justin Van Leeuwen

Photoshopped representation of the new arch expected for Chinatown in March of 2010;  thanks go to West Side Action for the update.