Marissa Galko

1 week ago | obj.ca | Marissa Galko

ByWard Market businesses will meet with Ottawa’s nightlife commissioner next week to ask questions and express concerns about the new night ambassador program that is slated to start later this month. Last week, the City of Ottawa and ByWard Market District Authority (BMDA) announced $35,000 in funding from the city to support teams of “night ambassadors,” whose role is to improve safety in the ByWard Market on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., starting June 27 until Oct. 31.

2 weeks ago | kitchissippi.com | Marissa Galko

By Marissa GalkoByWard Market staple The Grand Pizzeria will open a second location in the newly unveiled Westboro Beach pavilion this fall. John Borsten, who runs The Grand along with other Ottawa eateries including Zak’s Diner, Metropolitain Brasserie and Starling Restaurant, said when construction was ongoing for the new pavilion, he went to take a look – not for business purposes but as a curious resident. “I went there back in November and I was just like, ‘Wow, this is unbelievable.

2 weeks ago | obj.ca | Marissa Galko

As the trade war with the United States drags on, the campaign to support homegrown businesses is gaining steam – and two Ottawa agencies are playing a key role in the buy-local push. Diana Ombe, founder of Ottawa-based marketing agency Agence Christelle, recently launched her “proudly Canadian” campaign, promoting four businesses in and around the […] Already an Insider?

2 weeks ago | obj.ca | Marissa Galko

When Duong Hoang and Mike Coughlan saw the space at 399 Elgin St. was vacant, they jumped on what they describe as a “once in a lifetime opportunity.”In January, the St. Louis Bar and Grill announced it was leaving its spot at 399 Elgin after 18 years of business. Immediately, Hoang and Coughlan thought about what they could do if they took the space over.

2 weeks ago | obj.ca | Marissa Galko

Against the backdrop of economic uncertainty and a trade war with the U.S., Ottawa businesses made their priorities for the new federal government clear in this year’s Welch Business Growth Survey. Almost 80 per cent of respondents said that the policies of the U.S. administration under President Donald Trump would have a negative or very negative effect on Ottawa.