Glebe Report

On Thursday, March 7, representatives from the John Howard Society (JHS), the City of Ottawa’s Affordable Housing Branch, and Councillor Shawn Menard met with approximately 70 residents of the Glebe Annex and neighbouring communities.

The Mutchmor Book Sale – formerly the First Avenue Book Sale – returns for a 36th edition this year. It’s an enormous pop-up second-hand bookshop full of the most amazing treasures, from the latest bestselling fiction and non-fiction to long-lost childhood favourites.

Kai and Tay Reeves had no idea that Science Week at school would help them win this year’s Snowphy Trophy Challenge in the Glebe. The two Mutchmor students spent a week at school learning about levers, pulleys and simple machinery, and later used what they learned to build the neighbourhood’s top snowman, or in this case, snowwoman.

As of January 2018, the Glebe has welcomed a new entrepreneur, Issa Mousa at the Glebes Barber Shop at 738A Bank Street, above Home Hardware and beside the Avalon Theatre. Issa Mousa bought the business from

Stop consuming water in plastic water bottles for your health, your children’s health and that of our beautiful blue planet. Instead, consider purchasing a stainless steel water bottle right here in the Glebe at Readi Set Go or Home Hardware.

The Broadway bug has hit the Glebe and it’s spreading! Broadway Workout is a new dancebased fitness class for musical theatre enthusiasts of any skill level. Intended for everyone, Broadway Workout teaches basic Broadway-style choreography that is easy to pick up.

Bear & Co is well known to Glebe residents. Now domiciled on Monk Street, the company plays outdoor Shakespeare across the city every summer. This spring Bear & Co. embarks on its most ambitious show to date, King Lear at The Gladstone, March 20 to 30.

This month we have a book review of Larry McCloskey’s book, Lament for Spil Porter; Longing for Family and Home, by David Kitz, and a timely essay from Sunnyside library staff member Robin Gallagher on books in the library that will help you and your child with money matters and financial literacy.