Creative Stir Cafe

07/11/2026

Very nice to have you both by! Thank you for collaboratively creating in our space 🥰

Arts and culture do more than enrich our lives. They bring people together, support local businesses, and help create vibrant, connected communities.

That’s why I was pleased to sit down for coffee with Cassandra Olsthoorn, Executive Director of Arts Ottawa.

Arts Ottawa supports and advocates for Ottawa’s arts sector. They help connect artists, arts organizations, residents, and government while highlighting the important role creativity and culture play in building a stronger city. This work connects closely with the newly launched Arts, Culture and Entertainment (ACE) District, which aims to make arts more visible, support local creators, increase cultural tourism, and create more opportunities for people to engage with arts and culture across our city.

Supporting the growth of arts and culture across Ottawa helps create stronger, more connected communities.

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Les arts et la culture font bien plus qu’enrichir nos vies. Ils rassemblent les gens, soutiennent les entreprises locales et contribuent à créer des communautés dynamiques et bien connectées.

C’est pourquoi j’ai été heureuse de prendre un café avec Cassandra Olsthoorn, directrice générale d’Arts Ottawa.

Arts Ottawa soutient et représente le secteur artistique d’Ottawa. L’organisme aide à établir des liens entre les artistes, les organismes artistiques, les résidents et le gouvernement, tout en mettant en valeur le rôle essentiel que jouent la créativité et la culture dans la construction d’une ville plus forte. Ce travail est étroitement lié au quartier du divertissement des arts et de la culture (DAC), qui vise à rendre les arts plus visibles, à soutenir les créateurs locaux, à accroître le tourisme culturel et à offrir davantage d’occasions de s’engager dans les arts et la culture partout dans notre ville.

Soutenir la croissance des arts et de la culture à Ottawa contribue à créer des communautés plus fortes et mieux connectées.

07/10/2026

Happy Featured Friday! Today’s guest is the one and only Isaac! To know him is to love him! When he’s not here at the cafe, working hard to make everyone’s day, he’s usually playing or watching sports and hanging with his friends from Fostering Forever Friendships! He loves choppin’ chives and challenging people to dance battles. And in today’s episode he sits down with his old pal Morgan to chat all things cafe, creativity, sports, and more! He’s a charmer, a sweetheart, a boss, and a friend to all! We love Isaac! 💛☕️

07/10/2026

TGIF!!

Dreaming of something to do when work is done, to start your weekend off right? Looking for places in Orleans that are open in the evenings? We’re now open until 8pm from Monday to Saturday! Whether it’s a date night, fun patio drinks with your besties, a solo evening, or a family night, if you’re looking for a peaceful place to go, look no further! We’re workin’ day and night ☀️🌙 Sunset sips, yummy sandwiches, and all kinds of treats! Spend your Friday night unwinding and soaking up some summer nights with us 🩵☕️

07/06/2026

There’s nothing quite like the bond between you and your favourite barista ☕️💛

07/03/2026

Welcome to our first Featured Friday! This is our new series highlighting those you see in and around the cafe—from baristas, to artists, to musicians and regulars! It is our hope that we can highlight the community that has built, and been built by, The Niche Ottawa Gallery & The Creative Stir, and demonstrate just how wonderfully creative, unique, and inspiring they all are. Community is the heartbeat of this space, and one of the things we are most proud to foster within, and beyond, our four walls. And we might be biased, but we think that through this series you will come to agree that the people who walk through our doors are some of the warmest, coolest, and most loving you’ll ever come across! So every week, the marvellous Morgan will be sitting down for coffee and chats with one of our own!

And to start us off, we could think of no one better than the lovely Kat! Kat is a barista here at The Creative Stir, as well as a Voice teacher at Allegro Music School above our cafe. She is a Jazz vocal performer with a Bachelor of Music from Carleton University. When she’s not bringing light, laughter, and caffeine to everyone in the cafe, or teaching and guiding students towards their goals, she can be found performing Jazz and Folk music all around the Ottawa Valley. Kat is also a talented poet, with more than enough poems to fill an anthology in her archives already. She has a quick wit, and a wonderful sense of humour that brightens everyone’s day without fail. She’s also a big fan of a good craft, all things Anne of Green Gables, and a gripping mystery book. A pretty wonderful first guest, if you ask us!

07/02/2026

You might as well rule it out, at least!

Boston Cream, Double Chocolate, Honey Glazed, Caramel Apple Fritter, Blueberry Fritter, Limoncello…the list goes on! There’s even a vegan Cinnamon Sugar!! There’s one for any occasion 🍩☕️

07/02/2026

STARTING MONDAY JUNE 6! Our updated hours! We’re open 8am-8pm from Monday to Saturday and from 9am-3pm on Sundays 💛☕️

Sundays will also now feature our full regular menu items! Hope to see you soon!

06/30/2026

There’s no place like home. Here at The Creative Stir, we are proud to be a family run, community-centred home-away-from-home where everyone is welcome, and everyone is loved. Happy Pride ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

06/25/2026

Il dolce far niente ☕️☀️🌿

Looking for a place away from the maddening crowds? It may not be a Euro summer, but we think our sunny patio oasis is a pretty close second if you’re looking for a little escape to relax, unwind, and simply soak up the sun! Sweetness indeed 💛