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J.P. Karwacki

The urban meadow rewriting the map and memory of Montreal

The Ville-Marie Expressway cut its city in two. This civic space honouring 21 women with flowers, architecture, and intention stitches it back together.

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The Bulletin: Jazz fest, sexy-ed cinema, secret speakeasies, and one very important RSVP [Issue #135]

The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

J.P. Karwacki

The Best New Cafés in Montreal [June 2025]

Montreal’s new wave of cafés is here—these 28 spots are bold, creative, and built for more than just caffeine.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

The Mile End tale of El Greco

Tattoos and redemption: A portrait of an upholsterer on Parc Avenue.

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From Seoul to Griffintown, this is your complete guide to POCHA MTL 2025

Four days of Korean street food, K-pop performances, fan culture, and strong summer energy by the Lachine Canal.

J.P. Karwacki

Our definitive history of Montreal's Rialto Theatre

A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.

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A complete guide to the best festivals of Montreal, season by season

Doesn't matter if there's a snowstorm or a heatwave, here’s how Montreal throws a party all year long.

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The Bulletin: Pizza and vinyl, sunset line dancing, and half a million flowers [Issue #134]

The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

Anahi Pellathy

Things to do in Montreal during July

An essential guide to navigating Montreal's most festival-packed month that feels like a non-stop celebration of music, food, and culture.

J.P. Karwacki

A Montreal veteran on what the DJ scene’s lost—and what’s still worth saving

There’s a soul of DJing worth preserving that’s getting lost in the algorithm age, says JoJo Flores.

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A complete guide to Chợ Đêm MTL, Montreal’s Vietnamese night market

Four days of food, music, memory, and modern Vietnamese culture on the waterfront.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

This is Sergey, Montreal's most elusive record seller

An afternoon with the "Russian of Lachine" and his 300,000-strong trove.

J.P. Karwacki

Can Montreal's Quartier Molson solve the heritage paradox?

How a 238-year-old industrial legacy is being transformed into a waterfront neighbourhood of urban repair.

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The Bulletin: A beer garden thrift market, too many DJs, and race weekend at an art gallery? [Issue #133]

The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

We’re throwing a block party—and you’re invited
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We’re throwing a block party—and you’re invited

Roll through for a gathering of the collaborators, characters, and readers who have helped build what we are today in one summer spot.

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