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J.P. Karwacki

Meet the new custodians of Aux 2 Clochers, an Eastern Townships institution of 35 years

When Montreal veterans end up with the keys to a local legend of the region they call home.

The Main

The Bulletin: A defrosting city's sugar shack festivities and new café action [Issue #121]

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

J.P. Karwacki

Are cafés the new bars?

As bars struggle and alcohol sales drop, cafés are stepping in to redefine how Montrealers socialize.

Sruti Islam

Foil Gallery challenges the traditional art gallery model in Mile-Ex

It’s part gallery, part café, part bar, and, at its core, a place where art is both observed and experienced.

Jason Gisoo Kim

The emergence of Montreal's unofficial Koreatown

A community’s quiet roots, a cultural wave, and the making of a new landmark.

J.P. Karwacki

Inside Au Pays des Géants, the workshop behind Montreal’s most iconic parade floats

Over forty years of transforming festivals, celebrations, and streetscapes into theatre.

J.P. Karwacki

Henri Henri is the Montreal hat shop that has defined a century of style

NHL hat tricks, Hollywood icons, expertise passed on through nearly a century—this legendary shop is a cornerstone of a city's sartorial history.

J.P. Karwacki

How Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade still marches on 200 years later

A volunteer-run spectacle with crowds numbering at 300,000, a testament to resilience, and a city-wide tradition that refuses to fade.

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The Bulletin: Two centuries of parades, a decade of tacos, and our future in 25 years [Issue #120]

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

Drogheria Fine’s $5 gnocchi is Montreal’s street food loophole

A unique workaround for the city's outdated street food laws.

Jenny Greenberg

Spare Jeans: How a rebel tailor went from selling cigarettes in Manila to sewing Montreal’s coolest jeans

Master denimhead tailor Prospero Rey’s decades-long journey from the Philippines to creating one of Montreal’s most original fashion ateliers.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

What happened to the Latin Quarter?

Old popcorn, flat tap beer, and social issues.

J.P. Karwacki

Royalmount's new Italian dining hall Siamo Noi asks Montreal to think bigger

A challenge to the city’s love affair with small, intimate restaurants with dinner and a show.

J.P. Karwacki

Why André the Giant was one of Montreal's greatest entertainers in and out of the ring

The city's role in André the Giant's path from French farm boy to the Eighth Wonder of the World, with a downtown brasserie pitstop.

The Main

The best cheap things to do in Montreal for $20 or less

How to eat, drink, and explore the city without breaking the bank.

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