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    The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal
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    The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal

    Where to go when you need a break from the city.

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    Montreal’s "Middle-Aged" Restaurants Are Better Than Ever

    Once the opening buzz fades and the lists move on, some restaurants enter their most interesting years.

    The Bulletin: 100 Murals in Two Days, Roman Bartenders, Jarry Park Potlucks, and the Pride Parade [Issue #193]
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    The Bulletin: 100 Murals in Two Days, Roman Bartenders, Jarry Park Potlucks, and the Pride Parade [Issue #193]

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

    Can Montreal’s Korean Food Scene Move Beyond the Familiar?
    Jason Gisoo Kim

    Can Montreal’s Korean Food Scene Move Beyond the Familiar?

    Local restaurateurs are pushing beyond bibimbap and bulgogi. Whether the city is ready to follow is another question.

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years
    J.P. Karwacki

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years

    Looking back on three days at Parc Jean-Drapeau with 151,000 people and dozens of artists.

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement

    From a donated home, Christopher Curtis and Savannah Stewart run an operation that isn't replacing legacy media so much as outliving it.

    On Queer Bars, Police Raids, and Disappearing Dance Floors
    J.P. Karwacki

    On Queer Bars, Police Raids, and Disappearing Dance Floors

    The nightlife of clandestine cabarets and roving parties alike created essential queer space of belonging and resistance over generations in Montreal.

    Things to Do in Montreal This August
    The Main

    Things to Do in Montreal This August

    Montreal’s final full month of summer moves from Pride and island festivals to street parties, elite tennis, and a citywide look back at its Olympic past.

    Giddy Up: A Complete 2026 Guide to Montreal's Country Music Festival LASSO
    J.P. Karwacki

    Giddy Up: A Complete 2026 Guide to Montreal's Country Music Festival LASSO

    Dust off your dusters, don your Canadian tuxedos, and slip on your cowboy boots: We're goin' line dancing.

    Montreal’s SUNSAT Moves the Club Upstairs for an All-Day Rooftop Party
    AnnaClare Sung

    Montreal’s SUNSAT Moves the Club Upstairs for an All-Day Rooftop Party

    SUNSAT brings back-to-back DJ sets, cocktails and dancing to the SAT rooftop from noon to 8 p.m.

    The Bulletin: A Pizza Vending Machine, a Birthday for the Olympics, and Scottish Athletics [Issue #192]
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    The Bulletin: A Pizza Vending Machine, a Birthday for the Olympics, and Scottish Athletics [Issue #192]

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

    The Legacy of the 1976 Olympics Goes Way Beyond a Stadium
    Romy Shoam, in special collaboration with Héritage Montréal

    The Legacy of the 1976 Olympics Goes Way Beyond a Stadium

    Fifty years later, Montreal’s forgotten Olympic infrastructure hides in plain sight.

    Matt Johnson’s Tony Refuses to Mythologize Anthony Bourdain
    Gianni Fiasche

    Matt Johnson’s Tony Refuses to Mythologize Anthony Bourdain

    The director reminds us that the most compelling stories aren't always about how legends are made, but the moments when nobody knows they're becoming one.

    The Rise and Fall of Montreal's Playboy Club, 1967–1976
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Rise and Fall of Montreal's Playboy Club, 1967–1976

    Opening alongside Expo 67, the social club drew 2,000 Bunny hopefuls and booked acts like Tony Bennett before vanishing within a decade.

    Saint-Henri's Smallest Café Says the Most About Where Cafés Are Going
    J.P. Karwacki

    Saint-Henri's Smallest Café Says the Most About Where Cafés Are Going

    With three hundred square feet for 1.2 million visitors a year, the smallest room in the café brand's network signals a lot for where the industry's at.

    How Art Finds Its Way Into Montreal’s Metro
    Stephan Boissonneault

    How Art Finds Its Way Into Montreal’s Metro

    Getting it there has meant fights over creative freedom, public money, rigorous juries and years spent excavating the city’s forgotten histories.

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