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    La Louisiane Has Kept Cajun Cooking Alive in NDG for 30 Years
    Tom Zalatnai

    La Louisiane Has Kept Cajun Cooking Alive in NDG for 30 Years

    French technique, Southern ingredients, and Montreal influences.

    Marilyn’s Wants to Curate the Crowd Before TikTok Does
    J.P. Karwacki

    Marilyn’s Wants to Curate the Crowd Before TikTok Does

    At this new members-only bar in Old Montreal, joining is free but admission is vetted—a bid to create a more social, less predictable night out.

    Le Mousso Has Closed After 11 Years of Reshaping Montreal Dining
    AnnaClare Sung

    Le Mousso Has Closed After 11 Years of Reshaping Montreal Dining

    Antonin Mousseau-Rivard's acclaimed restaurant leaves behind a vision of hyper-local Quebec gastronomy that will outlast its final service.

    From a Patriotic Temple for French Canada to Canada’s Longest-Running Theatre
    J.P. Karwacki

    From a Patriotic Temple for French Canada to Canada’s Longest-Running Theatre

    Opened unfinished and deep in debt in 1893, the Monument-National went on to host Yiddish theatre, Chinese opera, public education, and generations of performers.

    Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?
    Fede Sanchez

    Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?

    Decades of research, and Montreal’s own livelier squares, show that the difference between empty concrete and public life can be as simple as a chair.

    The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]
    The Main

    The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]

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

    Things to Do in Montreal This September
    AnnaClare Sung

    Things to Do in Montreal This September

    The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

    Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?
    J.P. Karwacki

    Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?

    Montreal finally has a second airport, and it works... So why doesn't it look like Montreal?

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
    J.P. Karwacki

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

    Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

    The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal
    AnnaClare Sung

    The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal

    Waterfalls, ridgelines, and city-limit summits — our guide to hitting the trails near Montreal.

    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens
    The Main

    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens

    A new format, a first-time headliner, and the year the genre question stopped mattering in Montrey'all.

    At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash
    Elle Magni

    At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash

    Philippe Charlebois-Gomez turns Expo 67 streetlamps, fan guards and ski poles into handcrafted fixtures. Now he’s asking whether a studio built on one-offs can become a system.

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
    J.P. Karwacki

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

    Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

    The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”

    On the origins of Expo’s grand humanist theme, and how it lived on for 17 strange summers after the fair ended.

    The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]
    The Main

    The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]

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

    Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.
    Fede Sanchez

    Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.

    If its surrounding rivers are clean enough to swim in, why does Montreal offer so few places to swim, eat or linger by the water?

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