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The Main's massive Montreal 2024 holiday gift guide: Jewelry

Why settle for mass-produced sparkle when local creators from Montreal and Quebec are redefining what jewelry can be?

The Main

The Main's massive Montreal 2024 holiday gift guide: Fashion & clothing

A curated list of gift ideas highlighting the best clothing from local Montreal and Quebec designers.

The Main

The Main's massive Montreal 2024 holiday gift guide: Homeware

For those who value both function and beauty: These gift ideas from local creators transform the essentials of home life into works of art.

Robert Jennings

Vinyl revivals and cycles of nostalgia at Cheap Thrills

A lifetime of cheap thrills: More than 10,000 vinyls line the walls of this Montreal new & used record store dating back to the 1970s.

The Main

The best holiday and Christmas markets in and around Montreal

All the holiday and Christmas markets taking place in November and December in Montreal, plus options beyond the city.

The Main

Demystifying interior design with MRDK co-owner and designer Guillaume Ménard

A practical guide from a Montreal expert on how space can tell stories through texture, lighting, colour, furniture, accessories, and more.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

Who is “Le pro des DVD”?

Meet the film hawker covering Montreal with his handiwork.

Diamond Yao

Montreal’s DIY music scene is in crisis

Veteran musician Hua Li 化力 weighs in on how racialized artists can thrive today in Montreal’s experimental, indie DIY music scene.

Rachel Cheng

Heart on her sleeve: Gabrielle Laïla Tittley, the Montreal artist behind Pony

Turning life’s heartbreaks and anxieties into creations that blend nostalgia with a sharp edge.

Daisy Le Corre @ URBANIA

Diving into the Montreal bathhouse Bain Colonial

On the agenda: Rest, relaxation, and casual encounters, all on Soviet-era carpet—if the chemistry’s right.

J.P. Karwacki

How Montreal found its place in Quebec’s long embrace of Cowboy Core

Country music and cowboy core, long a rural staple in Quebec, have made urban inroads into Montreal—and they aren't going anywhere.

J.P. Karwacki

Why doesn't Montreal have its own Halloween parade?

Halloween parades are a staple in cities like New York, Chicago, Salem, and Atlanta—not to mention a litany of small towns—so why not Montreal?

J.P. Karwacki

Family and the weight of change in Montreal's West End: Arjun Basu's latest novel, The Reeds

In The Reeds, novelist Arjun Basu turns his eye toward Montreal’s West End for an introspective family novel set during a summer of seismic personal shifts.

J.P. Karwacki

Le Club: Montreal’s crossroads for coffeehouse culture, cycling, and running

When it opened in 2017, Le Club took a different path from traditional bike shops, building new communities around the cultures of cycling and running.

The Main

GOAL MTL: The second annual ‘Power of the Ball’ Gala, and a 1970s golf party

Whether it’s a kick or a putt, this gala is a testament to how the sports of soccer and golf both unite people from all walks of life.

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