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Esti d'franglais podcast captures Montreal's bilingual reality the way politicians won't
Putting the city's code-switching culture on record, one episode's sparked more honest conversation about Quebec identity than most news panels can manage in a season.
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The Bulletin: The raw energy of collisions, crossovers, and reinventions [Issue #122]
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 during April
From Easter feasts and art fairs to literary gatherings and Mozart’s masterpieces.
Maine's Cutty Sark Motel is just what the doctor ordered
A coastal escape where every room has ocean views.
The butcher who paints: The creative lives of Montreal's Philip Viens
How dedication to craft shapes charcuterie and canvases.
Photographer Rose Cormier documents where Montreal's music thrives as venues vanish
Half on stage, half in the crowd: Documenting communities at a crossroads.
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.
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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.
Are cafés the new bars?
As bars struggle and alcohol sales drop, cafés are stepping in to redefine how Montrealers socialize.
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.
The emergence of Montreal's unofficial Koreatown
A community’s quiet roots, a cultural wave, and the making of a new landmark.
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.
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.
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.