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      The Bulletin: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Weekend? 😱 [Issue #153]

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      The Bulletin: Who's afraid of the big bad weekend? 😱 [Issue #153]
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      The Bulletin: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Weekend? 😱 [Issue #153]

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

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      Preserving the Plateau's Tex-Mex institution means proving yourself every single night.

      Montreal’s new underground social scene is all about dinners, drawing, and apartment galleries
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      Montreal’s New Underground Social Scene is All About Dinners, Drawing, and Apartment Galleries

      A new wave of gatherings in Montreal—dinners with strangers, life drawing, and apartment galleries—is bringing back the risk and reward of unscripted human contact.

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      The Main's guide to the 2025 Montreal mayoral race: Candidates, issues, and how to vote
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      Bar Minou is the kind of place you want to spend all night in
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      Bar Minou is the Kind of Place You Want to Spend All Night in

      No reservations, only walk-ins, a wall of natty wines, taxes and tips included, and a barstool for an anchor.

      There’s a reason why this fashion runway was out in the cold
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      There’s a Reason Why This Fashion Runway Was Out in the Cold

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      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about language & identity this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Language & Identity This Election

      Language is how Montreal defines itself. The question this election is how it can protect French while reflecting everyone who calls it home.

      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about safety & belonging this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Safety & Belonging This Election

      Safety is a central issue in this election and it's on the platform of every mayoral candidate, but inclusion is what will define Montreal’s next chapter.

      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about public space this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Public Space This Election

      Public space is Montreal’s biggest stage, and the 2025 municipal election will decide who gets the spotlight moving forward.

      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about arts & festival funding this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Arts & Festival Funding This Election

      Montreal’s cultural life and festivals both big and small depend on steady support. Here’s how the parties say they’ll fund it.

      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about nightlife this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Nightlife This Election

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      Otherwise, we run a heavy risk of being stuck with the same two parties that have governed our city since 2013.

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      Montreal Votes 2025: What each party is saying about language & identity this election
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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Public Space This Election

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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Arts & Festival Funding This Election

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      Montreal Votes 2025: What Each Party is Saying About Nightlife This Election

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      The Bulletin: Who's going to define the future of Montreal? [Issue #152]
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      The Bulletin: Who's Going to Define the Future of Montreal? [Issue #152]

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      Chez Greenberg: The honest Mile End deli that smoked salmon 'n' knishes built
      J.P. Karwacki

      Chez Greenberg: The Honest Mile End Deli That Smoked Salmon 'n' Knishes Built

      Jake Greenberg turned a pandemic side hustle into a Jewish deli centred on house-smoked fish, knishes, and a neighbourhood his family's been serving for generations.

      If you want to understand Montreal's dance scene, start with Ferias
      J.P. Karwacki

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      Guthrie Drake and Alina Byrne built their dance community on borrowed time, clandestine spaces, and the belief that range matters more than genre.

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