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We asked three Montreal bartenders to tell us what they wish their clients knew.
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The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
The festival’s first wave mixes legacy acts, internet-era names, and a familiar attempt to prove Montreal’s comedy institution is firmly back on its feet.
Turns out the former Kansas City Chief already had a thing for good bread.
The Montreal promoter who turned the Forum into a concert cathedral died on April 13. He was 82.
As climate change reshapes traditional wine regions, Quebec's winemakers, sommeliers, and natural wine bars are ready for their moment.
Barbie Ferreira anchors Chandler Levack's franglais romantic comedy about falling into Montreal's 2011 indie scene and never quite finding a way out.
Philippe Spurrell keeps rare prints out of dumpsters while Robert Miniaci reinvents the projectors that screen them. Together, they're proving the old ways still have life in Montreal.
A sold-out crowd, a full band with brass and strings, and close to two hours of jazz, soul, and pop.
The Roman-style pasta and natural wine spot on Saint-Laurent lasted just under two years, but long enough to make a real impression.
What's taken shape on Montreal's Sainte-Catherine West is something entirely distinct from the old Chinatown.
Inside the local premiere of Chandler Levack's love letter to Montreal's indie rock golden age at Théâtre Outremont on April 9.
The Hungarian-born photographer spent seven decades documenting this city's streets, faces, and disappearing present. He died on April 10, 2026, at 98.
Maya Amoah's Batik Boutik brings Ghanaian wax print and batik craft to the world while keeping the artisans who make it at the centre of the story.
A backstage encounter at a Montreal theatre, a few punches, a death six weeks later. The cause remains disputed.
With a new bylaw, mediators instead of cops, and the first updated noise standards since 1977, Montreal's watching to see if the Plateau's new approach to venue conflicts will hold.
We asked three Montreal bartenders to tell us what they wish their clients knew.
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
The festival’s first wave mixes legacy acts, internet-era names, and a familiar attempt to prove Montreal’s comedy institution is firmly back on its feet.
Turns out the former Kansas City Chief already had a thing for good bread.
The Montreal promoter who turned the Forum into a concert cathedral died on April 13. He was 82.
As climate change reshapes traditional wine regions, Quebec's winemakers, sommeliers, and natural wine bars are ready for their moment.
Barbie Ferreira anchors Chandler Levack's franglais romantic comedy about falling into Montreal's 2011 indie scene and never quite finding a way out.
Philippe Spurrell keeps rare prints out of dumpsters while Robert Miniaci reinvents the projectors that screen them. Together, they're proving the old ways still have life in Montreal.
A sold-out crowd, a full band with brass and strings, and close to two hours of jazz, soul, and pop.
The Roman-style pasta and natural wine spot on Saint-Laurent lasted just under two years, but long enough to make a real impression.
What's taken shape on Montreal's Sainte-Catherine West is something entirely distinct from the old Chinatown.
Inside the local premiere of Chandler Levack's love letter to Montreal's indie rock golden age at Théâtre Outremont on April 9.
The Hungarian-born photographer spent seven decades documenting this city's streets, faces, and disappearing present. He died on April 10, 2026, at 98.
Maya Amoah's Batik Boutik brings Ghanaian wax print and batik craft to the world while keeping the artisans who make it at the centre of the story.
A backstage encounter at a Montreal theatre, a few punches, a death six weeks later. The cause remains disputed.
With a new bylaw, mediators instead of cops, and the first updated noise standards since 1977, Montreal's watching to see if the Plateau's new approach to venue conflicts will hold.
