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    Meet Lewis Mallard, Montreal's psychedelic folk artist
    Arts & Culture
    Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

    Meet Lewis Mallard, Montreal's psychedelic folk artist

    Between performance and very real hallucinations.

    Les Aliments Felix Mish is Montreal's best-kept secret for smoked meat
    Food & Drink
    Andrew Ross

    Les Aliments Felix Mish is Montreal's best-kept secret for smoked meat

    Inside the Ville-Émard neighbourhood deli that's been doing things its own way—no steam, no shortcuts—since 1959.

    Your guide to Japan Week 2025: 11 days of food, culture, and crafts in Montreal
    Arts & Culture
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    Your guide to Japan Week 2025: 11 days of food, culture, and crafts in Montreal

    From ramen and wagashi to kimono parades and tea markets, here’s how to make the most of Japan Week 2025 in Montreal.

    The Bulletin: Four days of big feelings, loud music, and good wine [Issue #125]
    Newsletter
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    The Bulletin: Four days of big feelings, loud music, and good wine [Issue #125]

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

    GOODEE's flagship Westmount space combines curated global design with Montreal roots
    Design
    J.P. Karwacki

    GOODEE's flagship Westmount space combines curated global design with Montreal roots

    Step inside Byron and Dexter Peart's world of goods vetted for design excellence, craftsmanship, and positive social and environmental impacts—all in 1,000 square feet.

    Willie's Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal
    Food & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Willie's Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal

    This swish take on the 'bar ludique' creates a new recreational hub inside the Montreal Forum.

    @canada.gov.ca’s accidental archivist John Batt is reshaping Canadian culture
    Arts & Culture
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    @canada.gov.ca’s accidental archivist John Batt is reshaping Canadian culture

    Discussing what’s mundane, regional, overlooked, and authentically Canadian with one of the country’s best digital curators—plus his ties to Montreal.

    Canada’s most prolific killer is the hitman Montreal created
    History Lesson
    Daniel Bromberg

    Canada’s most prolific killer is the hitman Montreal created

    Authors Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman discuss their book that chronicles the creation of a man who killed 43 people at the height of the biker wars in Quebec.

    The Bulletin: A literary block party, art fairs, galleries, and the Khmer-Lao New Year [Issue #124]
    Newsletter
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    The Bulletin: A literary block party, art fairs, galleries, and the Khmer-Lao New Year [Issue #124]

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

    Librairie Résonance's bookstore concerts set the stage for musical experimentation
    Arts & Culture
    Gladys Bonyad

    Librairie Résonance's bookstore concerts set the stage for musical experimentation

    When slow and small makes an impact on the city’s wider music community with a stage for artists of all levels and backgrounds.

    Drive-ins and outdoor movies: Holdouts of cinema culture
    Arts & Culture
    Hugo Meunier @ URBANIA

    Drive-ins and outdoor movies: Holdouts of cinema culture

    Twisters at the St-Eustache Drive-In, or a documentary under the stars?

    Limbo turns opening a restaurant in Little Italy into an artistic reunion
    Food & Drink
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    Limbo turns opening a restaurant in Little Italy into an artistic reunion

    A dining project that brings together seasoned veterans and local artists in a space of culinary explorations of French, Italian and British flavours and techniques.

    Star Bar is an essential Montreal hangout for Pizza Bouquet slices, cheap drinks, and packed events
    Food & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Star Bar is an essential Montreal hangout for Pizza Bouquet slices, cheap drinks, and packed events

    How a 15-year promise between friends at a bar transformed into a social sanctuary where trivia nights sell out, the pizza's hot, the beer's cold, and everyone's welcome.

    The Bulletin: Pogos and pét-nat, backyard burgers, and subscriptions to nonstop pasta [Issue #123]
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    The Main

    The Bulletin: Pogos and pét-nat, backyard burgers, and subscriptions to nonstop pasta [Issue #123]

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

    Old Habits fish sauce from Vancouver Island is true Canadian umami
    Beyond Montreal
    J.P. Karwacki

    Old Habits fish sauce from Vancouver Island is true Canadian umami

    Nathan Gawalko left high-end restaurants across the world to bottle ancient traditions of fish, salt, and time on British Columbia's coast.

    P’tit Ours and La Toscadura bring new blood to Montreal's live music and social scenes
    Arts & Culture
    Gladys Bonyad

    P’tit Ours and La Toscadura bring new blood to Montreal's live music and social scenes

    With affordable booking and DIY ethos, the latest venues in the city are giving local artists something rare: a place to play.

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