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J.P. Karwacki

Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’Express

For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.

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The name above Burgundy Lion's door is now a line being crossed

An OQLF francization check becomes a fight over place names, proportion rules, and who gets to define Little Burgundy/Petite-Bourgogne.

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The Bulletin: Hot air balloons, line dancing to country legends, a digital village, and cat cinema [Issue #142]

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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MUTEK 2025 is a citywide takeover of sound, light, and ideas—here’s the plan

All the details you need to navigate MUTEK as it fills Montreal’s halls with digital art, electronic music, and boundary-pushing ideas.

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[PHOTOS] All night, all neon: Take a look back at îLESONIQ 2025

From euphoric stage drops to sweat-drenched dance pits, here are our visual dispatches from îLESONIQ’s 10th anniversary blowout.

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The Bulletin: Big bass drops, park theatrics, waacking in the cinema, and riverside reggae [Issue #141]

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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[PHOTOS] No sleep, all access: Osheaga 2025 through the eyes of photographers

From behind barricades to swelling crowds, here are our photographic dispatches from the chaos, sweat, and beauty of Osheaga 2025.

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A complete guide to Osheaga 2025: The lineup, a festival-goer checklist, and more

Everything you need to know for surviving—and thriving—at Montreal’s biggest music festival.

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J.P. Karwacki

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [August 2025]

Flame-seared sushi, delis, rotisserie, a crudo bar, Mediterranean brunch, and a few design-forward surprises across the city.

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[PHOTOS] A look back at The Main's first-ever Block Party

The vibes, the people, the proof: our first-ever block party in pictures.

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The weekend ride carrying everything that matters: Cargo bikes in Montreal

With electric assist and a front seat to the city, cargo bikes are changing how Montreal families move through their weekends.

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The Bulletin: Saké in the sky, basement darkwave, mechanical bulls, and Taylor Swift fireworks [Issue #140]

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

J.P. Karwacki

Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans Deli

Led by Joe Beef alum Benji Greenberg, this new highway-side deli blends Eastern European roots with fine-dining rigour and a family-first ethos.

J.P. Karwacki

The Olympic Park asks: What do you build from a fallen roof?

For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

The hidden world bustling beneath Montreal’s Olympic Pyramids

Echoes of elegance: Inside a faded “Grand Hotel” that's lost its splendour over time.