How climbing gyms like Café Bloc have become neighborhood hangouts—complete with coffee, bars, and saunas—that offer a compelling alternative to traditional gym culture.
Traditional styles and apprenticeships keep the faith to the craft, while monthly block parties bring hundreds to the neighbourhood.
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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.
A handpicked guide for thoughtful, homegrown gifts under $50 made by Montreal's artists, roasters, jewelers, designers, and more.
Because sometimes the best gift isn't something you can wrap.
The short-term rental company went from student side-project to unicorn status before imploding.
90.3 FM has been the mic for the mic-less for nearly four decades, kept alive by 300 volunteers and the belief that a homemade sound can be a beautiful thing.
Last year, we wrote about how the city should make the Ugly Tree official. This year, we're actually trying to make it happen.
How a kid who swore he'd never run the family business ended up exactly in the institution where he belongs.
The 3,500-square-foot beer hall on Plaza Saint-Hubert serves Bavarian drinking traditions with liter steins of German imports along long communal tables.
Montreal's last (and Canada's only) Egyptian Revival movie palace reinvented itself for decades. Now it's been empty for 33 years.
Griffintown's become Montreal's favourite punching bag for anti-development sentiment, but its messy, diverse rebirth is actually turning into something good.
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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.
A young team, an open kitchen, and recipes passed down through generations: Meet Talal Sabbagh's new spot on Saint-Laurent.
The NDG institution and best-kept industry secret that helped launch some of Montreal's best chefs.
Phil Grisé is opening a 26,000-square-foot skate shop in a building Archambault couldn't hold on to —because to him, physical retail isn't dead, it just needs to be worth the trip.
