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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
    The Main

    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

    What happens after dark is shapes the city’s future: From noise bylaws to metro hours, the next mayor will help decide what kind of city Montreal gets to be.

    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]

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

    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

    If You Want to Understand Montreal's Dance Scene, Start with Ferias

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

    The mystery of white sauce poutine
    Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

    The Mystery of White Sauce Poutine

    A deep dive into the belly of the Outaouais.

    Old Montreal's losing its soul and we've got to get it back
    Kevin Demers

    Old Montreal's Losing Its Soul and We've Got to Get it Back

    "Nine years running bars in the neighbourhood has taught me one thing: we're fumbling what should be our greatest asset."

    How Nora Gray spun its spicy pepperoncini and focaccia into a Miss Vickie's chip
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    How Nora Gray Spun Its Spicy Pepperoncini and Focaccia into a Miss Vickie's Chip

    First, a chip company came calling. Then came a year-long R&D process involving professional tasters and corporate NDAs.

    Firing ceramics by hand in the Laurentians with the pottery collective Goregama
    J.P. Karwacki

    Firing Ceramics by Hand in the Laurentians with the Pottery Collective Goregama

    Ancient technique, unpredictability, and slow, communal craft: Goregama has gathered twice a year since 2019 to feed wood into an anagama kiln for 40 hours straight.

    How Little Portugal carved out its place in the Plateau
    Phylida Tuff-West

    How Little Portugal Carved Out Its Place in the Plateau

    From postwar migration to piri piri chicken, Azorean immigrants transformed an iconic Montreal neighbourhood with enduring community.

    Illustrator Raymond Biesinger's self-defence guide against getting ripped off
    J.P. Karwacki

    Illustrator Raymond Biesinger's Self-defence Guide Against Getting Ripped Off

    After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.

    The Bulletin: October is giving us too many good options [Issue #151]
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    The Bulletin: October is Giving Us Too Many Good Options [Issue #151]

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

    Montreal's got a nightlife policy, so why are venues still at risk?
    Max Honigmann

    Montreal's Got a Nightlife Policy, so Why Are Venues Still at Risk?

    A year into the city's first-ever nightlife framework, the future of Montreal's independent venues still hangs in the balance.

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