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

    Live, Big Wreck, The Damn Truth, and One Big Night of Rock
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    Live, Big Wreck, The Damn Truth, and One Big Night of Rock

    From Montreal bar stages to arenas, The Damn Truth headlined a night that delivered on all fronts

    @canada.gov.ca’s accidental archivist John Batt is reshaping Canadian culture
    The Main

    @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
    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]
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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
    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
    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
    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
    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 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
    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
    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.

    The dining theatrics and dark history of Montreal's infamous restaurant Au Lutin qui Bouffe
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Dining Theatrics and Dark History of Montreal's Infamous Restaurant Au Lutin Qui Bouffe

    Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.

    Esti d'franglais podcast captures Montreal's bilingual reality the way politicians won't
    J.P. Karwacki

    Esti D'franglais Podcast Captures Montreal's Bilingual Reality the Way Politicians Won't

    Putting the city's code-switching culture on record, one episode's sparked more honest conversation about Quebec identity than most news panels can manage in a season.

    The Bulletin: The raw energy of collisions, crossovers, and reinventions [Issue #122]
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    The Bulletin: The Raw Energy of Collisions, Crossovers, and Reinventions [Issue #122]

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

    Maine's Cutty Sark Motel is just what the doctor ordered
    Theresa St John

    Maine's Cutty Sark Motel is Just What the Doctor Ordered

    A coastal escape where every room has ocean views.

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