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    The Wheel Club: New pastures for NDG's country music stomping groundsArts & Culture
    Jenny Greenberg

    The Wheel Club: New pastures for NDG's country music stomping grounds

    A veterans’ social club turned live music venue, honouring country music history with a longstanding tradition as it looks to new endeavours.

    Montreal's Anglo literary scene is more vibrant than it's been in decadesArts & Culture
    Alexander Hackett

    Montreal's Anglo literary scene is more vibrant than it's been in decades

    There was once a time when Montreal’s Anglo writers were central to the city’s culture—here’s how new generations of writers are bringing it full circle.

    Mr. Sign: When Montreal’s main streets become a canvas for artist Dave ArnoldArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Mr. Sign: When Montreal’s main streets become a canvas for artist Dave Arnold

    Talking up the value of old craftsmanship, defining a city’s visual landscapes for 15 years, and new collaborations.

    Every photographer needs to shoot in Montreal at least once in their lifetimeArts & CultureSponsored
    J.P. Karwacki

    Every photographer needs to shoot in Montreal at least once in their lifetime

    Over a century of historical inspirations and a half-dozen local photographers can't be wrong.

    GOAL MTL 2024: What it's like at football & charity's biggest day of the year in MontrealArts & Culture
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    GOAL MTL 2024: What it's like at football & charity's biggest day of the year in Montreal

    A gallery throwback to when Montreal's soccer and hospitality pros, local businesses, and more descended on Percival Molson Stadium.

    Beauties Lab x &OR Collective: A collab of sustainable beauty, fashion, and Montreal womenArts & CultureSponsored
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    Beauties Lab x &OR Collective: A collab of sustainable beauty, fashion, and Montreal women

    Tying together threads of ethical consumption, self-care, and well-being with local, female-led businesses in the city.

    Ruelles vertes: On Montreal’s green alleyway labyrinth of culture, nature, and historyArts & CultureSponsored
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    Ruelles vertes: On Montreal’s green alleyway labyrinth of culture, nature, and history

    How Montreal’s maze of alleyways creates behind-the-scenes space for locals' daily life in everything from culture and gardening to democratized public space.

    The Best of Montreal's Festivals, July 2024Arts & Culture
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    The Best of Montreal's Festivals, July 2024

    Explore Montreal's top summer festivals of 2024 and construct your guide to make the most of peak summer in the city.

    Korean Film Festival Canada: Exploring sleep, dreams, and the bodyArts & Culture
    Rachel Cheng

    Korean Film Festival Canada: Exploring sleep, dreams, and the body

    A look inside the Montréal-based, non-profit and artist-driven Arts East West’s annual gathering for films, media arts, and more from Korean, Asian Canadian, pan-Asian and Asian diasporic artists.

    Brainchild: A surfboard studio passion project rekindled in Montreal's Sud-OuestArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Brainchild: A surfboard studio passion project rekindled in Montreal's Sud-Ouest

    Where Mitch Martin gets back to one of the founding ideas behind Little Burgundy's September Surf Café.

    Benoit Tardif: An Illustrator's Guide to MontrealArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Benoit Tardif: An Illustrator's Guide to Montreal

    From spots to work and places to print to undercelebrated artistic curios, few people are better to offer a guide to Montreal from an illustrator’s perspective than this enigmatic artist.

    Encore Books & Records: Getting lost in the stacks with owner Sean MaddenArts & Culture
    Jenny Greenberg

    Encore Books & Records: Getting lost in the stacks with owner Sean Madden

    Listening in to the stories behind NDG’s friendly neighbourhood bookstore, a family-run literary and audiophilic icon of the city.

    James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger's favourite things in MontrealArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger's favourite things in Montreal

    The Montreal-based artist known as Scorpion Dagger on things to love and change about the city, fond memories, the importance of walking, and getting mugged for $4 one time.

    The nouveau Levant: Redefining cuisines and cultures from Montreal's Arab diasporaArts & CultureFood & Drink
    Yasmine Dalloul

    The nouveau Levant: Redefining cuisines and cultures from Montreal's Arab diaspora

    How Montreal's Levantine Arabs—Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian—are opening concepts that bridge adapting to a Western palate with staying true to who they are. 

    Club St-Denis 257SE: A rare look inside one of Montreal's historic private clubsArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Club St-Denis 257SE: A rare look inside one of Montreal's historic private clubs

    Founded in 1874, Club St-Denis had long been the preferred meeting place for French-speaking business and political elite—now it's been reopened with an eye to new generations of membership.

    Tate + Yoko: Brandon Svarc’s Favourite Things in MontrealArts & Culture
    Rachel Cheng

    Tate + Yoko: Brandon Svarc’s Favourite Things in Montreal

    Montreal’s denim virtuoso talks about subverting the industry and carrying on three generations in the garment business.

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