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      Brainchild: A surfboard studio passion project rekindled in Montreal's Sud-Ouest
      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 Montreal
      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 Madden
      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 Montreal
      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 diaspora
      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 clubs
      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.

      The Denim Virtuoso Who Refuses to Play the Game
      Rachel Cheng

      The Denim Virtuoso Who Refuses to Play the Game

      Naked & Famous founder Brandon Svarc on three generations of Montreal denim, and why he's never needed a runway show or influencer to prove it.

      PSC Tattoo: Talking shop with artist Dave Cummings
      Jenny Greenberg

      PSC Tattoo: Talking Shop with Artist Dave Cummings

      From the first days of slinging ink on Centre Street in ‘76 to Montreal’s oldest tattoo studio.

      Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown Forum
      J.P. Karwacki

      Montreal Bowling: Reviving a Relic in the Downtown Forum

      Tapping into the pre-2020 nostalgia and cultural history of Montrealers, Montreal Bowling's a new(ish) project from local hospitality aficionados in the Forum downtown.

      Lost Claws: One of Montreal's most fun-loving graffiti artists
      J.P. Karwacki

      Lost Claws: One of Montreal's Most Fun-loving Graffiti Artists

      Up on the rooftops of the Plateau, down in the bowels of crumbling industry, and jokes everywhere between: This is the playful, ephemeral oeuvre of Lost Claws.

      Talking queer food—and where to find it in Montreal
      Ivy Lerner-Frank

      Talking Queer Food—and Where to Find it in Montreal

      Montreal's a queer-friendly city. How does that influence its hospitality industry and the safe spaces of its restaurants, cafés and bars?

      Locals changing the self-care game in Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Locals Changing the Self-care Game in Montreal

      "New year, new you" mentalities can begin at any time—and these Montreal-based self-care creators can prove it with the work they're passionate about.

      Little Maghreb: The faces and places of Montreal's diasporic North African neighbourhood
      Rachel Cheng

      Little Maghreb: The Faces and Places of Montreal's Diasporic North African Neighbourhood

      Located at the end of the Blue Line, Montreal's Little Maghreb of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension is rich with diasporic Arab and Amazigh communities.

      The best songs from Montreal that kept us company throughout 2023
      Sasha Manoli

      The Best Songs from Montreal That Kept Us Company Throughout 2023

      These are the tracks that deserve a spotlight: The hidden treasures of Montreal's music scenes in 2023 that'll keep us moving into the new year.

      10 Montreal films you might have missed in 2023
      Justine Smith

      10 Montreal Films You Might Have Missed in 2023

      The end of 2023's upon us, and as the cinema mills of the world will keep churning, we wanted to look back on the year's best films with a strong Montreal connection.

      Pulp Books: Montreal’s new English bookstore, and the passion that built a neighbourhood spot
      J.P. Karwacki

      Pulp Books: Montreal’s New English Bookstore, and the Passion That Built a Neighbourhood Spot

      What drove two Montrealers to build a 'third place' for a neighbourhood to while away hours with books—and why they want it that way.

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      Brainchild: A surfboard studio passion project rekindled in Montreal's Sud-Ouest
      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 Montreal
      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 Madden
      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 Montreal
      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 diaspora
      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 clubs
      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.

      The Denim Virtuoso Who Refuses to Play the Game
      Rachel Cheng

      The Denim Virtuoso Who Refuses to Play the Game

      Naked & Famous founder Brandon Svarc on three generations of Montreal denim, and why he's never needed a runway show or influencer to prove it.

      PSC Tattoo: Talking shop with artist Dave Cummings
      Jenny Greenberg

      PSC Tattoo: Talking Shop with Artist Dave Cummings

      From the first days of slinging ink on Centre Street in ‘76 to Montreal’s oldest tattoo studio.

      Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown Forum
      J.P. Karwacki

      Montreal Bowling: Reviving a Relic in the Downtown Forum

      Tapping into the pre-2020 nostalgia and cultural history of Montrealers, Montreal Bowling's a new(ish) project from local hospitality aficionados in the Forum downtown.

      Lost Claws: One of Montreal's most fun-loving graffiti artists
      J.P. Karwacki

      Lost Claws: One of Montreal's Most Fun-loving Graffiti Artists

      Up on the rooftops of the Plateau, down in the bowels of crumbling industry, and jokes everywhere between: This is the playful, ephemeral oeuvre of Lost Claws.

      Talking queer food—and where to find it in Montreal
      Ivy Lerner-Frank

      Talking Queer Food—and Where to Find it in Montreal

      Montreal's a queer-friendly city. How does that influence its hospitality industry and the safe spaces of its restaurants, cafés and bars?

      Locals changing the self-care game in Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Locals Changing the Self-care Game in Montreal

      "New year, new you" mentalities can begin at any time—and these Montreal-based self-care creators can prove it with the work they're passionate about.

      Little Maghreb: The faces and places of Montreal's diasporic North African neighbourhood
      Rachel Cheng

      Little Maghreb: The Faces and Places of Montreal's Diasporic North African Neighbourhood

      Located at the end of the Blue Line, Montreal's Little Maghreb of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension is rich with diasporic Arab and Amazigh communities.

      The best songs from Montreal that kept us company throughout 2023
      Sasha Manoli

      The Best Songs from Montreal That Kept Us Company Throughout 2023

      These are the tracks that deserve a spotlight: The hidden treasures of Montreal's music scenes in 2023 that'll keep us moving into the new year.

      10 Montreal films you might have missed in 2023
      Justine Smith

      10 Montreal Films You Might Have Missed in 2023

      The end of 2023's upon us, and as the cinema mills of the world will keep churning, we wanted to look back on the year's best films with a strong Montreal connection.

      Pulp Books: Montreal’s new English bookstore, and the passion that built a neighbourhood spot
      J.P. Karwacki

      Pulp Books: Montreal’s New English Bookstore, and the Passion That Built a Neighbourhood Spot

      What drove two Montrealers to build a 'third place' for a neighbourhood to while away hours with books—and why they want it that way.

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