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A complete guide to YATAI MTL 2025, Montreal’s Japanese street market

Four days of street food, sake, style, and a stylish Shiba Inu show along the Lachine Canal in Griffintown.

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Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to expect, who to see, and how to make the most of It

A practical (and unofficial) guide to navigating three days of ideas, labs, and unexpected connections—this is how to do C2 like a local.

J.P. Karwacki

How Montreal's Super Boat People reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese narratives

Not your typical heritage project: In kitchens, galleries, and community halls, a louder, richer story is emerging.

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A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [May 2025]

Soak up the first signs of spring and shake off what’s left of winter with the best things to do in Montreal right now.

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This is Lightspeed, 20 years later: Montreal-made and in its transformation era

Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva tells the story of how a design-first POS system became a global commerce engine.

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Things to do in Montreal during May

From cider crawls and kimono parades to electro Sundays and neighbourhood street fests—Montreal in May doesn’t slow down.

J.P. Karwacki

50 years later, The Word Bookstore has outlived every prediction

Half a century later, The Word is a living argument for why places built on passion outlast everything.

J.P. Karwacki

The artist behind Montreal’s most therapeutic street art

Discussing 15 years of anonymity, personal pain, and guerrilla positivity with MAKENOIZE.

J.P. Karwacki

Vincent Tsang on Dime MTL's early days, his artistic evolution, and Montreal's creative class

Some of the greatest creative decisions from Dime MTL's artistic director? Refusing to leave Montreal, and betting on joy.

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Shop local at Marché ASIASIE 2025, Montreal’s premier pan-Asian market

From pantry staples and K-beauty to calligraphy workshops and Indian dance: Shop local at Montreal’s biggest pan-Asian market experience.

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

Meet Lewis Mallard, Montreal's psychedelic folk artist

Between performance and very real hallucinations.

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Your guide to Japan Week 2025: 11 days of food, culture, and crafts in Montreal

From ramen and wagashi to kimono parades and tea markets, here’s how to make the most of Japan Week 2025 in 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.

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@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.

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.