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Last year, we wrote about how the city should make the Ugly Tree official. This year, we're actually trying to make it happen.
Griffintown's become Montreal's favourite punching bag for anti-development sentiment, but its messy, diverse rebirth is actually turning into something good.
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
"In my first months working in funeral services, I immediately realized it was going to profoundly change my perception of life."
From 2006 to 2016, Mile-Ex's DIY spaces launched Grimes, Mac DeMarco, TOPS, and one of Montreal's most productive music scenes. Then it was all killed off.
A new wave of gatherings in Montreal—dinners with strangers, life drawing, and apartment galleries—is bringing back the risk and reward of unscripted human contact.
Guthrie Drake and Alina Byrne built their dance community on borrowed time, clandestine spaces, and the belief that range matters more than genre.
"Nine years running bars in the neighbourhood has taught me one thing: we're fumbling what should be our greatest asset."
After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.
A year into the city's first-ever nightlife framework, the future of Montreal's independent venues still hangs in the balance.
Less sports history and more like grief counseling, the Netflix documentary explains why a city still wears the logo of a defunct baseball team 20 years after they disappeared— feels session.
From disco balls to daytime kikis, a legendary Saint-Laurent address is reborn as a queer-owned playground for music, drag, and late-night euphoria.
Ah, Halloween in Montreal: A month-long excuse to wear leather, fake blood, and increasingly elaborate wigs. Here's what's up in 2025.
Joe Lima's massive woodblocks—some over six feet tall—sculpt shadow and illumination into surreal architectural spaces that blur printmaking and sculpture.
Breakglass Studios started with dumpster-dived CBC equipment and ultra-cheap rent. 20 years later, it's expanding into a full creative ecosystem with a record label and immersive installations.
Fall in Montreal means cozy nights, rowdy festivals, strange cinema, and the city’s biggest Halloween parties. Here’s where to find it all.
Last year, we wrote about how the city should make the Ugly Tree official. This year, we're actually trying to make it happen.
Griffintown's become Montreal's favourite punching bag for anti-development sentiment, but its messy, diverse rebirth is actually turning into something good.
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
"In my first months working in funeral services, I immediately realized it was going to profoundly change my perception of life."
From 2006 to 2016, Mile-Ex's DIY spaces launched Grimes, Mac DeMarco, TOPS, and one of Montreal's most productive music scenes. Then it was all killed off.
A new wave of gatherings in Montreal—dinners with strangers, life drawing, and apartment galleries—is bringing back the risk and reward of unscripted human contact.
Guthrie Drake and Alina Byrne built their dance community on borrowed time, clandestine spaces, and the belief that range matters more than genre.
"Nine years running bars in the neighbourhood has taught me one thing: we're fumbling what should be our greatest asset."
After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.
A year into the city's first-ever nightlife framework, the future of Montreal's independent venues still hangs in the balance.
Less sports history and more like grief counseling, the Netflix documentary explains why a city still wears the logo of a defunct baseball team 20 years after they disappeared— feels session.
From disco balls to daytime kikis, a legendary Saint-Laurent address is reborn as a queer-owned playground for music, drag, and late-night euphoria.
Ah, Halloween in Montreal: A month-long excuse to wear leather, fake blood, and increasingly elaborate wigs. Here's what's up in 2025.
Joe Lima's massive woodblocks—some over six feet tall—sculpt shadow and illumination into surreal architectural spaces that blur printmaking and sculpture.
Breakglass Studios started with dumpster-dived CBC equipment and ultra-cheap rent. 20 years later, it's expanding into a full creative ecosystem with a record label and immersive installations.
Fall in Montreal means cozy nights, rowdy festivals, strange cinema, and the city’s biggest Halloween parties. Here’s where to find it all.
