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      The Bulletin: Downtown Gets a Jazz Room, Blasting Pink Floyd in a Church, and Girl Dinners [Issue #174]
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      The Bulletin: Downtown Gets a Jazz Room, Blasting Pink Floyd in a Church, and Girl Dinners [Issue #174]

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

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      The Bulletin: Downtown Gets a Jazz Room, Blasting Pink Floyd in a Church, and Girl Dinners [Issue #174]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: Downtown Gets a Jazz Room, Blasting Pink Floyd in a Church, and Girl Dinners [Issue #174]

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

      Montreal's New Second Airport Is Nearly 100 Years Old
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      Montreal's New Second Airport Is Nearly 100 Years Old

      The upcoming MET terminal in Saint-Hubert opens June 15, 2026—and it's bringing Porter Airlines, coast-to-coast routes, and a much easier way out of the city.

      What to do this weekend (03.26–03.29)
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      What to Do This Weekend (03.26–03.29)

      From immersive Japanese tea listening parties and a Burning Man in the Plateau to a new jazz club: March 26 to 29, 2026.

      Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown
      Toula Drimonis

      Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown

      Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.

      Project Hail Mary Makes the Case That Cooperation Beats Survival
      Gianni Fiasche

      Project Hail Mary Makes the Case That Cooperation Beats Survival

      Hope isn’t a quality most blockbusters lean on anymore. Project Hail Mary builds an entire mission around it, and against all odds, it works.

      A Day in the Life of a Montreal Wine Importer
      Rachel Cheng

      A Day in the Life of a Montreal Wine Importer

      Keaton Ritchie of Flor Vin was on the banks of the Loire last week. Today he's hauling bottles through the slush.

      The Story Behind the Biergarten Table That Became a Terrasse Staple
      Christopher DeWolf

      The Story Behind the Biergarten Table That Became a Terrasse Staple

      Lea Berger missed the folding biergarten tables of her German childhood. A decade later, they're at every great bar in Montreal, shipped in from Stuttgart.

      Welcome Back From the Dead, Frank And Oak
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      Welcome Back From the Dead, Frank And Oak

      The Montreal brand was insolvent a year ago. New owners have acquired the name, ditched the stores, and are betting the audience never left.

      The Bulletin: The 201st St. Patrick's Day Parade, Doom-Scrolling Performance Art, and Live Jazz in a Skyscraper [Issue #173]
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      The Bulletin: The 201st St. Patrick's Day Parade, Doom-Scrolling Performance Art, and Live Jazz in a Skyscraper [Issue #173]

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

      Gore Verbinski's Gloriously Unhinged AI Movie Is a Mess Worth Making
      Gianni Fiasche

      Gore Verbinski's Gloriously Unhinged AI Movie Is a Mess Worth Making

      Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die both comments on and replicates technological overload in this unhinged sci-fi comedy about an AI gone rogue.

      Requiem for Il Bolero: When the Plaza Lost Its Leather
      Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

      Requiem for Il Bolero: When the Plaza Lost Its Leather

      Thirty-five years of tailoring desire.

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good
      Gianni Fiasche

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good

      One Battle After Another swept, PTA got his due, and Montreal snuck onto Hollywood's biggest stage.

      How Montreal Built Its Own Irish Pub Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Montreal Built Its Own Irish Pub Culture

      The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.

      Our Predictions, Picks, and a Few Honest Upsets at the 98th Oscars
      Gianni Fiasche

      Our Predictions, Picks, and a Few Honest Upsets at the 98th Oscars

      From Best Picture to Supporting Actress, here's who we think will win, who should win, and the wildcards worth watching.

      How Ciele Proves It's About More Than Just Running
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Ciele Proves It's About More Than Just Running

      Twelve years and a million hats later, Ciele co-founder Jeremy Bresnen is still more interested in why people quit than why they keep going.

      The Bulletin: Placing Bets on the Oscars, a Sugar Shack Street Fair, and Countryside Dining [Issue #172]
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      The Bulletin: Placing Bets on the Oscars, a Sugar Shack Street Fair, and Countryside Dining [Issue #172]

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

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      Montreal's New Second Airport Is Nearly 100 Years Old
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      Montreal's New Second Airport Is Nearly 100 Years Old

      The upcoming MET terminal in Saint-Hubert opens June 15, 2026—and it's bringing Porter Airlines, coast-to-coast routes, and a much easier way out of the city.

      What to do this weekend (03.26–03.29)
      The Main

      What to Do This Weekend (03.26–03.29)

      From immersive Japanese tea listening parties and a Burning Man in the Plateau to a new jazz club: March 26 to 29, 2026.

      Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown
      Toula Drimonis

      Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown

      Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.

      Project Hail Mary Makes the Case That Cooperation Beats Survival
      Gianni Fiasche

      Project Hail Mary Makes the Case That Cooperation Beats Survival

      Hope isn’t a quality most blockbusters lean on anymore. Project Hail Mary builds an entire mission around it, and against all odds, it works.

      A Day in the Life of a Montreal Wine Importer
      Rachel Cheng

      A Day in the Life of a Montreal Wine Importer

      Keaton Ritchie of Flor Vin was on the banks of the Loire last week. Today he's hauling bottles through the slush.

      The Story Behind the Biergarten Table That Became a Terrasse Staple
      Christopher DeWolf

      The Story Behind the Biergarten Table That Became a Terrasse Staple

      Lea Berger missed the folding biergarten tables of her German childhood. A decade later, they're at every great bar in Montreal, shipped in from Stuttgart.

      Welcome Back From the Dead, Frank And Oak
      The Main

      Welcome Back From the Dead, Frank And Oak

      The Montreal brand was insolvent a year ago. New owners have acquired the name, ditched the stores, and are betting the audience never left.

      The Bulletin: The 201st St. Patrick's Day Parade, Doom-Scrolling Performance Art, and Live Jazz in a Skyscraper [Issue #173]
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      The Bulletin: The 201st St. Patrick's Day Parade, Doom-Scrolling Performance Art, and Live Jazz in a Skyscraper [Issue #173]

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

      Gore Verbinski's Gloriously Unhinged AI Movie Is a Mess Worth Making
      Gianni Fiasche

      Gore Verbinski's Gloriously Unhinged AI Movie Is a Mess Worth Making

      Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die both comments on and replicates technological overload in this unhinged sci-fi comedy about an AI gone rogue.

      Requiem for Il Bolero: When the Plaza Lost Its Leather
      Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

      Requiem for Il Bolero: When the Plaza Lost Its Leather

      Thirty-five years of tailoring desire.

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good
      Gianni Fiasche

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good

      One Battle After Another swept, PTA got his due, and Montreal snuck onto Hollywood's biggest stage.

      How Montreal Built Its Own Irish Pub Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Montreal Built Its Own Irish Pub Culture

      The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.

      Our Predictions, Picks, and a Few Honest Upsets at the 98th Oscars
      Gianni Fiasche

      Our Predictions, Picks, and a Few Honest Upsets at the 98th Oscars

      From Best Picture to Supporting Actress, here's who we think will win, who should win, and the wildcards worth watching.

      How Ciele Proves It's About More Than Just Running
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Ciele Proves It's About More Than Just Running

      Twelve years and a million hats later, Ciele co-founder Jeremy Bresnen is still more interested in why people quit than why they keep going.

      The Bulletin: Placing Bets on the Oscars, a Sugar Shack Street Fair, and Countryside Dining [Issue #172]
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      The Bulletin: Placing Bets on the Oscars, a Sugar Shack Street Fair, and Countryside Dining [Issue #172]

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

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