From a pizzaghetti party and a fight club inside a swimming pool to local media seeing shutdowns and cutbacks and a Montreal-themed restaurant opening in Washington, D.C., this edition of The Main’s Montreal Bulletin—a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal—is going to be a weird one.

And not that we mean to sound like your parents, but try to stay warm during this weekend’s cold snap. Those of you heading out can check this out for inspo:

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The Bulletin: Gore and Comedy at the Cinema, Go Habs Go, and Pizza with Your Pint [Issue #179]

The Bulletin: A Japanese Konbini's Birthday, Subterranean Art, and Ping Pong Ramen [Issue #178]

The Bulletin: Post-Punk in the Dome, Mechanical Animals, and a Bookstore Block Party [Issue #177]

The Bulletin: Limited Edition Donuts, the Laotian & Cambodian New Year, and Axe Throwing With Syrup [Issue #176]

The Bulletin: Roman Sculpture and Italo Disco, Maple Xiao Long Bao, and an Easter Costume Party [Issue #175]

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

The Bulletin: Gore and Comedy at the Cinema, Go Habs Go, and Pizza with Your Pint [Issue #179]

The Bulletin: A Japanese Konbini's Birthday, Subterranean Art, and Ping Pong Ramen [Issue #178]

The Bulletin: Post-Punk in the Dome, Mechanical Animals, and a Bookstore Block Party [Issue #177]

The Bulletin: Limited Edition Donuts, the Laotian & Cambodian New Year, and Axe Throwing With Syrup [Issue #176]

The Bulletin: Roman Sculpture and Italo Disco, Maple Xiao Long Bao, and an Easter Costume Party [Issue #175]

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

The Bulletin: Burn the Jack-o'-lanterns, Put up the Stockings! [Issue #154]

The Bulletin: Sunday Roasts, Wrestling Chaos, and Lip-syncing to Christmas Movies [Issue #160]

The Bulletin: ⚾️ 💀 Montreal Mourns the Expos, Then Parties Anyway [Issue #150]

The Bulletin: A Bookstore Revived, a Nightclub's Last Dance, and Pink Floyd Under the Stars [Issue #166]

The Bulletin: Cold Raves, Beer Memberships, and Film Festivals Galore [Issue #164]

The Bulletin: A Holiday Heist, Full Plates, and a Surprisingly Busy Weekend [Issue #161]

The Bulletin: Burn the Jack-o'-lanterns, Put up the Stockings! [Issue #154]

The Bulletin: Sunday Roasts, Wrestling Chaos, and Lip-syncing to Christmas Movies [Issue #160]

The Bulletin: ⚾️ 💀 Montreal Mourns the Expos, Then Parties Anyway [Issue #150]

The Bulletin: A Bookstore Revived, a Nightclub's Last Dance, and Pink Floyd Under the Stars [Issue #166]

The Bulletin: Cold Raves, Beer Memberships, and Film Festivals Galore [Issue #164]

The Bulletin: A Holiday Heist, Full Plates, and a Surprisingly Busy Weekend [Issue #161]

The Bulletin: Mafia Patrons Shut Down a Local Brasserie, a Mile End Landmark Retrofit, a Research School Beach Party, Montreal’s New Holocaust Museum, and Other Oddities [Issue #10]

Weekend events you don’t want to miss

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The Bulletin: Mafia Patrons Shut Down a Local Brasserie, a Mile End Landmark Retrofit, a Research School Beach Party, Montreal’s New Holocaust Museum, and Other Oddities [Issue #10]

Weekend events you don’t want to miss

For readers who care about Montreal

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