J.P. Karwacki
JP Karwacki is the managing editor of The Main. His work has previously appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, Time Out, NUVO, and more.
Montreal, Quebec
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A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.
There’s a soul of DJing worth preserving that’s getting lost in the algorithm age, says JoJo Flores.
How a 238-year-old industrial legacy is being transformed into a waterfront neighbourhood of urban repair.
Preserved almost exactly as it was, the former H. Fisher & Fils shop offers a rare, tactile glimpse into working-class life and quiet entrepreneurship.
Playing the long game with 14 sandwiches, retro signage, a design to outlast, and boozy slush for the summer.
The Otto team’s newest project fuses precision nigiri, rich yakitori, and sleek design in one spot far enough from downtown to feel like a statement.
How a record store kid slinging wax by day and DJing by night turned his obsession with audio clarity into a speaker company with soul.
Because there’s more to the city than lining up in the Old Port and Plateau.
These three neighbourhoods prove there’s more to Montreal than the usual stops.
In a world that rarely knows how to talk about disability, the Montreal writer and cartoonist found a new way to speak.
From Jacmel to Austin to Montreal: At Jean-Talon’s new smokehouse, the grill is wide open and the flavours go deep.
Through acrylic paintings, Underwood preserves landmarks and streetscapes from a city she never really left.
