J.P. Karwacki
Montreal, Quebec
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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.
If this factory closes, a century of Montreal's Chinatown history goes with it
For over a century, Wing Noodles has fed Montreal with handmade noodles, fortune cookies, and quiet defiance—one of the last family-run factories still standing in Chinatown.
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.
The artist behind Montreal’s most therapeutic street art
Discussing 15 years of anonymity, personal pain, and guerrilla positivity with MAKENOIZE.
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.
GOODEE's flagship Westmount space combines curated global design with Montreal roots
Step inside Byron and Dexter Peart's world of goods vetted for design excellence, craftsmanship, and positive social and environmental impacts—all in 1,000 square feet.
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.
Star Bar is an essential Montreal hangout for Pizza Bouquet slices, cheap drinks, and packed events
How a 15-year promise between friends at a bar transformed into a social sanctuary where trivia nights sell out, the pizza's hot, the beer's cold, and everyone's welcome.
Old Habits fish sauce from Vancouver Island is true Canadian umami
Nathan Gawalko left high-end restaurants across the world to bottle ancient traditions of fish, salt, and time on British Columbia's coast.
The dining theatrics and dark history of Montreal's infamous restaurant Au Lutin qui Bouffe
Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.
Esti d'franglais podcast captures Montreal's bilingual reality the way politicians won't
Putting the city's code-switching culture on record, one episode's sparked more honest conversation about Quebec identity than most news panels can manage in a season.
Photographer Rose Cormier documents where Montreal's music thrives as venues vanish
Half on stage, half in the crowd: Documenting communities at a crossroads.
Meet the new custodians of Aux 2 Clochers, an Eastern Townships institution of 35 years
When Montreal veterans end up with the keys to a local legend of the region they call home.