Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.
The Olympic Stadium hosted the snowboard spectacle's Canadian debut—thousands showing up to prove Montreal is as serious a winter city as ever.
EPR Properties and former Six Flags CEO Kieran Burke are taking over the park, but Montrealers have heard promising ownership talk before.
Last year, we wrote about how the city should make the Ugly Tree official. This year, we're actually trying to make it happen.
How a kid who swore he'd never run the family business ended up exactly in the institution where he belongs.
The 3,500-square-foot beer hall on Plaza Saint-Hubert serves Bavarian drinking traditions with liter steins of German imports along long communal tables.
Montreal's last (and Canada's only) Egyptian Revival movie palace reinvented itself for decades. Now it's been empty for 33 years.
Griffintown's become Montreal's favourite punching bag for anti-development sentiment, but its messy, diverse rebirth is actually turning into something good.
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The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
A young team, an open kitchen, and recipes passed down through generations: Meet Talal Sabbagh's new spot on Saint-Laurent.
The NDG institution and best-kept industry secret that helped launch some of Montreal's best chefs.
Phil Grisé is opening a 26,000-square-foot skate shop in a building Archambault couldn't hold on to —because to him, physical retail isn't dead, it just needs to be worth the trip.
Following the Joe Beef co-founder through two days of cold-climate viticulture harvests where hospitality takes the form of al fresco meals, crushed grapes underfoot, and relentless labour.
The Little Italy bakery that could: Still hand-rolling loaves in its original 1910 brick oven, still telling real estate speculators it's not for sale, just for bread.
You didn't fix everything, but in many key respects, you left Montreal better than you found it.
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.
The Olympic Stadium hosted the snowboard spectacle's Canadian debut—thousands showing up to prove Montreal is as serious a winter city as ever.
EPR Properties and former Six Flags CEO Kieran Burke are taking over the park, but Montrealers have heard promising ownership talk before.
Last year, we wrote about how the city should make the Ugly Tree official. This year, we're actually trying to make it happen.
How a kid who swore he'd never run the family business ended up exactly in the institution where he belongs.
The 3,500-square-foot beer hall on Plaza Saint-Hubert serves Bavarian drinking traditions with liter steins of German imports along long communal tables.
Montreal's last (and Canada's only) Egyptian Revival movie palace reinvented itself for decades. Now it's been empty for 33 years.
Griffintown's become Montreal's favourite punching bag for anti-development sentiment, but its messy, diverse rebirth is actually turning into something good.
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
A young team, an open kitchen, and recipes passed down through generations: Meet Talal Sabbagh's new spot on Saint-Laurent.
The NDG institution and best-kept industry secret that helped launch some of Montreal's best chefs.
Phil Grisé is opening a 26,000-square-foot skate shop in a building Archambault couldn't hold on to —because to him, physical retail isn't dead, it just needs to be worth the trip.
Following the Joe Beef co-founder through two days of cold-climate viticulture harvests where hospitality takes the form of al fresco meals, crushed grapes underfoot, and relentless labour.
The Little Italy bakery that could: Still hand-rolling loaves in its original 1910 brick oven, still telling real estate speculators it's not for sale, just for bread.
You didn't fix everything, but in many key respects, you left Montreal better than you found it.
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
