Le Bulletin : Un Coup de Poing de F1 et de Hockey, Bières Slushie, Célébrations de Mile End, et Pancit D'Anniversaire Philippin [Numéro #182]

🖼️ Camille Poliquin and Jonathon Anderson’s ANIMACHINA II.0 exhibit concludes at the PHI.

What to Eat & Drink In and Around Montreal

Scope the latest restaurant openings, recommendations on where to eat, plus new menus, old classics, and everything in between.

New Plateau ramen spot Youki Montreal has opened on Laurier.

Slush season is back at Messorem Bracitorium, with a rotating menu of flavours.

Neotokyo Nakagin, a new cantine and izakaya, hosts their official opening on Thursday, May 21.

Taste the wines of Adrien Stoeffler at Bar Henrietta, in collaboration with Les Importations du Moine, on May 21.

The forthcoming Mediterranean supperclub Alia MTL opens Race Week reservations for May 21, 22, and 23.

Dine solo and meet new friends on May 22, 23, or 24, with Solo Diner at Le Polari.

Figata celebrates race week with a special prix-fixe menu on May 22 and 23. Book here.

Shy’s Burgers takes a pit stop at Elena on May 23—their signature burger along with classic Elena fare. Starting at noon.

Menu Extra x Le 9e draw inspiration from 1930s French hospitality with their Grand Prix dining experience, a three course tasting menu from Francis Blais. Saturday, May 23.

Disco Mayo has Halal Cart Night on May 23, with lamb, chicken, pilaf, potatoes, and lots of sauce.

Maps x Carino throw a pizza pop up on May 24. Spanish-inspired pies, tapas, and vermut spritz. 12 PM ‘til sold out.

Chez Cecile welcomes chef Ruby Gatt on May 31st priced at $95 per person, plus wine pairings. Get tickets here.

Here, you'll find a weekly round-up of our stories from the past week, plus the latest local news.

The strip club labour dispute brewing under Grand Prix weekend is more complicated than it looks. Read more.

Arizona O'Neill's debut graphic memoir about grief, organ donation, and her father's death is one of the more quietly devastating things we've read this year. Read more.

Lafleur's TikTok mascot "died" last week, and a lot of people didn't realize she was fictional to begin with. Here's the story of the actress behind her. Read more.

Habs fans celebrating playoff goals are literally causing microearthquakes across the city. Seismographs five kilometres from the Bell Centre don't lie. Read more.

Academics, players, and opposing fans all agree: there is nowhere in the NHL quite like the Bell Centre in playoff season. Here's why. Read more.

Orange cone season is back, and this summer's 52 major roadwork projects will affect nine bridges and tunnels, downtown Ste-Catherine, and basically your entire commute. Read more.

A Belfast man who moved to Montreal in 1978 found his way back to the Irish language through French. The connection makes more sense than you'd think. Read more.

The Plateau’s 60-year-old Portuguese religious procession went ahead last Sunday despite a permit denial under Quebec's new secularism law, drawing more than 4,000 people. Read more.

The Montreal melon once sold for a premium in Boston and New York restaurants, then vanished entirely. Now it's growing again at the old Blue Bonnets racetrack. Read more.

Station W, a 13-year fixture on Wellington Street, is closing after its landlord sought a 60% rent increase. Its owner fears it won't be the last. Read more.

Eight years after legalization, organized crime has quietly taken over much of the unregulated cannabis trade in Kanesatake, and residents are living with the consequences. Read more.

Milton Park, the neighbourhood that fought off bulldozers in the '70s to become Canada's largest co-op housing project, is now fighting a drug and crime crisis nobody seems able to solve. Read more.

Montreal rents have jumped 70 per cent in the last decade, with some working-class neighbourhoods like Villeray and St-Henri hit hardest. Read more.

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And that wraps yet another weekly bulletin. We’ll be back with more curiosities, local stories, and events to discover next week.

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