Arts & Culture

Why Plaza Côte-des-Neiges Remains the Heart of Uptown

Food counters, markets, and the third space hub of the Plaza: Côte-des-Neiges’ everyday spaces shape its neighbourhood’s identity and hold its communities together.

Arts & Culture

Crime 101 Goes Back to Basics and Executes Them Beautifully

Bart Layton's sleek crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry isn't reinventing the genre. That's a good thing.

Arts & Culture

Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown

Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.

Arts & Culture

Meet the Cinephiles Keeping Analogue Film Culture Alive

Philippe Spurrell keeps rare prints out of dumpsters while Robert Miniaci reinvents the projectors that screen them. Together, they're proving the old ways still have life in Montreal.

Arts & Culture

The Separatist Cafe Where All Are Welcome

Club Pays, the first sovereigntist café in Quebec, creates a gathering space on Plaza Saint-Hubert for sovereigntists (and anyone curious enough to walk in).

Arts & Culture

How the Next Generation of Dep Owners Is Keeping Them Alive

As margins shrink, succession fades, and chains tighten their grip, the traditional dep model is eroding—and that's pushing new owners to find different ways to survive.

Arts & Culture

Why Plaza Côte-des-Neiges Remains the Heart of Uptown

Food counters, markets, and the third space hub of the Plaza: Côte-des-Neiges’ everyday spaces shape its neighbourhood’s identity and hold its communities together.

Arts & Culture

Crime 101 Goes Back to Basics and Executes Them Beautifully

Bart Layton's sleek crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry isn't reinventing the genre. That's a good thing.

Arts & Culture

Meet the Old Roots and New Blood of Mile End’s Greektown

Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.

Arts & Culture

Meet the Cinephiles Keeping Analogue Film Culture Alive

Philippe Spurrell keeps rare prints out of dumpsters while Robert Miniaci reinvents the projectors that screen them. Together, they're proving the old ways still have life in Montreal.

Arts & Culture

The Separatist Cafe Where All Are Welcome

Club Pays, the first sovereigntist café in Quebec, creates a gathering space on Plaza Saint-Hubert for sovereigntists (and anyone curious enough to walk in).

Arts & Culture

How the Next Generation of Dep Owners Is Keeping Them Alive

As margins shrink, succession fades, and chains tighten their grip, the traditional dep model is eroding—and that's pushing new owners to find different ways to survive.