‘m biking along in the early morning, riding down Sherbrooke for just one block. Suddenly, a taxi door flies open in front of me and now I’m lying on the pavement: bike on top of me, left arm red and bruised, helmet visor broken off and lying in the street. I was doored. It didn’t hurt too badly—no…
Read MoreLa Bobineuse: Bringing Together Montreal’s Knitting Community
’Tis the season for wool, and La Bobineuse‘s got plenty of it. With their wealth of quality yarns and other knitting essentials, they’ve been a second home to Montreal’s knitting community since 1958. Considering Montrealers would be miserable without their knit-wear around this time of year, we spoke with La Bobineuse’s Flavie Mageau-Taylor about the products…
Read MoreThe History of Farine Five Roses: How Montreal Got its Famous Blinking Red Sign
If you’ve ever entered Montreal from the South-West or just looked in that general direction, chances are you’ve seen it before: the Farine Five Roses sign.
Read MoreMontreal Canadiens Season Preview: Everything You Need to Know
Our beloved Montreal Canadiens begin their 105th season of play this Wednesday so we took a look at what Habs fans can expect this coming season. Hopefully PK Subban’s farts will help this year. Anyway, here’s our Montreal Canadiens season preview: The Year That Was: Last season, very few hockey journalists/prognosticators had the Canadiens reaching the NHL playoffs.…
Read MoreThe Rise of Digital Literacy in Montreal
Whether you’re comfortable with it or not, you’re living in an increasingly digital world: one where businesses are no longer brick and mortar, where customer-care lines frequently refer you to their companies’ websites (through automated messages, of course). In-person services are a novelty and, for better or worse, phone books are all but extinct. This…
Read MorePOP Montreal 2014 Festival Highlights
Another POP Montreal festival has come and gone, and this year’s was as good as any. Taking over venues and taverns around town from last Wednesday to Sunday, the festival presented over 600 artists in just five days, making for one crazy schedule. While the talent at this year’s edition was endless, here are some…
Read MoreSpike Lee Speaks Out During Montreal International Black Film Festival
Even when ostensibly promoting his art, Spike Lee never strays too far away from his core political message.
Read More10 Awesome Photos from Ty Segall at POP Montreal
The award for rowdiest crowd at POP Montreal this year definitely goes to Ty Segall.
Read MoreA Look Inside The Unicorns’ Only Reunion Show in Canada
Montreal’s iconic indie pop-rock band The Unicorns finally gave their fans the blast from the past they’d been waiting for at their POP Montreal show. Closing out this year’s festival at Métropolis on Sunday night, you’d never know from the way they played that the trio only recently reunited, let alone spent the past ten…
Read MoreIl Motore Has Been Replaced by Bar le “Ritz” P.D.B.
Last week we mentioned the undergoing renovations and rebranding of Il Motore. This week we dug a little deeper to find out about it’s past and projected future.
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