Transforming a 100-year-old elevator into art
Detail of “Teenage Wildlife,” a sculpture by Glen LeMesurier at Ubisoft headquarters. Photo by Lisa Sproull (scroll down to the bottom of the post for more) Before artist Glen LeMesurier begins...
View ArticlePoutineville is opening in Mile End next week
Poutineville on Parc The small poutine chain known for its build-your-own variations on our national dish is expanding with a fifth location on Parc Avenue, occupying the space (near Fairmount)...
View ArticleMontrealers insist that Olimpico serves the best coffee — it doesn’t
St-Viateur Street’s Café Olimpico has an undeniable charm, with a varied clientele, televised sports and even a bustling terrasse. All of this and more has contributed to Olimpico’s rightful...
View ArticleFieldstone excels at crossroads cuisine
Butter chicken and white soy It’s increasingly par for the course that the work of restaurateurs and chefs are seasoned through their roots and travels. Combined, Fieldstone co-owners Emiliano Rivera...
View ArticleA fresh take on falafel comes to Mile End
Falafel sandwich, fries and zatar mayo Yoni Amir and his best friend Daniel Maislan both love falafel and they want you to love falafel, so they’ve opened Falafel Yoni to bring their fresh take on the...
View ArticleThursday, July 5
Atmosph’Air sur la Plaza 2017. Photo by Martine L Image / Bruno guérin Atmosph’Air sur la Plaza is the first sidewalk sale to take over Plaza St-Hubert this summer. Browse through hundreds of stores...
View ArticleSaturday, Aug. 18
Nina Sky Local brand Citizen Vintage is holding the August edition of its monthly studio sale at it’s new studio location in the Mile End. 5333 Casgrain Studio 712, 1–5 p.m., prices range from $5–$20...
View ArticleMile End’s new cinema space, Cinéma Moderne, is now open
Alexandre Domingue and Roxanne Sayegh The rumour mill had been brewing for months: a new movie theatre was opening in Mile End. The boarded up windows were an encouraging sign, but information was...
View ArticleArt and gentrification in Marconi-Alexandra
“Columns, Third Floor” by Frances Foster The artist Frances Foster has lived in Marconi-Alexandra for 27 years. Her friend, the artist Brenda Fuhrman, is a more recent arrival from Ontario, and...
View ArticleMontreal record stores being harassed by the province
Four record stores in Mile End have been fined $2,900 by the province for being open past 5 p.m. on weekends, according to a statement and set of documents posted on Facebook by Phonopolis’s Jordan...
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