By Alanah Heffez

Where the wild things were: Joe Beef’s Canteen

Joe Beef is Montreal’s own brand of Robin Hood: he revolted the rich and got the poor good and liquored. While he is generally revered by those who...

Photo du Jour: The Other Side of the Mountain

Every once in a while, I’m reminded how much of this city I have yet to discover.  Happy New Year to those who are celebrating today, and happy...

The BIXI Gap

While our home-grown BIXI’s have taken off in London England and beyond, they have yet to hit the streets in many parts of Montreal, including my...

Photo du Jour – Mile End Pumpkin Patch

Spotted on the corner of Saint-Viateur and Waverly, during the Journée des Bons Voisins…Will it hold out until Halloween?

Photo du Jour – Fruiterie sous la pluie

La Fruiterie Mile End sur l’Avenue du Parc, par un dimanche pluvieux.

Sidewalk sales around town

Another Saturday, another overwhelming list of things going on about town… Saint-Hubert is having a sidewalk sale this weekend and ball-gowns are on...

No right on red was a good choice for Montreal: MTQ

La Presse recently dug up a provincial report that quantifies the deaths and injuries related to right turns on red lights, which have been permitted in...

Photo du Jour : Riddell’s Door

Given the kind of neighbourhood that Mile End has become, Riddell’s storefront can easily be mistaken for work of installation art rather than a...

Saturday Adventures

One of the things that is so great – and so overwhelming – about this city is that a zillion things tend to be going on all at the same time...

Where is the dialogue about postering?

Last month, the Court of Quebec ruled that the City’s anti-postering bylaws violates Montrealers’ freedom of expression. The ruling would...

Photo du Jour : Street chalk

The Main in little Italy is closed for Italian Week festivities. Things were just getting started when I biked by Friday afternoon but these two little...

Photo du Jour: Crescent & De Maisonneuve