By Alanah Heffez
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Photo du jour : Pedestrian streets for car fanatics
I’m not going to hide it: I find people who get this excited about race cars completely ridiculous. All those “go fast” ads are kind of...
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Taxi-top ads fall short of world-class design
In October 2008, mayor Tremblay challenged designers to come up with an identifying signature for Montreal’s taxi fleet. The examples he conjured at...
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Photo du Jour – After the “Bomb”
A couple of ladies lounge outside Café Cleopatra on a Sunday afternoon beside a fresh mural by Zilon et Seaz’s that homage to Cleo’s. Somebody...
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Photo du Jour : Surf Spot
Little standing wave off the coast of LaSalle. Those who get a hang of this baby can try out the bigger wave near Habitat 67. Photo taken May 24, 2010.
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Place des Festivals on an Ordinary Day
I have griped about the bike path and I have griped about the trees, but I also have to give credit where credit is due: I love the Place des festivals...
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Place des Festivals: Who Moved the Trees?
Lets just say a little bird told me. A little bird wouldnotice that kind of thing: with the Place des festivales nearing completion, where did they put...
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Happy Birthday Mount Royal Park
Last year I blogged about the Journée Nationale des Patriotes (except that I left out the ‘Nationale‘ and got called on it in the comments)...
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Terrace troubles in the Plateau
When Projet Montreal was elected in the Plateau Mont Royal last winter, the candidates promised active, animated, and human-centered streets. Sidewalk...
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Sentier Urbain: The Unlikely Gardeners
One of the gardeners is tattooed from head to toe: his face is a grimacing skull and, under a loose tank top, demons claw through the flesh of his torso...
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Bike deaths inspire vigils…and tickets
Concern about cycling safety is at a high after four cyclists were killed by vehicles on rural Quebec roads over the past week. Tomorrow, fourteen...
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Bus shelters to show off green roof tech
At least 6 bus shelters across the city have sprouted green roofs this week as part of a cute STM marketing campaign. At least the STM has got something...
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Photos du Jour : More Hockey Celebrations!
2010-05-12 Montreal Canadiens fans celebrate their Game 7 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins – Images by Tristan Brand The festivities were mostly...