By Alanah Heffez
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Montreal’s first traffic light
Red means stop; green means go: It’s just about the only thing that people across North America can wholeheartedly agree upon. They are such a...
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Photo du Jour : Noel à saveur de Montréal
A calèche trots along Beaubien, in front of the a bagel shop and a restaurant offering a mix of Hots Dogs, Souvlakis and Italian food. In the coming year...
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Sad End in Sight for the Lower Main
This week the the Lower Main redevelopment saga is drawing to a sad and quiet close: on December 21st, the Ville-Marie borough ordered the demolition of...
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Confessions of a Condo Architect
Right after completing her Masters degree in Architecture, Alex got a job with a local firm that designs those condominiums you always see cropping up...
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Photo du jour: Paroise Saint-Étienne
With the abundance of churches in Quebec, I’m always surprised to find religious groups occupying non-traditional sites, like this Catholic church...
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OCPM Takes the Future of Griffintown Online
A quick look at the map of Griffintown (pdf) shows that every other block is newly developed, under-construction, or awaiting authorization for...
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Get your Montreal Metro Buttons and Magnets!
http://www.24hmontreal.canoe.ca/24hmontreal/actualites/archives/2011/12/20111201-164225.html Les macarons et les aimants du métro de Montréal sont...
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Photos du jour : Out with the old, in with the new
Readying to replace the winding staircase in front of a triplex on de la Roche. Montreal’s heritage protection policy requires homeowners to restore...
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Évenement: Hack ta ville! le 19 novembre
Montréal Ouvert, en collaboration avec la Ville de Montraéal, Montréal Python, La Gazette de Montréal, OpenFile, et Hack/Hackers ont mis sur pied un...
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Eyes on the Street Seek Voice
It was once self-evident that “eyes on the street” in dense urban neighbourhoods would lower crime and vandalism because they belonged to...
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Photos du Jour: Occuper vs vivre Montréal
Zoom sur Square Victoria, le 5 novembre, 2011. Plus de photos ici.
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Montreal moves on Open Data
For just over a year, Montréal Ouvert has been pressuring the city to provide data to citizens that is readable by a computer program, centralized in a...