By Christopher DeWolf
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Using street furniture as a canvas for art
I’m in Calgary right now, visiting my family, and despite the frigid weather (it’s 17 degrees below zero as I write this) I’ve tried my...
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How to not screw up Montreal’s schools
Just as it prepares to invest $140 million in upgrading its schools, the Commission scolaire de Montréal, the city’s largest French school board, is...
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Photo du jour: Queen’s no more
J.D. Gravenor at Coolopolis reminded us of the Queen’s Hotel, which stood at the corner of St. Jacques and Peel until it was torn down in the 1980s...
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An east end expedition in Mercier
In November, as the season’s last leaves fell from the trees, I took the metro out to the east end for an afternoon stroll around Mercier. I...
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Photo du jour: Fairmount Avenue
Crossing Fairmount at Park during another snowstorm — this one on December 15, 2003
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Listen to the city’s dreams: one day only!
What? Audio and visual performance of Karen Spencer’s Dream Listener project When? 4pm, Monday, February 4 Where? Galerie Espace, 4844 St. Laurent...
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Photo du jour: Downtown death defiance
Kristian Gravenor of Coolopolis found this old newspaper photo of a stunt performed high above Stanley Street. Here’s the full scoop: August 5...
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New look for the Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, one of Sherbrooke Street’s most recognizable landmarks, will soon be transformed with a $100 million renovation and...
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Snow day!
[youtube]NwqgZ4vzi9o[/youtube] Tomorrow’s forecast might call for rain but we certainly haven’t had any shortage of snow this winter. This fun...
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Big changes in store for the lower Main
La Presse has discovered that negotiations are underway to transform the west block of St. Laurent, from the Monument National to Ste. Catherine St., into...
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Toronto Tuesday: Urban fabric, street trees and streetcars vs. cars
Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share with you some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will enable constructive dialogue on the...
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Les grandes étapes de l’urbanisme français
QUOI? Conférence sur l’urbanisme français QUAND? Le mardi 29 janvier à 17 h 00 OÙ? Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, local 1120, 2940, chemin de la...