Community / Communauté
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Le village piétonnier de Tremblant
J’ai passé quelques jours avec ma famille lorsque de la parenté en provenance de Hong Kong était venue nous visiter à Montréal l’été dernier...
By Cédric Sam -
How Other Folks See the City
Last fall, I had a friend visit from Rimouski. I knew he wasn’t a city boy, and yet I was convinced that when he saw my spacious old NDG flat, when...
By Alanah Heffez -
Cité Jardin : A Suburb Done Differently
There was a time, I can imagine, when suburbs were not such a terrible idea. Ignore for a moment the gluttonous land consumption and slothful...
By Alanah Heffez -
UK Dispatch : The Lesson of Brighton?
I had just come back to London from a day trip to Brighton when I read Chris DeWolf’s post on the controversy surrounding Montreal’s proposed...
By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff -
Engaging surveillance with Bill Brown
Bill Brown warned us that the Complexe Desjardins security staff may disband his Discovering the Unmonitored Underground City workshop. Unauthorized...
By KC Bolton -
Photo du Jour : Ste-Catherine Street Pals
Apologies for the inconsistent photos du jour in the past while – I have been sans caméra for the past week or so, but I am now snap-happy on the...
By Alanah Heffez -
City set to abandon anti-mask law project
In a wise move, the city seems as though it is about to give up its push to ban face masks at demonstrations. La Presse reports: L’amendement du...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Art vandalism — or conversation?
Photo by Jean-Pierre Caissie “Phénomène propre à l’art public: la possibilité de réponse,” wrote Jean-Pierre Caissie, the artistic director of...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Do Montrealers behave badly on transit?
Today’s transit-complaints column in the Gazette investigates whether or not Montrealers are exceptionally rude when they use public transit. Two...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du Jour : Bar
Photo prise le 12 fév sur la rue St-Dominique, en bas de Ste-Catherine.
By Alanah Heffez -
DIY Opus Design
This blog has questioned the decision to name Montreal’s transit card after a cartoon penguin, but so far nobody’s come right out and said...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : L Berson Monuments
L Berson & Sons has held this prominent spot on the Main since 1922. The monument manufacturer is located just around the corner from the Bagg street...
By Alanah Heffez