Community / Communauté
-
Celebrating Montreal Moving Day…Since 1750
Newcomers to Montreal often remark that July 1st Moving Day rush is nonsensical. But I’m pleased to say that this tradition is rooted in 260 years...
By Alanah Heffez -
Countdown to Walk the Region
The idea took root last December during IPAM’s citizen agora on Metropolitan Planning. After two days of studying the map of Montreal’s...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour: an angel among us
When I discovered Tam Tams, to my great delight, at the age of 13 or so, I remember dozens and dozens of drummers vying for spots the steps of the...
By Alanah Heffez -
So close to the warmth of a Quebec summer…
I couldn’t resist posting this 1970s ad by the Québec tourism department, scanned from an old National Geographic magazine. “Discover the...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour: Hula hooping
Ah, summer in the city: that glorious combination of togetherness and wtf?
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Springtime Sieste
The days may be getting longer, but one of the best things about spring in Montreal is being able to break the day up by grabbing a nap just about...
By Alanah Heffez -
La puck de Berri comme repère géographique évocateur pour les jeunes montréalais
Ce billet est une contribution spéciale de Jean Desjardins, résident de Villeray, historien et enseignant d’histoire et géographie à la Commission...
By Jean Desjardins -
Maggy Flynn: Créer des communautés à travers l’art
Collaboration Spéciale: Marie-Sophie Banville trouve son compte quelque part entre les études féministes, la science politique et l’urbanisme. Elle...
By Marie-Sophie Banville -
Playing with Fire
The 17-year old girl stared in fascination at the flames. “I’ve never seen a fire like this before,” she told me. This was last week...
By Alanah Heffez -
The Migrations of the Rich
Photo from 1850s of Beaver Hall Hill, the Anglo prestige district of the mid 19th century. The street visible in the foreground is modern-day St-Antoine...
By Devin Alfaro -
City Hall veteran Michael Fainstat passes away
Michael Fainstat and Mayor Jean Doré upon the RCM’s victory in 1986 (photo links to La Press obituary). The passing of 2010 also saw the passing of...
By Devin Alfaro -
Photo du jour : The Joy of Cycling
Airside is a British creative agency working across the disciplines of graphic design, illustration, digital, interactive, and moving image. « The Joy of...
By Émile Thomas