Community / Communauté
-
1995 : la mort de l’État-nation ?
Alors. Il y a 15 ans, le Québec a presque voté « OUI » pour son indépendance. Ou, il a presque voté « OUI » pour qu’il devienne souverain, après...
By Émile Thomas -
Seville’s Final Spectacle
Demolition of the Seville Theatre began yesterday. This afternoon, I noticed that a small crowd had gathered on the sidewalk – most were older...
By Alanah Heffez -
Joe Beef : The wickedest man in Montreal?
“Joe Beef is Dead. For twenty-five years, he has enjoyed in his own way the reputation of being for Montreal what was in former days known under the...
By Alanah Heffez -
Événement : la 3e Journée des bons voisins
Le groupe Mile-End sans voitures vous invite à la TROISIÈME (et dernière) Journée des bons voisins le samedi 25 septembre entre 11h et 18h. La section de...
By Émile Thomas -
Joe Beef – The friend of the working man
“Joe Beef of Montreal, The friend of the working man.” How did a British army vet turned barman extraordinaire become the champion of...
By Alanah Heffez -
Where the wild things were: Joe Beef’s Canteen
Joe Beef is Montreal’s own brand of Robin Hood: he revolted the rich and got the poor good and liquored. While he is generally revered by those who...
By Alanah Heffez -
Je suis montréalais
« Well maybe it’s just the time of year, or maybe it’s the time of man – I don’t know who I am, but, you know, life is for learning. » – Joni...
By Émile Thomas -
Photo du Jour : Riddell’s Door
Given the kind of neighbourhood that Mile End has become, Riddell’s storefront can easily be mistaken for work of installation art rather than a...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Street chalk
The Main in little Italy is closed for Italian Week festivities. Things were just getting started when I biked by Friday afternoon but these two little...
By Alanah Heffez -
The death of a climbing tree
I came home from a weekend of camping to learn that Westmount Park willow had fallen. It was a heavy storm last Tuesday that finally bent the old tree to...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour : Library characters
I always see a an assortment of curious characters on benches in front of the Grande bibliothèque.
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Festival d’expression de la rue
Aujourd’hui est la deuxième journée de la 14e édition du Festival d’expression de la rue, à Place Pasteur (Saint-Denis au sud de De...
By Alanah Heffez