-
Dying for road safety
Montreal has a tradition of using performance art as a means of protest. Back in 1976 “Bicycle Bob” Silverman and his pro-bike cohorts...
By Misha Warbanski -
Photo du jour: Downtown from Abandoned Silo
Taken on September 15, 2007 while exploring an abandoned silo on the Pointe St-Charles side of the Lachine Canal.
By Chris Erb -
The ground is falling!
Almost every day I pass the construction on Sherbrooke just below Parc Lafontaine. Work there was started months ago as a result of a large chunk of road...
By Paul Erlichman -
Photo du jour: Verdun
I believe this is 1re ave looking toward rue Wellington in Verdun. Taken on my first trip to Verdun, September 2006.
By Chris Erb -
Infest Wisely to infest Montreal tonight
WHAT? Sneak preview of public-space-shot sci-fi film! QUAND? Ce soir, le 21 septembre, à 20h00 WHERE? The Park With No Name, at Clark and Arcade in Mile...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : Festival Osheaga 2007
Festival Osheaga au Parc Jean-Drapeau et, derrière un écran de fumée de barbecue, le centre-ville de Montréal en arrière-plan. 9 septembre 2007.
By Cédric Sam -
Urbania and TV5 launch Montréal en 12 Lieux
It’s been five days since Kate sent her readers to the teaser for Montréal en 12 Lieux and just based on how awesome the video they made for it was...
By Chris Erb -
It’s Car Free Day!
Today is Montreal’s fifth annual edition of Car Free Day, known officially (and awkwardly) as “In town, without my car!” The east end of...
By Christopher DeWolf -
English street signs
Even now, 40 30 years (ed—oops!) after Bill 101 mandated that Montreal conduct its official business in French only, it is not uncommon to find old...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The spots on the sidewalk
Next time you walk down the street, take a look down. See the spots? That’s gum, pressed into the pavement by thousands of footsteps. I normally...
By Christopher DeWolf -
St. Urbain Street comes to the CBC
Tonight, at 8pm, the CBC will air the first part of a new miniseries based on Mordecai Richler’s 1971 novel, St. Urbain’s Horseman. “The...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Headlines / À la une : 2007.09.20
À la une est une selection hebdomadaire de nouvelles concernant l’espace publique de Montréal. Il paraîtra tous les mercredis. Headlines is a weekly...
By Christopher DeWolf