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The Milk Bottle Mystique
Oh boy! Oh yay! The Guaranteed Milk Bottle will be saved! Our infrastructure may be crumbling, our highways a-tangle, our government corrupt, but a fresh...
By Alanah Heffez -
Waxing poetic about trash
This is cross-posted from Misha’s blog. Can anyone remember back in 2007 when the City of Montreal handed out 100,000 pocket ashtrays? Yeah…...
By Misha Warbanski -
Dimanche démocratique : Tribal warfare
Recent analysis of the municipal elections (November 1st; and don’t you forget it) has made allusion to a possible division between voters; a division the...
By Émile Thomas -
Recipe for Dorchester Square Renovation
Lots in the news lately about renovations to Dorchester Square, and the archaeological dig that will open up graves that date between 1799-1855, when the...
By Alanah Heffez -
The Art of Persuasion: Combatting Suburban Flight
Last September on this site, we mentioned the City of Montreal’s advertising efforts to stem the tide of people fleeing the island for the fool’s gold of...
By Olivier Plessis -
Photos du Jour : Place au débat
Came upon this sign on St-Denis last Thursday and naturally it piqued my interest. Across the street, a bunch of on-strike profs and students had gotten...
By Alanah Heffez -
1ière avenue, part 2: LaSalle
I’ve been putting it off for too long, but here finally is part two of my journey through Montreal’s various 1ière avenues. As I said in the...
By Chris Erb -
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 -
Photo du jour – Les mégots et les gommes, c’est assez!
Part of a city campaign against litter. Photo of stencil (and gum) taken at de la Gauchetière O and de la Cathédrale.
By KC Bolton -
Photo du Jour – Neon Warning
With many downtown churches abandoned or recycled, its can be easy to forget how Catholicism once reigned the landscape in Quebec and Montreal. This...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour – Mania
“Among many of the best stripclubs you’ll find in Montreal Canada is Bar Sexe Mania. Montreal is well renowned for its gorgeous and hottest...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour : Warhol Live
Warhol Live est une exposition retraçant l’inspiration musicale et des arts de la danse chez le roi du pop-art Andy Warhol. Elle se tiendra...
By Cédric Sam