Our favorite ice cream spots in Montreal
Since the weather is slowly warming up and, despite the thunderstorms, we’re already sweltering in the city, now is the time to take a moment to catalog Montrealers’ favorite ice cream shops and make a l...
June is National Indigenous History Month—our calendar
June 21 is the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—and it is alsoNational Indigenous Peoples Day, which celebrates and recognizes the cultures, traditions, and territorial sovereignty of First Na...
A Journey Through Homer’s Iliad—Greece of the Heroes is on view at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum
We’re familiar with the Iliad, Homer’s iconic poem that we read in high school and sometimes confused with children’s versions or teen series inspired by the exploits and heroes of Ancient Greece. We’ve c...
Bleu Soir—an open-air cinema all summer long in Montreal
Summer nights are balmy in Montreal, and even the movies will be shown outdoors. This summer, as in recent years, the super-cool independent cinema Cinéma Public and the art center Le Livart are teaming u...
It’s going to hit 30°C for the first time this year in Montreal this week
Early risers in Montreal squinted this morning under the orange sun rising over the city, and since yesterday it’s been sunny and hot—hotter than we expected, hotter than we were prepared for. We really n...
Just 45 minutes from Montreal—a beautiful beach where you can swim like you’re in the tropics at Saint-Zotique Beach this summer
These past few days, the weather in Montreal has been swinging back and forth between hot and cold; our throats feel scratchy, and we put on and take off jackets and sweaters fifteen times a day . Spring,...
Everything we’ll be drinking at the Montreal Cocktail Fest
The tagline for the Montreal Cocktail Fest is “Montreal becomes a cocktail city.” But Montreal has long been a cocktail city. Between the speakeasies of the Old Port, the world-renowned cocktail bars, and...
Everything we’ll be drinking at the Montreal Cocktail Fest
The tagline for the Montreal Cocktail Fest is “Montreal becomes a cocktail city.” But Montreal has long been a cocktail city. Between the speakeasies of the Old Port, the world-renowned cocktail bars, and...
Lovebird—cocktails, piano, and a ’60s vibe in Montreal’s Old Port
Last Wednesday, we went for a cocktail at the new semi-secret bar in Montreal’s Old Port, the Lovebird. It was warm, the sun was setting over the neighborhood’s gray stone buildings, and we had a little t...
Art is a competitive sport at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts—an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympics
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, an event that contributed (along with Expo ’67) to the city’s patchwork architecture and its reputation as a very cool c...