Hung with glowing neon spider webs and pink lighting bolts, Coup D’État sits patiently on the corner of Clark and Marie-Anne, waiting for clients and walk-ins.

“We're leaving hesitation in 2024,” Andrew told me by phone the other night. He was hyped, pumping me up to face the new year with my shoulders back, and my boots laced tight.

It's Christmas day, y’all! It's weird that as a society we only celebrate Christian holidays on a grand scale, so if you feel left out, I wish you whatever joys and feasts you prefer.

Trained in the culinary arts, Fiona brings a passion for fresh, local flavors to every dish. Her childhood in Ukraine and China sparked a lifelong fascination with diverse culinary traditions, which she now weaves together with a focus on foraged ingredients and the magic of fermentation.

Today is my birthday (hold your applause). While I do love me another trip around the sun (and I thank Everything for it), birthdays this time of year are weird. It's hard to throw any kind of party a week before Jesus throws his.

There’s free popcorn on a table to the right, and interviews for Letterbox are being held in the hallway. Giggling students crouch over the microphone and compare notes…

Forget The Box, as it currently exists, is a testament to the necessity of change. When I resurrected this publication in 2023, it wasn't a mere dusting off of archives, but a full-fledged reinvention.

The first time I stepped foot in the Montreal Makers Market, it was to get out from under a scorching 3pm sun in July.

Now that the city looks like a Hallmark movie, Christmas feels imminent. Sure, it was running on time and would've arrived regardless, but now it really feels like we have 13 shopping days until Christmas.

If you’ve been in Montreal for a while, you probably noticed that the neighborhood of Verdun has undergone quite the transformation over the past couple of years.