Mike’s Resto Notes: Tommy Café + Apéro, Le Fou Fou and a new Lulu’s mikecohen March 1, 2025 228 It has been nine years now since major restaurant franchisor Foodtastic opened its first Tommy Café + Apéro on Notre Dame Street in Old Montreal. There are now 10 locations and more on the way. My friend Tony a...
Embracing AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Future of Work Christopher O’Sullivan, Chief Information Officer February 28, 2025 337 Imagine a workplace where mundane tasks are handled by intelligent agents, freeing employees to focus on innovation and strategic growth. This is not a distant future but a reality being shaped by the AI revolu...
Upstart Nöam Restaurant has gained a loyal following on Decarie mikecohen February 27, 2025 326 MtlRestoRap In 1987 Howard Szalavetz and his late father Dave purchased a property at the corner of Decarie and Vezina which housed an auto mechanics garage and a car wash. Over the years, Howard tried to add...
2025 Black History Month stamp features Marie Joseph Angélique LiveEvents February 25, 2025 306 Canada Post's new stamp calls attention to the harrowing story of Marie Joseph Angélique. Reminding us of the history of enslavement in what is now Canada – and shedding light on how those who were enslaved res...
Together Against Cancer: Thank You to Our Campaign Volunteers The Montrealer February 24, 2025 312 Launched publicly in the fall of 2024, the Together Against Cancer campaign is a unique collaboration between The Cedars Cancer Foundation (Cedars) and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation (MGHF). Our goal ...
The McGill University Health Centre is a lifeline for cancer patients Stefanie Sweeney February 23, 2025 469 Leukemia is an aggressive blood cancer that disrupts the production of normal blood cells and poses significant challenges for those who face it. For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), innovative treat...
The Enemy Who Mistook Himself For A Friend Guy Rex Rodgers February 22, 2025 248 What We Choose To Remember There are days when I struggle to make sense of the world around me – and the people in it. On those days, the human race appears hell-bent on destroying everything we have built tog...
Cedars Gives a $15 Million Boost to Supportive and Palliative Cancer Care at the MUHC The Montrealer February 20, 2025 1064 The Cedars Cancer Foundation (Cedars) is raising $15 million for the Cedars Whole Person Cancer Care Program, with the aim of humanizing and revolutionizing the experience of cancer patients being treated by th...
Philanthropic Distortion – Part 1 Sam Watts February 19, 2025 357 Responding to the people we can relate to There is a large mural in an area in Los Angeles where thousands of unhoused people can be found. It identifies the area as Skid Row and lists the population as “Too M...
Is there really a “season” for kindness? Sam Watts January 30, 2025 603 Think Philanthropically Someone once said that we should act as if what we do makes a difference – because it does. In the past month or so we have been implored by charitable organizations to make a differen...