The flashy and wonderful 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar mikecohen February 27, 2017 12430 You don’t have to be a West Islander to enjoy the flashy and wonderful 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar For many years I have heard so many wonderful things about 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar, conveniently loca...
Yolande James’ trajectory from politician to political commentator Tracey Arial February 19, 2017 15305 Yolande James Why should Montrealers care about what’s going on in the National Assembly? Answering that question has become a full-time career for Yolande James. The fluently bilingual West Island native a...
The only Moxie’s Grill & Bar is making its mark in downtown Montreal mikecohen February 4, 2017 12059 Restaurant Rap It has been nearly three years since the first Moxie's Grill & Bar landed in Montreal, on Robert Bourassa (nee University) between René-Lévesque and Cathcart. Why did it take me and my ...
New Year’s Resolutions – your everyday decisions are far more important! Lynn MacNeil January 31, 2017 4217 Managing Your Money Inevitably, the New Year arrives and we make resolutions or commitments to do something differently, to change for the better, to take control of something. "I will lose weight/get heal...
Re-imagining Stanstead with culture & craft tourism Linda Renaud January 30, 2017 5654 Ninety Minutes from Montreal, Stanstead is a scenic town in the Eastern Townships, adjacent to the American border opposite Derby Line, Vermont. Following three years of intense study, the stage has been set...
Gabriel Safdie: Canadian immigrant still happily giving back Tracey Arial January 29, 2017 9610 Is it possible to grow a business, maintain an active artistic career, and help support your community, all at the same time? That’s the challenge Gabriel Safdie took on when his dad’s sudden death brought h...
A Year in Review – you can’t make this stuff up! linda.hammerschmid January 27, 2017 3503 Ask the Hammer Every now and then I like to share my bewilderment over subjects I have heard or read about, or seen during the year. By themselves they don’t necessarily make for single columns, but the en...
Bonaparte Restaurant: 33 years of fine French Cuisine mikecohen January 23, 2017 9220 Restaurant Rap For more years than I can remember I have walked by Bonaparte Restaurant on Saint Francois-Xavier in Old Montreal, usually on my way to or from the Centaur Theatre next door, yet I never sam...
The Honourable Mélanie Joly Linda Renaud January 19, 2017 13090 The Honourable Mélanie Joly: Laser-focused on Canada’s cultural sector How sellable is Canadian culture globally and/or to our own government and audiences? Herein lays the challenge for Mélanie Joly, Minister...
17 Volcanoes – through January 22, Canadian Centre for Architecture LiveEvents January 3, 2017 5145 Canadian Centre for Architecture presents 17 Volcanoes: Works by Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Armin Linke, and Bas Princen Curated by Philip Ursprung and Alex Lehnerer 17 Volcanoes revisits the explorations by ...
