An OG Montreal skate spot is reborn
Almost two years after its historic move, the natural concrete pipe at the Big O will be skated again this weekend.
Quebec’s problems are, as always, many
We’ve got sinkholes, a police force that rents space from a guy with Mafia ties and a bunch of other problems.
Montreal’s real problem with street food
Our newly legal food trucks are good, but it’s time for us to get over their novelty and for the city to let them operate more freely.
Let’s all apply for city contracts
Amazingly, companies owned by Tony Accurso can still win lucrative city contracts. Also: sitting under a tree may get you ticketed. It’s the Friday news round-up.
A big week for food and other stuff
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway’s Canadian HQ was raided, Justin Trudeau said he wants to legalize marijuana and Montreal got more cronuts. It’s news round-up time.
The mayor’s awesome severance package
So Michael Applebaum, once our proud #anglojewmayor, is about collecting a $268,000 severance package, while in Lac-Mégantic, the official death toll continues to rise. It’s news round-up time.
Why every corporate hack needs a PR flak
Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway chairman Ed Burkhardt told CNN he’s not a communications professional. He might want to hire one, though. Oh, and some other stuff happened, too.
We want chicken (and other news)
A lot has happened this week — a new mayor in Laval, new mayoral candidates here, a metro shutdown — but the question remains: Is Romados open yet?
Welcome to the mayor’s office
We’ve got a new mayor, and no matter what that one escort says, Laval’s mayor won’t resign.
Amazingly, people still want to be mayor
It’s the first day of summer, and though we don’t have a mayor and the Charbonneau Commission is on hiatus, we do have street food. So, you know, news round-up time.