Mafia clients shut down a local brasserie, a Mile End landmark renovation, a research school beach party, Montreal’s new Holocaust museum and other oddities (Issue 10)

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From a pizzaghetti party and a pool fight club to local media covering the closures and budget cuts and the opening of a Montreal-themed restaurant in Washington, DC, this edition of The Most Important‘s Montreal Bulletin – a collection of what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in and around Montreal – is becoming a strange one.

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Friends or family visiting from out of town? Or just looking for a good time? We’ve got you covered.

  • The Lachine Canal has a new winter festival called Montreal Boreal: Le Jam du Nordwhere more than a dozen artists – plus ax throwing – take place for free in Saint-Henri. (A giant heated dome has been set up to keep everyone nice and warm.)
  • Martha Wainwright’s performance venue Ursa organizes an evening full of jazz records, from hard bop, fusion, soul jazz, jazz funk, acid jazz to broken beat and modern jazz.
  • A compelling performance at Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), CLOUD BODIEScombines dance and technology to explore the body as landscape and with virtual spaces.
  • Under the baton of conductor Francis Choinière, the FILM Harmonic Orchestra returns for a third part of the spectacular concert Music in the cinema featuring soundtracks from many classic films.
  • Be amazed during the closing weekend of the International Digital Art Biennale (BIAN) and two dozen international artists Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art.
  • Blood may be shed at Bain Mathieu as they continue the Caged Monkey Fighting Clubwhere 14 battles between influential stars go head-to-head in the ring for one wild and strange night.
  • Whatever takes your fancy, dance it out as famed American riddim and dubstep DJ and producer Adam Puleo, better known by his alias Wooli, will perform at MTelus.
  • Attend a free-swing jazz show at the Anglican Church-turned-performance venue Center Sint-Jax when Jeff Moseley & The Django Messengers take the stage.
  • Sparks will fly when you pay a free visit to the local blacksmith’s shop – no kidding – Forges of Montrealwhere you tour and attend a workshop to create an object in the forge.
  • After sold-out screenings in Montreal, NYC and Toronto in Fall 2022, you have the chance to see the award-winning documentary Big fight in Little Chinatown in theaters this weekend.
  • Sip $5 martinis and have a caviar bump or two at the chic restaurant and bar Cabinetwhere the decor is modeled after the European bistros of the turn of the century.
  • Take an immersive two hours sound bath in Saint-Henri, where you reach a state of deep relaxation, get in touch with inner peace and nourish mind, body and soul.
  • La Poutine Week is back for another year until February 7, and there are more than 91 to choose from, spread across the city. Pick one, pick three, whatever you want to load up on carbs.
  • There at the Montreal Art Center and Museumthey will feature the major contenders for the 95th Academy Awards, Everything everywhere at once (and the ticket includes wine).
  • This provides delicious comfort food: reservations are going fast Elena’s pizzaghetti party in honor of her 5th birthday with Marc-Olivier Frappier from Mon Lapin presiding over the kitchen.

A weekly summary of the latest local news, from food and entertainment to current affairs.

Major cuts are coming to one of the city’s largest newspapers

Postmedia announced it would be cutting 11% of its Canadian newsroom, but when it comes to the Montreal Gazette, that equates to as many as 10 full-time writers – a 25% reduction in the paper’s workforce. The benefit is a predicted increase in the number of community newspapers in the city. (CBC Montreal)

Editors say cuts at Montreal Gazette are bad for English news, but local reporting could be different | CBC News

Editors and publishers of other English newspapers denounce the cuts at The Montreal Gazette. According to them, investing in quality local reporting is the way forward for the print media.

An iconic landmark in Mile End is in need of a total transformation

The unusually shaped Van Horne warehouse in Mile End, topped by the iconic water tower that has been a symbol of the area’s indie scene, is on designers’ chopping blocks for a renovation. Ideas include keeping the brick envelope, drilling in windows and adding a front patio and roof garden. (La Presse)

A new calling for a Mile End emblem

The iconic company Van Horne, in the Mile End, changes the vocation for the collection of a hotel, the agencies and the trade, opting for a project in the arrondissement of Plateau-Mont-Royal, about the citizens who are their apples. Par sondage, a procedure inhabituelle.

The last meal for Eater Montreal

Following severe cuts to their workforce, Vox Media – the American media company that runs Eater – has decided to close their Montreal chapter after a decade of covering restaurants and bars in the city. This article about Portuguese chicken is the last update… for now. (Eter Montreal)

Where to go for spicy, juicy Portuguese chicken in Montreal

A collection of essential spots for piri-piri brushed birds

The design of the new Holocaust museum in downtown Montreal

It’s been less than a week since International Holocaust Remembrance Day. With that in mind, take a moment to admire the design of the upcoming new Holocaust museum expected to be completed downtown in 2025. From the renderings, it will be a bold new space of learning and action. (e-architect)

Montreal Holocaust Museum Downtown Building – e-architect

Montreal Holocaust Museum Downtown building unveiled after international architectural competition for Saint-Laurent Boulevard project design

Mafia patrons and bagged cocaine shut down a local restaurant

The downtown French restaurant, bar and cigar lounge Alexandre et fils has been closed for 30 days due to organized criminals, unmasked individuals outside business hours during the pandemic and cocaine in staff pockets found in the restaurant. Sounds like a lot of places we know in town? (Le Devoir)

Offenses and organized crime, restaurant Alexandre gives an encore to the seller

The authorization for alcohol from the restaurant and bar is subject to the declaration of the RACJ for 30 days.

The infamous beach party at a public research university

Unless you studied there, you might not know that Polytechnique Montréal hosts an annual beach party. After a pandemic-induced hiatus, their legendary night of water slides, sand-filled rooms and plenty of EDM dancing is back, big and beachy. (Urbania)

Incursion au Beach party de Polytechnique Montréal – GDU

The legendary Beach Party of Polytechnique Montréal is a fact that the great return continues after a break imposed by the pandemic. On a eu la chance d’aller…

The book man from Montreal comes

Those who are passionate about second-hand bookstores have probably come across Adrian King-Edwards, the owner of The Word Bookstore. This is the story of his journey from an underground store raided by police to the Chinese laundromat we know and love today, serving poets in need. (McGill Stand)

Local Stories: Montreal’s Book Man – The McGill Tribune

When Adrian King-Edwards, the owner of The Word Bookstore, started selling second-hand books from his living room in 1973, carefree, barefoot hippies would arrive every now and then. The dozens of incoming students also attracted the attention of the local police. Adrian, who had recently graduated from McGill…

How to build a foie gras covered piece of Montreal in Washington, DC

A ‘Montreal-themed’ restaurant with a menu inspired by Patati Patata has opened its neon disco doors in the United States. Sound weird? That’s pretty much it: serving dishes like poutine with foie gras and duck confit in an environment that can best be described as a tourist’s wild weekend in the city, it’s a strange cultural export. (MTL blog)

A Montreal-themed restaurant just opened in Washington, DC – here’s how they represent our city

“DC was in dire need of some poutine.”

A 43-year-old institution for drunken student parties is calling it quits

The Latin Quarter is seeing a big change in its clientele. Nightlife in the area is reportedly declining, causing the centuries-old temple of cheap beer and underage drinkers, Le Saint-Sulpice, to close up shop. However, the heritage building is now up for grabs. (Le Devoir)

The owner of Saint-Sulpice explains the reasons for the bar’s fermentation

I am compiling a plan for the construction of housing for students.

How a 69-year-old trans woman lives – and what this means for other trans seniors

Last fall, Vanessa Frey had to find a new place to live and turned to social workers for help, but they struggled to find a place for her because they had no experience working with trans women, and every place turned her away off. Her story shows that senior housing still has a long way to go. (CBC Montreal)

This trans senior is living her best life in Montreal and wants the same for others | CBC News

Vanessa Frey found it difficult to find housing for a transgender senior, and she says she wants everyone to have the peace of mind she found. Advocates say LGBT people are often at greater risk of homelessness and discrimination.

And there you have it, folks. We’ll be back next week with more curiosities, local stories and events. Stay informed!

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