Mile End
Chocolate Hanukkah Gelt Is a Very Odd Tradition
I usually tell non-Jews that Hanukkah is like Christmas, but eight times better. Hanukkah has certain traditions, and I feel like the whole concept of Hanukkah gelt is a very odd one.
Do Young People Care About Gentrification?
We interrupted some millennials' $5 coffee to ask if they think about displacing the poor.
Soft-Serve, Surgery, and Poutine Smoothies with Tommy Kruise
After undergoing brutal sleep apnea surgery—which required breaking his jaw in two different places—and an ensuing eight-week recovery period, Kruise is watching what he eats way more than he did in the past.
Portraits of East London's Skaters
Photographer Pani Paul has been documenting Mile End skate park for years. His pictures have something about them that can take you back.
New York Bagels Suck
No one in Montreal has ever said, “Bring me back a New York-style bagel.” A Montreal bagel is chewy, doughy, and warm. A New York bagel is a utility—a conveyance for some other flavor or taste sensation—and it has no dignity.
Don't Mess with the Rules at Montreal's Temple of Fried Meats
Wilensky’s is as famous for its rules as it is for its food—rules which, perhaps unspoken among regulars and locals, are literally spelled out for the uninitiated.
This Montreal Jewish Bakery Doesn't Want to Be Called Modern
For Jeffrey Finkelstein of Montreal bakery Hof Kelsten, tradition is what’s kept, rather than kosher. “We’re not a landmark," he says. "We’re a hopeful future landmark."
PREMIERE: The New Single from Babysitter’s Forthcoming LP Is a Gravel-Throated Call Across the Country
With two members in Montreal and one in Victoria, Babysitter aren’t as prolific as they used to be, so soak this one up.
We Hung Out in Abandoned Factories with the Fire-Obsessed Kids of Montreal
From abandoned warehouses to scenic picnic destinations, the fire-obsessed kids of Montreal brave all conditions to practice what they love.
We spoke with Mindy Pollak About Being Montreal's First Female Hasidic City Councillor
Pollak is working hard to create inter-cultural and inter-faith bonds in her Montreal neighbourhood.
How I Conquered My Fear of Strip Karaoke
In a former strip club in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood, the Cabaret Playhouse has combined two of society's most difficult art forms—stripping and karaoke—to create a rowdy party with an increasingly devoted following. We sent a reporter to...
Hood Guide
Mile End is Montréal’s Williamsburg, complete with good restaurants, tons of bands, and Hasidic Jews that will cross the street rather than walk next to you.