Reddit pulse / page 7
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone found an Opus card near Pharmaprix on Saint-Laurent and is trying to track down the owner. If that's yours, there's a Reddit post with the details — head over to r/montreal and get in touch.
Montreal streets are absolutely destroying suspensions right now — someone just posted asking for shock replacement recommendations on their Chevy. If your car's been feeling rougher than usual, you're not alone. The potholes are relentless this season.
A Montreal-based sci-fi writer is workshopping names for a futuristic robot sports franchise set in the city. They've landed on Les Corsaires de Montréal but crowdsourcing alternatives—what would you call a Montreal team in the year 2100?
Tribunal du logement ruled a landlord must pay $160,000 to two tenants who were wrongfully evicted — another reminder of why tenant rights matter when corporations own rental properties.
Quebec's service language complaints about Tim Hortons locations are hitting three per week — tensions over which language staff should use at the counter continue to spark debate.
Someone's giving away two free tickets for tonight's Amyl and the Sniffers show in Laval — first comment gets them, but you need a Ticketmaster account to claim.
Another attack on a Montreal Jewish institution. A 38-year-old man was arrested. The community continues to face targeted violence.
If you bought bread in recent years, Loblaw is paying you back via Interac. Check your spam folder—the settlement payments are going out now, and a lot of people almost missed theirs.
Festival de Jazz de Montréal kicks off soon and folks are already planning their lineups. Who are you hoping to catch?
A Montrealer found a sticker on a railing about a year ago that made them laugh — then the city painted over it. They dug it up and are trying to track down the artist. The hunt continues on r/montreal.
A Montreal redditor's been overthinking for two weeks after witnessing a sexual assault at Papineau station on the green line. A homeless man slapped a woman on the escalator, and when she confronted him, he became aggressive and threatening. The poster's still questioning if they did the right thing — first time seeing something like that.
Real estate sales dropped 6.8 percent in May compared to last year, but median prices kept climbing. Market's cooling while prices stay high.
Cineplex Scotia is bringing back 70MM IMAX screenings — looks like The Odyssey is the first film getting the full format. Haven't seen this in Montreal for a while.
Uber changed how pickups work at Montreal airport and people are furious. What used to be 5-10 minutes now takes over an hour — gotta book a code, wait in a chaotic line, then present it to your driver. Everyone's saying it's a massive step backward.
The MLS commissioner was in Montreal this week and the Olympic Stadium could become "one of the best stadiums in the world," according to the league. Soccer momentum building downtown.
The Stade olympique's getting a soccer-ready interior makeover if Quebec decides to fund it. Renderings show a transformed bowl. Still waiting on the green light.
The détour sign army is mobilizing. Construction season's officially here and the city's bristling with orange. Brace yourself.
New renderings of the Stade olympique after interior renos are circulating, and rumours say CF Montréal would move there permanently.
Someone's balcony vegetables and herbs keep getting destroyed, and squirrels are the top suspect—they're always digging around the garden, but no one's caught them in the act yet.
The band's doing this at a bunch of cities — they bring a potted tree to the stage, ask the crowd to guess what kind it is, and whoever's right wins it. Have to promise to plant it and send a photo back. At the Montréal show they gave away a pear tree.