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Pen and paper enthusiasts from across Canada are flocking to Montreal for a convention. If you're into fountain pens, leather notebooks, or just really good handwriting, this is the gathering to catch.
Reddit's blowing up with people complaining about drivers ignoring bike lanes and road rules on the Lachine Canal during rush hour. Same crowd that yells at cyclists for running reds when there's nobody around.
Someone posted a guided tour of Montreal from May 1995 on Reddit and the city's feeling nostalgic. YouTube link in the thread if you want to see what downtown looked like back then.
Someone's hunting for a spot where you can sit down with coffee and actual grandma-style cake — pouding chômeur, gâteau reine Élisabeth, pineapple upside-down cake. Café, not restaurant. Fresh, not frozen from the IGA.
Thread heating up on r/montreal about cyclists who ignore traffic rules. One person almost got hit by a car turning right; another had a bike whiz past them on the sidewalk at full speed. Safety concerns getting real.
A 23-year-old who just moved here a year ago and finished school is looking for reliable spots to hang with people. Everyone's on different paths — different jobs, different cities. The ask on r/montreal: where do you actually meet people who stick around?
City just cancelled another green space in CDN-NDG — Guillaume-Couture placette's gone. locals pointing out how these small parks matter for people to actually hang out and socialize.
Burger King on Decarie served someone a moldy bun. they ate 90% of it before noticing, got sick the whole weekend. heads up if you're hitting that location.
smoked meat deep dive on reddit: people swearing by spots like Roi de Smoked Meat and random pizza joints in Montreal Nord that nobody's heard of yet. whole thread hunting for the "real" best beyond Schwartz and Lester's.
Over 120 illegal short-term rentals were found operating across five new residential towers in downtown Montreal, investigators discovered. City officials are tightening enforcement against unlicensed operators running full-scale networks in condo buildings.
Over 21,000 cyclists rolled through the Tour de l'île de Montréal yesterday — a record for the past five years, organizers said. The traditional island loop started at Parc Jarry Sunday morning and drew the biggest crowd in years.
Storm season's officially back—someone caught lightning on drone footage today, which is basically impossible but somehow happened. Two frames of pure electricity, one second of raw sky.
Someone's been installing trippy flower sculptures at Gilford and Cartier, and Boyer and Marie-Anne. People are trying to map out where else they've shown up. Have you seen one?
PSA: one Montrealer opened theirs to find it colonized by millions of bug larvae. Clean the bin regularly or unlock a fear you didn't know you had.
Drivers reporting deep grooves, severe bumps, and neglected surfaces across the city. Hamstead still under construction three years later. McGill roads are rough too. How's your neighborhood holding up?
Multiple incidents this weekend of crowds trying to force onto trains without letting passengers exit. Line up at the sides of the doors — there are clear platform markings — and always let people off first.
Montreal researchers are about to test a plant-based drug against Ebola that works 100% in lab conditions. The virus replication is completely blocked in vitro. Could be a game-changer if human trials show the same promise.
Stat Park and Max Park are issuing fake parking tickets that somehow result in real fines. People are getting actual citations for bogus violations. Check your receipts if you parked in either lot recently.
You basically can't get married at Montréal City Hall anymore. Only three boroughs—Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Ville Saint-Laurent, and Saint-Michel—still offer the service, and even those are cutting back. Costs about $400, but everyone's stuck hiring a notaire at $750+ if they want the city hall experience.
Police were at Berri-UQAM on the green line this morning. Reddit's got photos but nobody's confirmed what happened yet.