mile-end

Photographer Becca Lemire wandered Le Plateau & Mile End neighbourhoods to snap pics of stylish locals.

In four neighbourhoods in Montreal, 40 disposable cameras were distributed with a message for passersby: Take a snapshot. The resulting photos will be collected, developed at displayed at Citizen Vintage in the Mile End on June 20th. The Snapshot Project will create an organic picture of the city, and we can’t wait to see the… Read More »

One of Mile End’s greatest offerings is coffee. Café Olimpico, Club Social, Café Myriade’s new location on St-Viateur, Arts Café and Chez Boris have monopolized the growing populace of young and old café-enthusiasts in this borough. We can appreciate a newspaper, a light breeze, a flakey croissant and good coffee. Fitting then, that two new… Read More »

I first fell in love with Wild Moon‘s jewelry designs the way that most of us fall in love with anything aesthetic these days: over instagram. Wild Moon designs have more than personality, they feel like they have teeth. Each piece hearkens back to the line’s name with a kind of ritualistic release, designs that connect… Read More »

The craft and vintage scene in Montreal has expanded richly over the past five years, with widely-attended pop-up shops, craft fairs, and studio sales taking place regularly in different boroughs across the city. Despite the dominance of larger events like Pop Montreal’s bi-annual Puces Pop, some vendors are seeking to push their wares at smaller… Read More »

When I moved to Mile End at the beginning of January, I knew that there would be many, many sesame bagels in and around my mouth on a regular basis, in addition to Italian coffee and all the mojitos and cucumber gin n’ tonics that Waverly and Sparrow can possibly serve me on a Saturday… Read More »