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Rebels without a cause: Montrealers get excited at 1972 Rolling Stones show
The Rolling Stones were a major deal when they came to Montreal in 1972 and locals responded to the Street Fighting Man anthemic crew with corresponding vigor. These photos were grabbed from the...
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Montreal's first star nightclub DJ Alfie Wade, on clubs, Leonard Cohen and...
Alfie Wade was born and raised in Little Burgundy, lived at Weredale House from 11 to 18 and later brought disco, as we know it, to Montreal. Wade returned from New York and transformed nightclubs...
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Montreal's West End Gang all-time power rankings
Montreal's West End Gang, the Irish mob, the Gang de l'ouest, has been around for about 60 years, mainly in Point St. Charles and NDG. They specialized in truck heists and bank robberies before...
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Shocking biker sex assault on Souvenir Street - can we identify anybody?
A shocking sexual assault took place on Souvenir Street in 1971 or 1972. The young woman was from the countryside, and was going out with one of the guys, who seem to have been unaffiliated...
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Mitchell Bronfman: Montreal man of unlikely intrigue and mystery
Man of mystery: Mitchell Bronfman. The title might not seem a natural fit for Bronfman, who died two years ago at age 80, as he had the sex appeal of a head of wilted Romaine lettuce (and about as...
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West End's primo landmark: Meldrum the Mover goes LED
The West End's most iconic landmark lights the night with red, yellow and green beaming from the rooftop of Meldrum the Mover's at Sherbrooke and Walkley. Conditions have been hard on West End...
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When naked performers visited Mayor Drapeau at city hall
Nancy Sellers and Norman Flinkman naked at city hall 1974 Miss World Nude 1973 Nancy Sellers, from Iowa, who history tells us weighed 104 lbs and stood 5'4," wasn't too happy that her nude...
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How a splashy, hushed-up, gay lovers triangle murder changed history
James Drummond Ross When McGill Philosophy Assistant Professor James Drummond Ross, 36, was shot dead in cold blood on Pine Avenue in October 1967, it created waves that would change Canadian...
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Coolopolis course on Montreal history begins Feb. 6 ! Sign up now!
Vanier College will be the magical spot starting February 6, 2017 for the first-ever adult-ed history course taught by no other than myself, It's a 30-week no-credit, no-homework affair that will...
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"In Montreal, everything always ends up in tears" The tale of Johnny Starr
"In Montreal, everything always ends up in tears." - Dan Burke Drama is king in Montreal. The city's most prominent routinely tumble into a spiral that leads far below the surface of the earth; Mom...
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The rough road of Montreal's fabulous white-clad mayoral wannabe
All of the greatest, most powerful men dress in white suits: Sir Ricardo Montalban..Sir John Travolta... Sir Hervé Villechaize...Sir Colonel Sanders... Sir Man From Glad. (That lede will finally bag...
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NDG coincidence: undercover cop slams car into man who sued the city
Montreal once had a bureaucrat whose pension was so hefty that they might have sent a cop out to run him over so they would no longer have to pay him. Jules Crepeau ran Montreal's City Services...
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Montreal's confused and hypocritcal war on parking
Montreal has been hammering away at parking lots. forcing them removed as fast humanly possible, regardless the inconvenience that policy has on residents. They do not, however, apply the same...
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Michael Applebaum verdict Jan 26: what to expect
Applebaum, Provost, TremblayMichael Applebaum will finally learn his fate on January 26 after Justice Louise Provost renders her verdict on 14 charges of corruption. Applebaum served as CDN/NDG...
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The Great South Shore crack house disaster of 1989
A 41-year-old single mother's split-second decision to grab for a gun on July 21, 1989 has reverberated through history. Colette Pétel's effort to get cocaine dealers out of her home left two...
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I pulled off Canada's largest-ever bank heist: a Coolopolis exclusive on the...
"I'm 68 now, retired...well I'm retired although I've never worked in my life anyway," laughs Melvin Mingo. Mingo, 68, sits in front of a plate of eggs at a West Island hot dog joint. He has a...
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Montreal homes 'seriously unaffordable', Toronto now spiraling out of control...
The typical Montrealer requires 4.8 years of full salary pay off their house in Montreal, according to a new study The 13th annual Demographia International Housing Affordability study places...
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Why Quebec needs to ban new mansions in favour of vertical structures
Large houses were and are the ultimate sign of wealth and accomplishment. Take a big piece of land and put a big, sprawling structure on it to call home and all is good. It has been so since the...
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