Reddit pulse / page 14
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Need a bilingual French/English magician for a 40-person wedding near Parc La Fontaine around 8 p.m.? Montreal Redditors are asking what the going rate is for close-up magic or a short show.
The newly renovated splash pad and playground at Parc Lalancette keeps drawing crowds, but parents are reporting concerning incidents involving people in crisis around the children's area.
Someone shared an old photo of Mile End from 1985 showing two parents with strollers pausing for conversation on the street — a snapshot of neighborhood life from four decades back.
The Feu Sacré 50th anniversary Olympic show hit major technical snags Saturday night — sound and video kept cutting out, the band restarted twice, and people started leaving early.
Someone caught a film at Cineplex Forum last night and there was zero AC in the theatre. Left drenched. Google reviews show others have complained about this — how does Cineplex justify no cooling?
The Amerigo Vespucci, a 1931 Italian naval training ship, is docked at the Old Port this weekend and sails back Monday. Built in 1931, she's known as one of the world's most beautiful ships — the closer you look, the more you see why.
Family of Toronto visitors returns to Montreal every August looking for stuff beyond the tourist circuit—they've been hitting up Laurier Park pool, Eva B, cool murals, free outdoor activities. Reddit thread's full of locals naming places that actually appeal to people who live in cities.
Someone's asking where to score the best canned sardines in the city for an apéro with friends—looking for actual quality conserves, not just any tin. Thread's full of local recommendations for the real stuff.
Someone's dealing with the same pit bull attacking their dog multiple times at Verdun's dog park, and police aren't stepping in. The dog's called Jax, about 100 pounds, brown and white. Poster called the SPVM before but they said they need the owner's address—then when they finally spotted the owner, cops never showed up even hours later.
Someone's asking if Scotiabank's Montreal IMAX finally got working AC. The room's been sweating through summer blockbusters for years. Thread's full of people commiserating about sitting through two-hour films in a sauna.
Someone asked r/montreal whether there's a recognizable "gay accent" in French the way there is in English. The thread's diving into linguistics and lived experience.
Reddit thread's blowing up with cyclist collision data—some of Montreal's worst intersections ranked. A safety expert in the thread says most crashes come down to one rule: if you're bigger, you protect the smaller. Cars protect cyclists, trucks protect cars. Sounds simple but it's not how people drive.
A provincial police helicopter was hovering over Montreal early Saturday morning with its searchlight on. No official word yet on what they were looking for.
Cyclists are questioning whether the city's online survey about bike lanes is actually objective—privacy and data handling are the sticking points.
Montreal police are investigating a possible arson at Nöam, a kosher restaurant in the city. No further details available yet.
someone's boat is loose — the amerigo vespucci, italy's tall ship training vessel, just docked at old port through aug 3. nearly a century of sailing history if you catch it in time.
someone got the wrong starcité cinema for spiderman, can't get a refund, so they're giving away free tickets for 9pm screening. first come first served if you want them.
A Redditor's floating an idea: what if those tag-covered concrete walls at the Turcot Yard interchange got a living makeover—moss, flowers, the whole meadow vibe. The Plateau's talking about it.
Visitors to the city are looking for clubs that play pop-leaning EDM rather than harder dance music — somewhere to get their friends dancing without the heavy beats. Reddit's got recommendations.
Someone's partner is hunting for a book club around the Plateau where she can discuss reading in English and French with other book lovers. The r/montreal community's got suggestions.
