WHAT? So You Think You Can Plant? hosted by Greening Duluth WHEN? Wednesday, May 28, starting at 7:30 (Tonight!) WHERE? Meet on the front terrace of House of Friendship / Maison de L'amitié (120 Duluth E. - between Coloniale and de Bullion) HOW MUCH? Free! Greening Duluth will be hosting a seed-planting treasure hunt tonight, assuming that is a real term. Groups will use clues to find spots in the Plateau where they can spread some seeds. Attendees will get the chance to see their contributions grow throughout the season, all around the ...

Sainte-Catherine will be a little busier than this in a few months. After years of contemplation,  the Gay Village will finally be pedestrianized, at least for the summer. On Tuesday the borough of Ville-Marie decided that Sainte-Catherine will be closed to traffic from Berri to Papineau, with traffic still flowing south onto Berri and Labelle to allow for traffic and access to a hospital, respectively. This stretch of about 15 blocks will be this way from June 17 and September 3, a period during which Just For Laughs, the Jazz Festival and Les Francofolies will take ...

One area of town that is lesser-known to many anglophones is the commercial strip along Av. du Mont-Royal E. While most tend to frequent the area around Saint-Laurent and Saint-Denis, the area is bustling until well past Papineau and De Lorimier. While much of the area is architecturally pleasant if non-descript, there are exceptions, including the monastery at the corner of Saint-Hubert and these domed roofs on street-corner buildings. Pointing to the first era of major development in the area, time stamps of "1906" and "1912" on the first two prove that many buildings in the neighbourhood are reaching the century mark. ...

If you're interested in green roofs, you might find this interesting. What: Dr. Thomas Lawrence from the University of Georgia will be speaking on the topic of Green Roofs and Cool Roof Technologies. Dr. Lawrence has over 25 years of experience in sustainable design. The talk is being co-sponsored by ASHRAE and Sustainable Concordia. Where: EV Building at Concordia (Corner of Guy and Sainte-Catherine) Room 2.260/238/204 (2nd floor, the room has 3 entrances). When: This Monday, February 11 at 3pm. The talk will last about an hour.

In light of all the 'drama drama' that is surrounding the STM these days, here's something interesting that they are doing. An announcement was quietly made last October that they would be teaming up with L'Institut Nazareth & Louis-Braille to create an item that would aid the blind while using the metro. The INLB, using the process of thermoinflation (?), has created tactile cards that have representations of a station's layout. Using braille and relief designs, these cards include landmarks such as ticket booths, halls, stairs and boarding points. ...