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Whelp, COVID-19 strikes again. The city is losing one more of its unique spaces. Montreal café Le Cagibi will be closing its doors after over four years in its Little Italy location and 10 years before that in the Mile End. The café and boutique — which features work by queer and trans artists — has experienced difficulties in the last few years, everything from a collapsing ceiling to pandemic-related lulls in business.

Pandemic lockdowns, a collapsed ceiling, and — mostly —an eviction notice prompted Le Cagibi’s closure announcement

The Chinatown Working Group is calling for the area to be designated as a protected heritage district. Author of the article: Marian Scott  •  Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  Karen Cho, foreground, and Jonathan Cha, left, with members of the Chinatown Working Group, are seen at the corner of de la Gauchetière and Côté Sts. in the heart of Montreal's Chinatown on Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Article content Defenders of Chinatown are sounding the alarm after much of the neigh...

Article content As a francophone who has lived in the Mile End for more than a decade, Stéphanie Bourbeau rarely visits the S.W. Welch bookstore. And yet, when the teacher saw the ‘For Rent’ sign recently in the window of the venerable independent business, she was determined to act, especially after witnessing the closing of the café venue Le Cagibi in 2018. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Mile End residents hold read-in protest over rising rents Back to video “The Mile End is a place where you meet people, fall in love, cry, meet st...