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State of the City: Hamilton needs 50 ideas to turn around the downtown

By Meredith MacLeod
Business leaders, urban planners, and police officials call for well-executed small wins, stronger partnerships with other levels of government, and coordinated community action to restore confidence in the city’s core. Hamilton’s downtown revival will depend as much on fixing everyday problems as it does on major infrastructure…
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Third spaces shape Hamilton’s social fabric

By Paul Shaker
Gathering spaces, from parks to coffee shops, are what connect this city’s residents and build quality of life in neighbourhoods. We should be doing all we can to nurture them.  UPDATE: Since this article was written, Locke Cycle and Social Coffeehouse has opened in the old Democracy…
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Body Talk: A place to freely express with intention

By Jody Aberdeen
Meredith Depuydt created a dance series in Hamilton where everyone is invited to “intimate, high vibe” events. The second is Oct. 17 at Aquanova Brewing. Meredith Depuydt is a Hamilton-based event producer and founder of Body Talk, a high-vibe, curated dance experience centred around house music, movement,…
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CANDIDATE SURVEY: HAMILTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2026

By HCM
The Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton Phil, and HAMILTON CITY Magazine have teamed up to produce a four-question survey of mayoral and ward candidates vying for seats at City council in the Oct. 26 municipal election. Read on to for the candidates' thoughts about arts and culture in Hamilton.
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Planting mini forests right in the city

By Jason Allen
Green Venture is leading the effort to plant a cluster of 400 trees at Lawfield Elementary School after a year of preparing the site. The public is welcome to the Oct. 1 planting, which aims to increase biodiversity, add shade, and combat the effects of climate change.
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Hamilton twin sisters win The Amazing Race Canada

By Meredith MacLeod
Liz Liao, a family doctor and obstetrician who lives in Waterdown, and Tina Liao, a corporate lawyer living in Oakville, applied for the hit show 11 times before being cast. Tina and Liz Liao, 32-year-old twins born and raised in Hamilton, dominated this year’s edition of The Amazing…
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