City Life

The CN rail yard on the west harbour has to move in order to realize Hamilton’s full potential as a true waterfront city.  Hamilton is a city on water. The harbour has been a source of commerce and recreation for the entire life of the community, and…

There are plenty of reasons to think about the food we eat and where it comes from – environmental, nutritional and now political. How our country’s Indigenous people and settlers fed themselves provides a blueprint for today. Almost 20 years ago, the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was…

Excel in Style saw 66 textured hair professionals donate their Saturday to boost confidence and self-expression for Black and racialized young people. Lohifa Pogoson Acker gets teary when she recaps a recent event to deliver haircuts and styling to more than 250 Black and racialized kids and…

Concert and hockey venue at Bay Street and York Boulevard will see vast unused space turned into clubs, lounges, restaurants and concessions. Check out the gallery below! From the outside, it may look like little is happening within the walls of Hamilton’s downtown arena.  But that’s…

The Hamilton and Burlington chapter of Denmark-born non-profit provides free rides on trishaws for those who can’t pedal for themselves. Copenhagen businessman Ole Kassow frequently saw an elderly man sitting on a bench while Kassow was out for a bike ride. One day, in 2012, he offered…

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. PHOTOS BY GEOFF FITZGERALD BHAIRAVI KUMAR was born and raised in India. After getting married, she moved to Pasadena, California to broaden her career. She worked in the banking sector,…