City Life

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. JENNIFER SHIN has called Hamilton home for over two decades, arriving in 2005 from Mississauga to study at McMaster. Originally from Korea, she moved to Canada with her family at 14.

HAMILTON CITY Magazine gets out on the town to capture folks in our city dressing up, celebrating, raising money, performing, and just generally having a good time. Strike a pose and smile for the camera and you might just find yourself in the next issue of the magazine!…

Danielle Zucchet lost her son to cancer and now leads the Kemp Care Network, formed more than 30 years ago to address the needs of individuals living with a serious illness, facing their last chapter, or grieving a death. The organization is fundraising for the opening of Keaton’s…

A Chance to Dance is a fully accessible dance party where everyone, regardless of needs or abilities, is welcome. There aren’t many spaces where special needs people and their families can simply have fun, dance, and feel welcome. A Chance to Dance was created to change that.Local…

Welcome to the monthly column from Hamilton drag queen Kenadie St. James! Read on for the best bad advice you’ve ever had! Hamilton, your problems are officially about to get WORSE. 💋 Local drag legend Kenadie St. James is serving up catastrophically bad life advice in her new HAMILTON…

Decolonial Little Library started in Kirkendall and will be expanded across the city starting later this year. Late in the summer of 2023, my partner Ryan and I were in the midst of our walking craze that took hold during my pregnancy and had us in a postpartum…