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THINGS TO DO IN HAMILTON, BURLINGTON
We are spoiled for things to see and do in #HamOnt and #BurlOn. HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!
Hounds of Hamilton
We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine is launching a new feature to celebrate the city's canines. Send in your dogs! Is there any better escape from the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and any simpler…
ON THE MENU: WHAT’S OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENE
Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in June. Launched Alei Kitchen (1400 Plains Rd. E., Burlington)Taste the fire-kissed flavours of Miao culture with a modern twist at this newly opened Chinese eatery on Plains Road at Brant. Make sure to…
The Canada Truck is a national tribute
This Canada Day, be on the lookout for Halle Halle’s art car salute to the True North. If you’ve seen it around town, you’ll never forget it. Halle Halle’s red Toyota Tacoma is a mobile tribute to all things Canada. The Dundas resident has never counted the…
Downtown arena will be TD Coliseum
Oak View Group announced a multi-year naming rights deal Wednesday, while also revealing that an AHL hockey team will be part of the tenant mix beginning in September 2026. Hamilton’s coliseum is back. Just minutes after the official announcement on Wednesday morning that the city’s downtown arena will…
Power Pizza is doing things differently
Ottawa Street North superhero-themed eatery opened during the pandemic and the husband and wife team set out to do something truly different. Lisa and Ryan Stewart are the powerhouse team behind Power Pizza, the popular Ottawa Street pizza and wings eatery with the superhero theme, which turns four…
THE PLAYLIST
Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. Duckai – ESP CLUB. SUMMA Hamilton’s own Duckai (Ezekai Robinson) may…
Supercrawl 2025 music lineup unveiled
Hamilton artists make up about half of the 65 acts announced for the Sept. 12-14 multi-art street festival on James Street North. Supercrawl 2025 will feature 65 musical acts on three stages, including headliners Toronto-based indie rockers Born Ruffians, singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, Montreal-based cult favourites Godspeed You! Black…
Edgar Breau: A musical double life
With his fifth full-length solo album, Acadian Drift, the veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and musician and lead singer of cult favourite Simply Saucer shows the power of his range as both a rocker and a folky songsmith. Veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and guitarist Edgar Breau is leading a fascinating musical…
