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Readers and writers: Your guide to gritLIT 2026

By Meredith MacLeod
The literary festival offers five days of readings, panels, workshops, and social events that celebrate writers of all kinds and the readers who read them. For 22 years, the Hamilton-born gritLIT has celebrated established writers, helped new ones develop, and given readers a front-row seat to well over…
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World premiere shines a light on Canada, The Hip, and what home really means

By Meredith MacLeod
It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, opening April 22 at Theatre Aquarius, is about connection, love, and saying something that needs to be said. That spirit, and the spirit of Gord Downie, are in the rehearsal room as this show comes to life, say its stars.
Arts + Culture

REVIEW: Calendar Girls is balm for weary souls

By Stephen Near
Story of group of English women posing nude to raise money for their church is a nuanced exploration of aging, expectation, disappointment, and refusing to accept limitations. Binbrook Little Theatre’s production features brave performances and a solid focus on the story. Uplifting stories seem hard to find these…
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New music venues: This booker is back

By Kerry Doole
Brodie Schwendiman, operator of the late and beloved Casbah, is back booking music in a new downtown venue called Ridiculous, and other live-music locations in the region. 2025 was a rollercoaster ride of a year for Brodie Schwendiman. The music club operator and booker has played a crucial…
Food + Drink

Chef Matty Matheson: By the books

By Diane Galambos
The celebrity chef has now made his mark in Hamilton, with elevated pub Iron Cow Public House at TD Coliseum. So what can we glean about him from the recipes and stories in his three cookbooks?  For months, his name was on the lips of Hamilton food…
Arts + Culture

THE PLAYLIST

By Dylan Hudecki
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. TV FREAKS  – Blue Genie (garage, punk rock) Devotion, distortion, and the…
Food + Drink

Getting out: Music & menus

By Heather Peter
If live tunes help your food taste better, here’s a list of places where the grub is as good as the setlist! With this issue being HAMILTON CITY Magazine’s music issue, it seemed fitting to round-up a bundle of local restaurants where you can see and enjoy some…
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

By HCM
We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine's new feature celebrates the city's canines. Send in your dogs (and cats)! Escape the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and find joy and laughter in pets. Hounds of Hamilton…
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON READS

By Jessica Rose
Food + Drink

ON THE MENU: WHAT’S OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENE

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Made in Hamilton

OPINION: Turning up the volume on Hamilton

By Greg Dunnett
Food + Drink

Aloha says hello in Dundas

By Suzanne Zandbergen

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PREVIEW: A Nook & Cranny Christmas mystery

By Allison M. Jones
The Spirit of Christmas, on this weekend at The Staircase, sees Hamilton comedy collaborators Justin Shaw and Devin Bateson reprise their roles as wild and lovable twin detectives. Comedy collaborators Justin Shaw and Devin Bateson are back as wild and lovable twin detectives Nook & Cranny. This time,…
City Life

Two veteran local broadcasters enter news partnership

By HCM
Outlets with combined 176 years in business enter new deal that will see 1150 CKOC simulcast CHCH Evening News at 6PM from Monday to Friday. CHCH-TV and 1150 CKOC will work together to bring more local news to radio listeners in the Hamilton, Halton, Brantford and Niagara regions.
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Find your holiday spirit at ‘Tis the Season

By Abigail Richardson-Schulte
The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra will perform holiday carols, holiday hits and the beloved 'Nutcracker Suite,' along with Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Hamilton Children’s Choir, and the Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts. You can even do some holiday shopping! How to get into the holiday spirit: Step…
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Making music: Miles ahead

By Kerry Doole
Danny Miles, best known as drummer for rock band July Talk, has stepped out from behind the kit as a hip-hop producer, songwriter, and solo performer. He's working on his third solo album. Call it a mutual love affair.Four years ago, Danny Miles joined the influx of…
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What’s on local stages in December

By Allison M. Jones
Pinocchio at Theatre Burlington, an HTI talent show, a touching holiday show at West Plains United Church, and a Crown Point Players concert are sure to delight this weekend. Pinocchio Theatre Burlington2311 New St., BurlingtonContinues Dec. 6, 13 & 14, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.Tickets: $15More information: 905-639-7700 or…
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THE PLAYLIST

By Dylan Hudecki
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. COTS – Disturbing Body & Moonlit Building Hamilton has long been fertile…
Made in Hamilton

OPINION: Strength in disruptive times

By Greg Dunnett
Hamilton might be at the epicentre of global uncertainty, but we are showing, once again, that we refuse to back down. If there’s one thing 2025 will be remembered for in the business community, it’s disruption. Tariffs and trade tensions have rippled across borders, testing supply chains and…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton Reads — KidLit Holiday Edition

By Jessica Rose
From picture books about difficult subjects such as homelessness, and grief, to collections of letters and art by Indigenous voices, laugh-out loud read-alouds, and spine-tingling poems, there are many choices this holiday season for the young reader on your list. As a parent, you think you’re supposed…
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