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REVIEW: Dundas Little Theatre stages fresh take on Shakespeare

By Allison M. Jones
Eighties-inspired Much Ado About Nothing shifts comedy to a corporate setting, led by a talented and diverse cast and imaginative set and costumes. For another two weekends, Dundas Little Theatre is presenting one of William Shakespeare’s comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, in a truly inclusive production with a…
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Showing love for The Westdale

By Meredith MacLeod
Arts venue in west Hamilton is celebrating 90 years and kicking off a capital campaign to eliminate its $1.7-million debt with an anniversary gala on Valentine's Day. A 90th anniversary gala for The Westdale will be both a celebration of the past and a call to action for…
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Colin Mochrie joins master hypnotist for improv show

By Meredith MacLeod
Whose Line Is it Anyway? star joins hypnotized audience members in Hyprov, coming to Hamilton’s McIntyre Performing Arts Centre on Feb. 5. The show that combines hypnosis with improvisation is like performing a highwire act each night, says renowned comedian Colin Mochrie. He and master hypnotist Asad Mecci…
Food + Drink

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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in January. Launched  Afro Fusion Resto (337 James St. N., Hamilton)Dine in or take out from the newly opened Afro Fusion Resto, which showcases rich natural flavours of West Africa.
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David Robertson says sharing mental health struggles was first step to healing

By Meredith MacLeod
Hamilton gritLIT event is among first stops for the author after release of All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety. Prolific author David Robertson says he was skilled at hiding his bouts of depression and his battles with anxiety. He had a breakdown…
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Sharp Words: Read all about it

By Jamie Tennant
Food + Drink

Savour a Taste of Burlington

By HCM
City Life

Art, sex, and artificial intelligence

By Maria Orrego
Arts + Culture

Hamilton-produced music featured in Indigenous land fight documentary

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema

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Food + Drink

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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Here's our regular feature about what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in August. Launched & opening soon Bretonne Bakery (2025 William O’Connell Blvd., Burlington) Nestled in between the Palmer and Orchard neighbourhoods in North Burlington, this recently opened bakery and coffee shop bakes croissants,…
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Hamilton Reads

By Jessica Rose
From transformative self-discovery to the challenges of living as a child with disabilities, and from celebrating a war hero to the resiliency required to live in modern-day Abu Dhabi, check out these works by local authors. Swiftly Flowing Waters: A MemoirBy Pat Lamondin Skene “My indigeneity…
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905Fest to bring hip hop and fun to Bayfront Park

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
The fifth annual festival is bigger than ever and will raise non-perishable donations and money for Living Rock Youth Resources. The fifth annual version of hip hop festival 905Fest is taking place this Sunday, Aug. 25 at Bayfront Park and creator, organizer and face of…
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AGH celebrates 110 years with Directors Collect

By Stephanie Vegh
The exhibition is a polyvocal mixtape that explores the priorities of the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s six directors and their contributions to the gallery’s collection. “Director’s Collect: 110 Years” runs until Jan. 5, 2025. The Art Gallery of Hamilton began from a donation of paintings to…
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Wendy Wolfe is back in front of the cameras

By Meredith MacLeod
Stoney Creek resident, local realtor and former CHCH personality is the host of a reboot of Property Virgins on A+E. It was a whirlwind return to television for Wendy Wolfe. Wolfe, who is known to CHCH viewers as a former sports and entertainment reporter and occasional anchor, had…
City Life

Strong mayor powers: Crises demand rapid action

By Ryan McGreal
We face emergencies on several fronts, including housing and climate change and they require a new approach in municipal politics. Strong mayor powers are a tool that could speed up good decision-making. What kind of political system do we want? Do we want a system in which the…
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First musical blossoms from Red Tree

By Allison M. Jones
When Hamilton performance academy presents Sister Act Jr. The Musical this weekend, it will truly be a family affair. When Red Tree Performance Academy presents its Junior Broadway production of Sister Act Jr. The Musical over four performances this weekend, it will be a family affair. Sister Act…
City Life

From YHM to Where? Hamilton to the Halifax Harbour

By Sherri Telenko
Experiencing all the Nova Scotia city has to offer – history, waterfront beauty, art, brew pubs, seafood and so much more – is just a short flight away from Hamilton. If you’re craving some fresh east coast sea food, Halifax is closer than you think –…
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