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Showing love for The Westdale

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…
Arts + Culture

Casey and Diana chronicles a moment of compassion in AIDS crisis

Historic visit by Princess of Wales to Toronto hospice Casey House in 1991 is the setting of moving and funny play at Theatre Aquarius Feb. 19 to March 8. More than 30 years on, that day still resonates. Casey and Diana, coming to Theatre Aquarius this…
Arts + Culture

REVIEW: Dundas Little Theatre stages fresh take on Shakespeare

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…
Food + Drink

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 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.
Arts + Culture

David Robertson says sharing mental health struggles was first step to healing

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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Arts + Culture

Supercrawl: ‘The Holy Grail of gigs’

The 16th edition of the music and arts festival will bring more than 30 artists to James Street North, including plenty with deep connections to Hamilton. It’s no exaggeration to say that Supercrawl has become synonymous with this city.  The September weekend of music and art has brought…
City Life

Will Jones is sailing to the Olympics again

A member of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and a Burlington resident, Jones will compete in Paris in the 49er class. It’s his second Olympic berth but his first true Games experience. UPDATE: Will Jones and sailing partner Justin Barnes came 17th in the 49er class at the…
City Life

FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

For the Love of Hamilton: This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. DANIEL CLARK was born in Toronto and raised in Orangeville. The eldest of two boys, Daniel enjoyed his adolescence on a hobby…
City Life

Life in the City

PHOTOS BY BRENT PERNIAC, DONNA WAXMAN AND GARY GREEN Dave Rave at the Teenage Head 50th anniversary homecoming party, Carmen's, April 6.Drummer Gene Champagne at the Teenage Head 50th anniversary homecoming party, Carmen's, April 6.Steve Mahon and Dave…
City Life

Shaking Up Shakespeare

Trevor Copp and Alma Sarai are the dynamic duo behind Tottering Biped Theatre (TBT) and the company’s annual summer Shakespeare by the Castle festival that takes place in August at Dundurn Castle. TREVOR COPP and ALMA SARAI have worked together for nine years with a mission to…
Food + Drink

The sweet arrival of Craig’s Cookies

The beloved Toronto bakery is opening locations in Hamilton and Burlington this summer, bringing its vast flavour selection and out and proud approach to Locke and Brant streets. Locke Street is about to get a lot sweeter. In July, the neighbourhood’s beloved Donut Monster and Bitten will…
Arts + Culture

Turn up the music

Music education can enhance brain function and development, and as neuroscience research shows, has a long list of positive benefits for young people. Yet, music (and the arts) has been relegated to the back of the line of what is and is not important to teach today. Human…
Made in Hamilton

150 years of the HSR

Hamilton’s transit agency began to roll in 1874 with six streetcars, 22 horses and three-quarter miles of track. It now oversees a fleet of 308 buses carrying an average of 55,000 people each day. It’s pretty incredible to reflect that as we undertake to build an electrified light-rail…