Long-time musician Wayne Petti has taken a role with Sonic Unyon that sees him managing artists through the new SUM Artist Management, while growing the label, and pitching in with the evolution of a musical empire. The juggernaut that is multi-faceted Hamilton-based independent music company Sonic Unyon…

Large event space at the back of Architect Hair Design on James Street North is proving popular for weddings, parties and dances. If you’ve ventured down the colourful alley beside Architect Hair Design on James Street North, you won’t forget what you found.  It opens to a courtyard…

The future of a critical Hamilton waterway that is partially buried is being imagined in a community design lab. Water is foundational to Hamilton. We are a city on a harbour that has been the focus of inhabitants for generations. Whether it was for trading or industry, or…

Hamilton/Halton is the 11th chapter of Women in Music Canada, and will host local networking events, workshops, panels, artist showcases and meet-ups. Male-dominated industries can be isolating, intimidating, and at times hostile to women and genderqueer people navigating careers within them. The arts, often lauded as industries of…

Founded as a food truck in Toronto in 2022, you can now get the internationally inspired frozen flavours in Hamilton and Burlington as part of a franchising expansion across Canada. While hankerings for frozen treats persist all year, we are well into the season when those cravings peak.

James Street North is, without a doubt, the heart of downtown Hamilton. Its dining scene is constantly evolving but rooted in the success of some mainstays and the neighbourhood’s ethnic diversity. James North runs from King Street East to the bay, bringing you to lovely (and ongoing) upgrades…

National Centre for New Musicals at Theatre Aquarius has completed its first year and announced the next cohort of works to be mentored and supported. Hamilton’s incubator for Canadian musicals has one year under its belt and has announced its three new works it will support on their…

The Hamilton painter will host the fifth edition of her Garden Party & Studio Tour on Sept. 6. Now a five-year tradition on Beach Boulevard, local painter and café owner Julia Veenstra will host her Garden Party & Studio Tour on Sept. 6.  The day combines her two…