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REVIEW: Theatre Ancaster’s A Chorus Line kicks up its heels

By Allison M. Jones
The entertaining and enduring Broadway classic is the first production on Theatre Ancaster’s 30th anniversary playbill for 2026-2027. Entering its final weekend of shows, Theatre Ancaster’s mainstage production of A Chorus Line provides a great opportunity to see a Broadway classic and be very well entertained by a…
Arts + Culture

It’s 10 years of the Bard under the stars for Tottering Biped Theatre

By Stephen Near
Hamilton’s Tottering Biped Theatre celebrates a decade of staging summer Shakespeare with its most ambitious season yet – three 2026 productions and many returning artists. Ten years is a milestone few indie theatre companies can boast. Amid economic challenges, competing entertainments, and changing audiences, making theatre as an…
Made in Hamilton

Saving the strays at Ladybird Animal Sanctuary

By Meredith MacLeod
After rescuing nearly 1,900 animals over 16 years, Hamilton-based Ladybird Animal Sanctuary is close to creating a farm that will be a refuge for animals in desperate need. It all started with three friends working together for one unforgettable cat. Sweet Oliver the cat was the first…
Made in Hamilton

Made in Hamilton: The Mabel’s Labels Story

By Julie Cole
A frustrating parenting problem, a vision to solve it, and some tenacity helped a quartet of moms create an enduring brand. Read on for co-founder Julie Cole's six business lessons learned. Over 23 years ago, my sister and two friends, all of us former students…
City Life

Wesley: Never standing still

By Meredith MacLeod
The made-in-Hamilton non-profit began its work in a church basement 71 years ago. Focused on poverty, homelessness, and the complex social challenges at the root of those issues, Wesley’s more than 300 staff lead critical social programs in 17 locations in Hamilton and beyond. Ryan S. was…
City Life

Kenadie, how do I talk to pretty girls?

By Kenadie St. James
Welcome to the monthly column from Hamilton drag queen Kenadie St. James! Read on for the best bad advice you’ve ever had! Hamilton, your problems are officially about to get WORSE. 💋 Local drag legend Kenadie St. James is serving up catastrophically bad life advice in her new HAMILTON…
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Now THAT was a Festival of Friends!

By Dylan Hudecki
A huge summer storm threatened to derail an all-star 50th anniversary concert on Sunday. But resilient Canadian musicians, led by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, refused to give in, and delivered an epic, memory-making show. That capped off three great days of music, markets, midway and food at Gage…
Arts + Culture

IN PHOTOS: Festival of Friends 2026

By HCM
The Festival of Friends – its 50th year! – is in full swing at Gage Park. Featuring dozens of musical acts, market vendors, and lots of delicious food options, the festival wraps up with an all-star concert of local and Canadian acts on Sunday night! PHOTOS BY BOB…
Arts + Culture

Festival season: Summer on parade

By Carlye Morrow-Jackson
Here is your hot 2026 summer festivals guide for Hamilton and Burlington. You’ll find everything from inaugural events to two local traditions that are turning 50 years old this year! Our summers may be short but fortunately for us, the list of local festivals is long. Spend warm-weather…
City Life

CITY VIEW: A cancer crusader

By Meredith MacLeod
Food + Drink

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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
City Life

FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

By Meredith MacLeod
Food + Drink

Easy Kitchen with Marisa Mariella

By HCM

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BOOM X takes on 25 years of Gen X at warp speed

By Meredith MacLeod
Rick Miller’s one-man show is a fun revisiting of 1970 to 1995, but also a reminder that generations have been tested before. It runs at Theatre Aquarius from Jan. 21 to Feb. 7. It’s well appreciated that looking at the past helps us understand the present. So, in…
Arts + Culture

CHCH’s New Year’s Eve show draws record audience

By HCM
1.27M viewers across Canada watched The Countdown to 2026 broadcast live from Hamilton. CHCH TV’s live countdown on New Year’s Eve, broadcast in front of a studio audience from the station’s Hamilton studio, was the most watched all-Canadian program ringing in 2026 in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
Arts + Culture

HPO concert celebrates heroic music

By Abigail Richardson-Schulte
In Monomyth: The Hero’s Journey, the orchestra presents Mozart piano concerto and Beethoven symphony during a Jan. 17 matinee concert. Do you want to choose a concert to go to where you just can’t go wrong? This is the one: Mozart’s "Piano Concerto No.
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 December. Launched El Pasorcito Taqueria (272 King St. W., Hamilton) In the former location of recently shuttered The Coop Wicked Chicken, this latest franchise serves up traditional tacos, burritos,…
City Life

LIFE IN THE CITY

By HCM
PHOTOS BY BOB HATCHER CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL-SIZE SLIDESHOW The 17th annual JR Digs Acoustic Christmas rocked Hamilton on Dec. 23, while raising money for great local causes. A lineup of local musicians and celebrities joined the festivities at the Hamilton Convention Centre, with an afterparty at the Germania…
Made in Hamilton

OPINION: Leaning into giving in 2025

By Greg Dunnett
In his holiday message, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce CEO Greg Dunnett writes that in a year of uncertainty, Hamilton’s business community chose to give back at second annual Hamilton Gives Awards and throughout the year. If there was one defining theme for Hamilton businesses in 2025, it…
Arts + Culture

Drury Lane’s Cinderella is a holiday treat

By Stephen Near
There is a lot to like about this Christmas pantomime. From zany slapstick to on-point choreography, this community showcase is fun for the whole family. A holiday tradition across the world, Cinderella pantomime shows have a lengthy tradition going back centuries. Featuring outlandish costumes and slapstick comedy while…
City Life

Hamilton pro-Palestine activists share stories of repression

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Local launch of Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada sees four city residents speak out about backlash to their efforts to fight for human rights in Gaza. A number of Hamiltonians shared their personal and professional experiences during the local launch of a book chronicling…
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