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Supercrawl 2025: A musical roundup

HAMILTON CITY Magazine music writer Kerry Doole put in a lot of steps travelling from one end of James Street North to the other, capturing as many headliners as he could. In case you missed these musical acts over the weekend, we've included videos of each…
Arts + Culture

Supercrawl 2025: In pictures

HCM had two photographers out capturing the people, music, art and activities that make Supercrawl the greatest weekend of the year in Hamilton! Photos by Bob Hatcher Click on any image for full-sized slideshow…
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Film industry premieres Hamilton Film Board

Non-profit will invest in city’s screen industry. ‘Hamilton’s always been camera-ready. The film board makes sure we’re industry-ready too,’ says president. A group of local film industry leaders has come together to form the Hamilton Film Board, a non-profit dedicated to advancing Hamilton’s screen-based sector. “Hamilton has proven…
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 August. Launched Caked Coffee Vegan Bakery (364 Plains Rd. E., Burlington) A Toronto plant-based bakery has chosen the Aldershot neighbourhood for its second location. The bright little café is…
Arts + Culture

Vive la Hamilton: A new era for the HPO

At 29, Paris-born James Kahane is the 10th music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. He wants you to know that he finds Hamilton artistically inspiring and that classical musicians party more than you might think. James Kahane grew up in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France.
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

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)! Is there any better escape from the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and any simpler way to…
Arts + Culture

Decades of Steel City sound

Hamilton has long punched above its weight as a musical powerhouse. Here, we trace 55 years of the city’s breakout bands. And check out great live music venues, too. It is no secret that Hamilton is one of Canada’s biggest and best music cities. With its…
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON READS

From humorous horror and fairytale to a walking exploration of Westdale, a historical baseball tale, and short stories from Caribbean perspectives, here are five books from local writers that should be on your summer reading list. This summer, put your feet up and relax with a good book…
Arts + Culture

The Mule Spinner: Music’s tiny temple

A multi-purpose creative space founded by Hamilton music veterans Glen Marshall and the late Bob Lanois, the former stable at the Cotton Factory hosts intimate live performances and recording sessions. It looks like a film set. A set for something set in the early 1900s, perhaps. Industrial turn-of-the-century…
City Life

BRUCE TRAIL: A walk in the wilderness

The dream for the Bruce Trail along the Niagara Escarpment was born in Hamilton and almost 60 years after it was officially formed, the Dundas-based Bruce Trail Conservancy is ramping up its ambition to own the entire 900-kilometre route and a corridor of nature around it. “Nature is…
Arts + Culture

INCITE FOUNDATION: Sinfonia Ancaster

The incite Foundation for the Arts supports the work of Sinfonia Ancaster. The incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $9 million to 50 Hamilton-area organizations, through grants from $2,500 to $300,000, since it was founded in 2011. It is the legacy of the late Carl…
Food + Drink

King James Vol. 1

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…
Made in Hamilton

Peter Lazar: The accidental tech entrepreneur

The silent partner in Maipai jumped in when the Barton Street pizza joint had to pivot to takeout in the pandemic. The result, a platform called Pavement, is now providing a buy Canadian solution to ordering in. Buy Canadian has never felt more urgent.  Many of us are…

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City Life

City reaches $400M deal with airport operators

The agreement with Tradeport International Corporation will see the company manage the John C. Munro International Airport for 49 years. The City of Hamilton and the operators of the Hamilton International Airport have reached a 49-year deal that will see $400 million invested in the Mount Hope…
Arts + Culture

Roger Mooking: Soundbites is a multidisciplinary exploration of modern life

The celebrity chef, artist, author and musician is a serious fan of Hamilton and its creative energy, so the Art Gallery of Hamilton is the perfect venue for the exhibit’s debut as the centrepiece of the AGH art+music+food Festival. Don’t expect a typical art gallery experience at the…
Made in Hamilton

An independent force

CHCH has been a pioneer throughout its 70-year history and is finding new ways to serve and inform its audience. Here, we explore the memories, talk to staff past and present and look to the future for Hamilton's independent station. When CHCH-TV took to the airwaves…
City Life

LIFE IN THE CITY

PHOTOS BY BRENT PERNIAC, DONNA WAXMAN AND GARY GREEN Click on an image for full-sized gallery…
City Life

FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. MURRAY VAN HALEM is a cityscape oil painter documenting the urban scenes of Hamilton and Toronto. He started his arts career as a commercial photographer working with large-format cameras to…
Made in Hamilton

In memory of Jonny

The Jonathan Brown Foundation is hosting a gala Nov. 9 to raise $250,000 for a teen room at the future children’s hospice now under construction in Dundas. Claudia and Allan Brown are transforming their profound grief into action that will help other teens and families who are facing…
Arts + Culture

Celebrating Valerie Tryon at 90

Renowned concert pianist will perform a recital and share stories of her life and career at a concert hosted by the McMaster University Library and Archive on Oct. 17. Valerie Tryon’s sight may be diminishing, but the internationally acclaimed classical concert pianist doesn’t need sheet music. She has…
City Life

CITY VIEW: Finding new purpose

After a 41-year career and 15 years at the helm of the Hamilton Community Foundation, Terry Cooke is retiring. Public service runs deep throughout Terry Cooke’s life. His father was a superintendent of education in the public school board, his grandfather ran the HSR for years and…