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7 2SLGBTQIA+ leaders you should know

By HCM
In honour of Pride in June, we asked inspiring local advocates and community leaders about their work, why marking Pride matters, what needs to change at the local level, and their greatest wish for the communities they serve. These are just seven Hamiltonians who champion 2SLGBTIA+ people locally.
Arts + Culture

New Indigenous media studio launches Festival of Stories

By HCM
Indian & Cowboy Creative Media will preview five new original podcast series this weekend with live tapings in front of 50 audience members. Indian & Cowboy Creative Media, a new Indigenous-owned storytelling studio based in Hamilton, is honouring National Indigenous History Month this June with the inaugural Festival…
Arts + Culture

Silverstein never stands still

By Jamie Tennant
Twenty-six years,13 albums, and a million records sold later, and the Burlington-born hardcore/punk band continues to defy the odds. Silverstein began making music during a fertile period in heavy guitar rock. The turn of the millennium saw guitar rock genres splinter into even more subgenres as bands borrowed…
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 May. Launched & opening soon Chubby Tiger (2016 Victoria Ave., Burlington) Early reviewers have described the cuisine at Chubby Tiger as reminiscent of food court Canadian Chinese fare, with…
Arts + Culture

Cadence Weapon wants you to stop scrolling and start listening

By Jessica Rose
Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, is done with treating music as background filler. In his new book Ways of Listening, the Hamilton rapper explores the transition from record bins to algorithms and reimagines how we can reclaim a deep connection with music in the age of streaming. When…
Arts + Culture

For Spoons, ‘Old Emotions’ are new again

By HCM
Burlington band that had a string of hits in the 1980s, is releasing a new album and taking on a new musical sound. By Jenna Yeomans and Stephen Metelsky  Nov. 1, 2025. The bottom of the 11th inning of the World Series at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. The Jays…
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…
Food + Drink

Delicious and Indigenous

By Heather Peter
There are a growing number of notable food options in Six Nations, along with a beloved Indigenous-owned diner in Hamilton. Six Nations & Beyond  Just south of the city, not far from the edges of Hamilton, is the community of Six Nations. With a whole variety of…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton’s music scene: What is and what could be

By Dylan Hudecki
Music writer Dylan Hudecki asked Hamilton’s music insiders for their opinions about how to keep the local music scene thriving and reinventing itself. Think of it as a suggestion box to turn up the volume on Hamilton. Hamilton’s music scene continues to thrive as one of Canada’s most…
Food + Drink

DINING DISTRICTS: A Locke on food

By Diane Galambos
This interesting west Hamilton street is ever-evolving, with newcomers joining long-time eateries to make for a true foodie destination. On the whole, my visits to Locke Street have all been linked to food. It must be said that I can think of over a dozen eateries that closed…
City Life

CITY VIEW: A Hamilton storyteller

By Meredith MacLeod
Annette Hamm is about to retire after being part of the CHCH News team since 1986. We talked to her about her career and what Hamilton means to her. ANNETTE HAMM is retiring next month after a 40-year career at CHCH. She's spent the last 21 of those…
City Life

St. Matthew’s House: From charity to justice

By Deirdre Pike
Made in Hamilton

Tej Sandhu: Guided by a North Star

By Vanessa Green
City Life

Mixed Signals: CBC Radio and Hamilton

By HCM
Food + Drink

Easy Kitchen with Marisa Mariella

By HCM

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Food + Drink

Southern comfort

By Heather Peter
Summer is the time for bibs, BBQ and lip-smacking chicken and ribs. So get out to visit these great spots while the sun is warm and patios and picnic tables beckon. The smell of smokers wafts throughout the air and summer is in full-swing! Is there anything that…
Arts + Culture

INCITE FOUNDATION: Sinfonia Ancaster

By HCM
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…
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL MINI-REVIEWS

By HCM
HAMILTON CITY Magazine is taking in Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across our city and delivering fast and fun reviews. Check them all out here! Fringe 2025 is 55 plays and 350 performances and runs until July 27. * HAMILTON CITY Magazine's CRITIC'S PICK: A…
Arts + Culture

Sonic Unyon: Taking on the flip side

By Kerry Doole
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…
Arts + Culture

A Ringside (Hamilton) seat

By Meredith MacLeod
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…
City Life

Rethinking Chedoke Creek

By Paul Shaker
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…
Arts + Culture

Lifting women’s voices in music

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
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…
Food + Drink

My heart belongs to Nani’s Gelato

By Diane Galambos
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.
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