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Showing love for The Westdale

By Meredith MacLeod
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

By Meredith MacLeod
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

By Allison M. Jones
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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
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

By Meredith MacLeod
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…
Arts + Culture

Sharp Words: Read all about it

By Jamie Tennant
Food + Drink

Savour a Taste of Burlington

By HCM
City Life

Art, sex, and artificial intelligence

By Maria Orrego
Arts + Culture

Hamilton-produced music featured in Indigenous land fight documentary

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema

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Awarding Hamilton’s architectural excellence

By HCM
The City's Urban Design and Architecture Awards for 2023 recognizes achievements in 14 categories. The Urban Design and Architecture Awards (UDAA) are held every two years to recognize and celebrate design excellence throughout the city. A high-quality built environment contributes economic and social benefits, improves the image of…
Arts + Culture

Early shot of Matthew Perry was taken in a Hamilton living room

By Meredith MacLeod
Celebrity photographer Brent Perniac’s family hosted the late Friends actor when he competed in a tennis tournament in the city in the 1980s as a teen. Ancaster photographer Brent Perniac has snapped thousands of photos of hundreds of celebrities over his career.  But it was his very first…
Made in Hamilton

FESTIVAL GUIDE: THE GREY CUP IS BACK IN THE HAMMER!

By HCM
The Grey Cup Festival runs from Nov. 13 to 19 and features more than 40 events. James Street North will be closed for Fan Central, a free interactive event hub. The 110th Grey Cup is coming back to Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton! Excitement is building…
Made in Hamilton

Music meets football in Hamilton

By Kerry Doole
The Built in the Hammer Grey Cup Music Festival will offer four days of concerts by international, national and local acts at a street fest on James Street North, at Tim Hortons Field, FirstOntario Centre and the OLG Stage in Niagara Falls. Take major international stars, add in…
City Life

Why basic income still matters

By Deirdre Pike
Researchers, authors and filmmakers reflect on a social program that puts human thriving at the centre of policy-making. By film and by photo, zine and op-ed, book authors, researchers, and oral presenters impressed upon 100 people gathered in downtown Hamilton why basic income still matters.  The Hamilton Roundtable…
City Life

Deal signed for $280 million revamp of downtown arena

By Meredith MacLeod
Oak View Group and Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group will begin construction on the FirstOntario Centre in April. The transformed arena is expected to be open in fall 2025. A deal to invest $280 million into a renovation of Hamilton’s downtown sports and entertainment arena has been officially…
City Life

Your pumpkin is not going to help the deer

By Jason Allen
Fall is a magical time to get outside and see local wildlife. But don't get fooled by social media memes urging you to dump your jack o'lantern in the forest. Fall is here, and now that the leaves are thinning it’s a magical time where we can see…
City Life

IT’S DEMOLITION OR RESTORATION FOR 54 HESS ST. S.

By Janice Brown
Owner of historic stone structure built by a former Hamilton mayor says it has deteriorated and needs to be demolished. City staff and council have designated it and the community has rallied around it. Its future is still in doubt. The handsome structure at 54-56 Hess St. S.
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