Artist Julia Veenstra and her family have opened a gallery and café on Ottawa Street North that aims to elevate artists and make art accessible. Many great new business ventures were dreamed up during the pandemic. That’s the story of Crown & Press.

His Depression-themed, worker-centred art is considered an ‘irreplaceable’ historical record. Hutchinson understood what it meant to be marginalized. Leonard Hutchinson is best known for evocative 1930s Depression-themed and Japanese-style woodblock prints of working people and places like barns, mills, homes, and landscape in and around Hamilton.  In his…

Theatre Aquarius’s holiday family show will be the world premiere of Pollyanna The Musical and HAMILTON CITY Magazine will show you just what it takes to get to opening night. It’s a rare work of art that produces a protagonist so iconic that she becomes part of the…

Super Tonics by Lake & Oak Tea Co.’s Meredith Youngson shares recipes for ‘nourishing, feel-good beverages’ that maximize health benefits. 2023 has been a big year, so far, for entrepreneur and holistic nutritionist Meredith Youngson. The founder of the popular Hamilton-based tea company…

Kris Noakes has a genetic form of the motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She’s leading a ride in Dundas that aims to raise money and awareness about the devastating disease.  Kris Noakes found out two years ago, at the age of 48, that she has…

Plenty of great music, food, art and fashion made for a fantastic showcase for locals and out-of-towners alike. For its 15th year, the now-famous Supercrawl street festival returned to James Street North Sept. 8-10, entertaining many tens of thousands of locals and out-of-towners with its multifaceted mix of…

Thousands more people will be living in Hamilton’s downtown in coming years. This will change how downtowners live, work and play. Hamilton’s downtown, long marked by abandoned storefronts and empty streets, is undergoing a rapid transformation. Construction cranes now dot the city’s skyline, reflecting a surge in residential…

A family and its community united to beat the odds after a father's catastrophic injury. Brian Campbell’s story could be called a tragedy. But it is better described as one of determination, love and hope. He’s a living testimony that when disaster strikes, you can overcome and move…