There are plenty of creative ways to explore Hamilton on this day of love, whether you are a couple or solo. Valentine’s Day often comes with a set of expectations: candlelit dinners, heart-shaped chocolates, and the pressure to plan the perfect romantic evening. But what if…

New teppanyaki restaurant in east Hamilton brings full interactive dining experience. Hibachi, a feast for the senses, has opened to fanfare (or more specifically, drumming, saxophonists, Nintendo tunes played by a live band, and Mayor Andrea Horwath cutting a giant steak with a samurai sword) during its grand…

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 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…

Hamilton’s winter book fair returns for its third season to Bridgeworks on Feb. 15, featuring local publishers, writers, bookstores and creators. Book publishing is a marketplace dominated by multinational corporations, most of them based in the United States. A quick visit to the nearest Chapters or Indigo (or…

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…

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.

YINTAH, now on Netflix throughout Turtle Island (US and Canada), the UK and Ireland, chronicles a decade-long battle by the Wet’suwet’en people over 22,000 square kilometres in northern British Columbia. The documentary YINTAH, added to Netflix in the fall, follows the Wet’suwet’en people’s ongoing fight for their rights…