Owner/president of record label Sonic Unyon and the driving force behind Supercrawl, Because Beer Craft Festival and venues Bridgeworks and Mills Hardware, Potocic is also among the local pioneers who invested in Hamilton’s downtown long before it was cool to do so. Tim Potocic was born in…

PHOTOS BY BRENT PERNIAC, DONNA WAXMAN AND GARY GREEN Ginger St. James, The Corktown, June 16.The Pistolettes and Ginger St. James, The Corktown, June 16.Alysha Main, Ann Pirvu and Christopher Giroux at the gala premiere for The End…

Nova Scotia natives, the three original band members have all set up their personal and professional lives in our city. Life as a rock ‘n roll band is nomadic in its essence. Pandemic lockdowns aside, extensive touring is crucial for a group’s success, as the example of The…

Hamilton Fringe Festival brings more than 50 shows and 350 performances to 11 venues over 12 days. Getting a show into the Hamilton Fringe Festival is like winning the lottery. Actually, it is winning the lottery. Hamilton uses a bingo ball machine to…

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Headliners will include BADBADNOTGOOD, Broken Social Scene, Rita Chiarelli & Sweet Loretta, The Flatliners, Hamilton Superstars, and Raine & Chantal. Supercrawl 2023 marks the 15th anniversary of the much-loved music and arts festival on James Street North. This year it runs Sept. 8-10, and the principal lineup was announced at a media launch event at…

My mother-in-law’s faith meant she struggled to accept her daughter as a lesbian. But over time, she offered blessings at our wedding and decked herself out in Pride colours in her retirement home. “You seem like a very nice lady, but I can never accept this.” The speaker…

In addition to one-day celebratory event, organizers host fundraisers, socials and plenty of information-sharing. Binbrook may only be 20 kilometres or so from the heart of downtown Hamilton, but when it comes to the ability to access resources for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, sometimes that’s an uncrossable distance. That’s…