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Matty Matheson opening a restaurant in Hamilton Arena

Our city featured prominently in the Departure music and art festival in Toronto, with the Canadian celebrity chef announced as a food partner in the transformed downtown arena, and panel discussing Hamilton as key to next global music hub. Celebrity chef Matty Matheson is a big fan…
Arts + Culture

REVIEW: Waitress is a sweet slice of musical theatre

Theatre Aquarius’s season close-out production takes place in Joe’s Pie Diner where Jenna, played by Hamilton native Julia McLellan, escapes her loveless marriage by creating and baking desserts and dreaming of a new start. It runs until May 18. Waitress serves strong performances, great music, a…
Food + Drink

Henry’s on James, a 1920s-inspired jazz supper club opens downtown

James Street North live music venue by The Other Bird will be open Thursday to Sunday, featuring twice daily performances, a simple dinner and light-night menu, a jazz brunch on Sunday, and classic cocktails with a twist. It’s fair to say Hamilton hasn’t seen anything quite like Henry’s…
Food + Drink

ON THE MENU: WHAT’S OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENE

Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in April. Launched Coffee Bunny (1216 Upper Wentworth, Hamilton)Hamilton Mountain has been graced by another indie coffee shop, focused on a large menu of coffee and signature coffee drinks. Alongside craft beverages, you’ll also…
Made in Hamilton

Sharing the LRT goldmine

Pilot project aims to provide an alternative future for Hamilton’s transit corridor, one that includes affordable housing alongside upscale high-rises. A land speculation bonanza is underway along Hamilton’s King and Main streets triggered chiefly by the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history, the $3.4-billion light rail transit…
Food + Drink

Cheap eats

These Hamilton restaurants and takeout joints – most of them longtime institutions – prove that in the lower city and the Mountain, paying less can be super satisfying. Keeping our bellies full feels like a rich man’s game these days. Grocery prices are through the roof, and take-out…
Food + Drink

Sweet success at WÜD Chocolates and Gifts

Nesreen Abusultan is a Palestinian woman who has made a journey from refugee to chocolatier and Burlington entrepreneur. In Middle Eastern culture, chocolate is more than an indulgence to satiate a sweet tooth or satisfy a craving. Rather, it’s a special treat to share with loved ones to…
City Life

Embracing the water

The CN rail yard on the west harbour has to move in order to realize Hamilton’s full potential as a true waterfront city.  Hamilton is a city on water. The harbour has been a source of commerce and recreation for the entire life of the community, and…
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON READS

Maxie Dara is now working on the second installment of her modern-day grim reaper tale that includes definite Hamilton vibes. Kathy Valence likes things boring and predictable. She’s mid-divorce, pregnant with her ex’s baby, and is terrified she doesn’t have what it takes to be a mom.
Food + Drink

Easy Kitchen with Marisa Mariella

The Stoney Creek resident, food blogger and Cable 14 host is joining HAMILTON CITY Magazine to share her favourite recipes. Once a month, we'll add a video here with mouth-watering recipes that will dazzle your family and friends! My all-time…
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine is launching a new feature to celebrate the city's canines. Send in your dogs! Is there any better escape from the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and any simpler…

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Arts + Culture

Minuscule raises mighty voices

Laurel Minnes founded a choral ensemble that just keeps growing because so many people want to get in on the folky, feminist fun. Laurel Minnes is making choral music cool.  But she’s not doing it alone. She’s got a backing band. And a 30-piece all-female choir.  “After every…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton radio: A century on the airwaves

Since 1922, the city has been a powerhouse of music radio and is home to the oldest English language commercial radio station in Canada. Before Spotify and iTunes, before MP3s and wi-fi, CDs and cassettes, certainly before television, there was radio. Many people today have vivid memories of…
Arts + Culture

Incite Foundation: Reaching Out

Incite Foundation for the Arts supports the contributions of Factory Media Centre and the Burlington New Millennium Orchestra. The Incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $6 million to 30 Hamilton-area organizations in grants from $2,500 to $150,000 since it was founded in 2011. It is…
Arts + Culture

In photos: Festival of Friends

Hamilton's iconic three-day free summer music weekend at Gage Park attracted big crowds and great talent to its 47th festival. Check out these photos by Gary Green and Brent Perniac. Hamilton-based guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer Chris Chambers entertained at Festival of Friends.Jon Goold of Hamilton's The…
Food + Drink

The Food Court Foodie

The Townhall Social Eatery serves up a top-tier variety of offerings under one cool roof on Concession Street. Kara Liersch is no stranger to the hustle of the restaurant business. As one third of Social Event Group, the Hamilton restaurant collective responsible for some of the coolest food…
Made in Hamilton

Rockin’ the diamond

Since 2015, Hamilton’s music community has gathered on summer evenings for fun and bragging rights on the baseball field. Nicholas Daleo loves playing music and playing baseball. For years, the idea of a baseball league for the city’s music community was batted around. But nothing ever came together.
Arts + Culture

Radical Stitch: ‘Not to be missed’

Exhibit at Art Gallery of Hamilton explores Indigenous beading as a medium of knowledge transfer and an act of resistance. If you haven’t yet taken in Radical Stitch at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, you have only a few weeks left to see a groundbreaking exhibition that invites…
Food + Drink

Asian night market rolling into Bayfront Park

Come hungry and ready for fun in the sun or in the dark at Lucky Lion Night Market this weekend. More than 100 Asian-inspired food items, a DJ and bar, lion dancing, claw machines, merchants, workshops and crafts are all coming to Hamilton this weekend.  Since 2019, Hamilton’s…