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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…
City Life

Get beyond roses and reservations this Valentine’s Day

By Maria Orrego
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…
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…
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

Sharp Words: Read all about it

By Jamie Tennant
Food + Drink

Savour a Taste of Burlington

By HCM
Arts + Culture

Hamilton-produced music featured in Indigenous land fight documentary

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Arts + Culture

David Robertson says sharing mental health struggles was first step to healing

By Meredith MacLeod

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Arts + Culture

Experience year-round outdoor art along historic corridor

By Meredith MacLeod
The Trail Mix Museum on the Pipeline Trail in the city’s east end is bringing the creation and enjoyment of art to underserved places. The best kind of art is that found in unexpected places. So how about a multi-disciplinary installation of what the organizers call “a multi-disciplinary…
Arts + Culture

Theatre Aquarius unveils 50th season

By HCM
Norm Foster, Pollyanna, Anton Chekhov and Tom Wilson on tap for 2023-2024 lineup. From one of Canada’s most celebrated playwrights to the reboot of a classic musical to the world premiere of a true made-in-Hamilton story, Theatre Aquarius is…
Food + Drink

Two days of fun, eating, drinking coming to town

By Jeffrey Martin
Hamilton's Food & Drink Fest is marking 15 years of celebrating Hamilton and Burlington chefs, restaurants and food makers. Sipping, savouring, sampling and teasing the tastebuds is the agenda for the 2023 Food & Drink Fest, dubbed the region’s most fun and delicious culinary, wine, spirit…
Arts + Culture

A lasting legacy for the arts

By Incite Foundation for the Arts
Carl and Kate Turkstra founded the Incite Foundation for the Arts in 2011 and it will carry on their great work. Carl and Kate Turkstra never sought the limelight as they quietly supported Hamilton arts organizations big and small. Founders of the Incite Foundation for the Arts, the…
Food + Drink

Feasting on tradition

By HCM
It takes 150 kg each of pork rinds, belly, ribs, and fat, 120 kg each of hocks and tails, 10 cases of cabbage and five cases of rapini to pull off the frittule dinner at the Donnici Social Club. HAMILTON CITY Magazine was there for the frittule feast…
Food + Drink

Pasta Mercato expands, rebrands as Artie’s

By Diane Galambos
Melanie and Roman Kremnev bring decades of experience to their Locke Street shop that features pasta, sandwiches, sweets and coffee. And pizza is now on the menu. Who, you may ask, is Artie? It’s Arthur, the newest member of the Kremnev team – and apparently, he is the…
Made in Hamilton

Time for change

By Avondale Restaurant Equipment
This content is created by Avondale Restaurant Equipment. Avondale Restaurant Equipment is revolutionizing guest service with the introduction of SIRA – the Service Industry Robotic Assistant. A lot can be said about food service and over the last three years – some good, some bad.  Many…
City Life

Top financial planning tips for the sandwich generation

By Georgia Corkins
With a little financial planning, you can make the transition into caring for your parents and for your children a little easier and a lot less stressful, without putting your own retirement plans at risk. Even on the best of days, life can be hectic and overwhelming. Jobs…
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