Supercrawl 2026 is now in the memory books. Here are day-by-day photos from the most Hamilton of all weekends! PHOTOS BY BOB HATCHER FRIDAY CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL-SIZE SLIDESHOW…
Part of its Fall Harvest Festival and a new vision for the downtown market, the project by Hamilton’s Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds is intended to draw more people to spend time on York Boulevard. It took just eight hours of overnight labour to install 85 tons of rock, tree…
Many years ago, Jamie Waldron tried hard not to be a butcher. But something kept drawing him back. Now, he’s authored a book, hosted workshops, built a reputation as a leader in the nose-to-tail movement, and opened a Barton Street butcher shop that rejects industrialized meat production in…
The musical based on Tom Wilson’s memoir is being produced by Theatre Aquarius at the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre. Two-and-a-half years after its premiere in Hamilton, Tom Wilson’s Beautiful Scars is being performed in Ottawa. The musical, inspired by the Hamilton musician and artist’s memoir Beautiful Scars:…
Kristen Da Silva’s Sisters of ’78, which kicks off the 2026-2027 season at Theatre Aquarius, documents a little-known five-month strike by auto parts workers who worked in a plant known as the “butcher shop” in Centralia, Ont. Despite a massive police crackdown and political pressure, these women persevered…
This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. JENNIFER SHIN has called Hamilton home for over two decades, arriving in 2005 from Mississauga to study at McMaster. Originally from Korea, she moved to Canada with her family at 14.
Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. Brandon Agnew – Night Shadows Volume 1 Brandon Agnew is a roots…
Danielle Zucchet lost her son to cancer and now leads the Kemp Care Network, formed more than 30 years ago to address the needs of individuals living with a serious illness, facing their last chapter, or grieving a death. The organization is fundraising for the opening of Keaton’s…
Welcome to the monthly column from Hamilton drag queen Kenadie St. James! Read on for the best bad advice you’ve ever had! Hamilton, your problems are officially about to get WORSE. 💋 Local drag legend Kenadie St. James is serving up catastrophically bad life advice in her new HAMILTON…
From pantless guinea pigs and spicy romantic fantasy, and from a tragically needless death in Ancaster to wartime memories hashed out in a Hamilton bar, these are local reads to heat up your summer! Summer is the perfect time to conquer your to-be-read pile, whether you’re soaking in…
