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7 2SLGBTQIA+ leaders you should know

By HCM
In honour of Pride in June, we asked inspiring local advocates and community leaders about their work, why marking Pride matters, what needs to change at the local level, and their greatest wish for the communities they serve. These are just seven Hamiltonians who champion 2SLGBTIA+ people locally.
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 May. Launched & opening soon Chubby Tiger (2016 Victoria Ave., Burlington) Early reviewers have described the cuisine at Chubby Tiger as reminiscent of food court Canadian Chinese fare, with…
Arts + Culture

Cadence Weapon wants you to stop scrolling and start listening

By Jessica Rose
Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, is done with treating music as background filler. In his new book Ways of Listening, the Hamilton rapper explores the transition from record bins to algorithms and reimagines how we can reclaim a deep connection with music in the age of streaming. When…
Food + Drink

DINING DISTRICTS: A Locke on food

By Diane Galambos
This interesting west Hamilton street is ever-evolving, with newcomers joining long-time eateries to make for a true foodie destination. On the whole, my visits to Locke Street have all been linked to food. It must be said that I can think of over a dozen eateries that closed…
Arts + Culture

Festival season: Summer on parade

By Carlye Morrow-Jackson
Here is your hot 2026 summer festivals guide for Hamilton and Burlington. You’ll find everything from inaugural events to two local traditions that are turning 50 years old this year! Our summers may be short but fortunately for us, the list of local festivals is long. Spend warm-weather…
City Life

PWHL’s arrival a ‘major moment’ for Hamilton

By Meredith MacLeod
The as-yet-unnamed team will be the 11th franchise in the fast-growing women’s hockey league and will play its home games at TD Coliseum. Girls and young women proudly wearing their hockey jerseys witnessed history in the making, as the city celebrated the official announcement of the new…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton’s music scene: What is and what could be

By Dylan Hudecki
Music writer Dylan Hudecki asked Hamilton’s music insiders for their opinions about how to keep the local music scene thriving and reinventing itself. Think of it as a suggestion box to turn up the volume on Hamilton. Hamilton’s music scene continues to thrive as one of Canada’s most…
City Life

CITY VIEW: A Hamilton storyteller

By Meredith MacLeod
Annette Hamm is about to retire after being part of the CHCH News team since 1986. We talked to her about her career and what Hamilton means to her. ANNETTE HAMM is retiring next month after a 40-year career at CHCH. She's spent the last 21 of those…
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

By HCM
We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine's new feature celebrates the city's canines. Send in your dogs (and cats)! Escape the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and find joy and laughter in pets. Hounds of Hamilton…
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St. Matthew’s House: From charity to justice

By Deirdre Pike
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Tej Sandhu: Guided by a North Star

By Vanessa Green
City Life

Mixed Signals: CBC Radio and Hamilton

By HCM
Food + Drink

Easy Kitchen with Marisa Mariella

By HCM

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HAMILTON READS

By Jessica Rose
Local author Joyce Grant, who is an expert in misinformation, algorithms, and journalism for young people, helps kids – and adults – broaden their sources of online information in Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing.   You don’t need us to tell you it…
Food + Drink

Aloha says hello in Dundas

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Former Norfolk Juice Co. is now the Aloha Café, serving juices, smoothies, acai bowls, and a growing list of menu items. Sandi Stirling and Lynsay Connell are the dynamic mother-daughter duo behind Aloha Café in Dundas. Originally named Norfolk Juice Co. and a sister location to the…
Arts + Culture

Sons of Butcher return meatier than ever

By Dylan Hudecki
Hamilton’s unwashed rock band, born of a cult favourite animated comedy, is back with a new EP and a tour featuring a hometown stop. Hamilton’s filthiest, funniest, and most fearlessly unwashed rock band is back. Born from the cult animated comedy Sons of Butcher that aired on Teletoon…
Arts + Culture

Readers and writers: Your guide to gritLIT 2026

By Meredith MacLeod
The literary festival offers five days of readings, panels, workshops, and social events that celebrate writers of all kinds and the readers who read them. For 22 years, the Hamilton-born gritLIT has celebrated established writers, helped new ones develop, and given readers a front-row seat to well over…
Arts + Culture

INCITE FOUNDATION: Community magic

By HCM
The incite Foundation for the Arts supports the work of The Westdale. The incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $9 million to 50 Hamilton-area organizations, through grants from $2,500 to $300,000, since it was founded in 2011. It is the legacy of the late…
Arts + Culture

New music venues: This booker is back

By Kerry Doole
Brodie Schwendiman, operator of the late and beloved Casbah, is back booking music in a new downtown venue called Ridiculous, and other live-music locations in the region. 2025 was a rollercoaster ride of a year for Brodie Schwendiman. The music club operator and booker has played a crucial…
Arts + Culture

THE PLAYLIST

By Dylan Hudecki
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. TV FREAKS  – Blue Genie (garage, punk rock) Devotion, distortion, and the…
Food + Drink

Chef Matty Matheson: By the books

By Diane Galambos
The celebrity chef has now made his mark in Hamilton, with elevated pub Iron Cow Public House at TD Coliseum. So what can we glean about him from the recipes and stories in his three cookbooks?  For months, his name was on the lips of Hamilton food…
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