We look at 10 only-in-Hamilton events that helped put the city on the map for all the right reasons. Everything happens for a first time and Hamilton was the setting for some very interesting occasions never seen before in Ontario, Canada, or the British Empire. These events…

From Benin City to Hamilton, Paize Usiosefe celebrates BIPOC with the launch of the Hamilton Black Film Festival.   HAMILTON CITY Magazine sat down with Paize Usiosefe, founder and chair of the Hamilton Black Film Festival. The inaugural festival in 2021 showcased seven feature films and 17 short narratives, which…

Printmaker Eli Nolet’s sensitive, sometimes defiant work has an understated maturity born out of queer trauma. Photos Courtesy of Eli Nolet Among the many works of local art I’ve bought, traded for, and been gifted over the years is a small intaglio print by Eli Nolet.

When you’re cruising around Hamilton, do you ever wonder about the street names and how they came to be? Many cities have Main, King, and Queen Streets but Hamilton’s unique names are clues to the noteworthy people, events, and circumstances that helped to…

Looking to cozy up with a good book? Hamilton authors have served up a bumper crop of local lit that will keep those pandemic blues at bay. Spring days and nights are arguably the best time of year to curl up with a good book - the…

Diana Panton didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of making new music. The result is some pretty sweet sounding lemonade. Diana Panton’s last album was called A Cheerful Little Earful. Her most recent musical gift – almost literally so,…

Q+AMark Furukawa’s Dr. Disc has been a downtown mainstay for more than 30 years. Furukawa recently sat down with Marc Skulnick to talk records, rebirths and why he’s a “Hamilton lifer.” You’ve been surviving, and thriving, in the core for 30 years and have witnessed first-hand the rebirth of Hamilton’s…

With take-out booze here to stay, bottle shops in Hamilton are on the rise… and on a block near you From craft beer to quarantinis, below are just a few of the specialty shops that have cropped up across Hamilton selling take-away booze to enjoy with your bubble… or…