At 62, Hamilton’s Tom Wilson is perhaps more in demand than ever before. Whether it’s books, films, music or painting, he’s determined to use his art to highlight Mohawk culture and combat the effects of colonialism. UPDATE: 2024 has been a year of honours and new music…

After more than two years of silence, the area’s live music venues are back to doing what they do best: hosting concerts. With that in mind, we profiled 12 popular music spaces in Hamilton and Burlington, from intimate clubs to iconic halls. Live music venues are…

With The Gasworks, the Hamilton Music Collective has created a cultural hub for the community – and beyond. Music makes a difference. It draws individuals together, creates friendships, and helps build communities. It invests young people with confidence, drive, and passion. It enriches life itself. Something…

This regular HAMILTON CITY Magazine feature will highlight people, from all walks of life, who have embraced Hamilton as their new home.  Outstanding and sometimes outrageous, the one-and-only Sky Gilbert once called Toronto home. But it’s been 18 years since he arrived in Hamilton, where he established the…

Local artists Alex Jacobs-Blum and Kyle Joedicke are reclaiming their Indigenous past while carving out space for a bright future. The land acknowledgements that have become commonplace at our civic gatherings are often inadequate gestures to the First Nations history overwritten by colonial settlement. Vague statements of poorly pronounced…

A go-to guide to Hamilton’s growing craft beverage scene. From sour beers to IPAs, stouts to ciders, Hamilton’s rich landscape of craft producers are pouring all your favourite beverages – with many delivering right to your doorstep on top of being a destination for drinks. They may be smaller…

How the partnership behind The Laundry Rooms is changing the city’s hotel game.  “All good partnerships start with gin and tonic.” So declares Jason Cassis, CEO and co-founder of Equal Parts Hospitality, the management company behind Hamilton eateries The Diplomat, Aberdeen Tavern, The French, and the…

Lyndon George is a proud Hamiltonian, a community builder and an anti-racism advocate who is working to make the city a better, fairer, safer place for all. As the executive director of the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC), Lyndon George holds a prominent role in helping residents who are…