The Steel City Inclusive Softball Association (SCISA) is building a 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Hamilton, offering a sports experience to those who haven’t found a home on the diamond before. Sports should be for everyone but that’s not always the case. The Steel City Inclusive Softball Association (SCISA) is…

French-born conductor and ‘exceptional artist’ James S. Kahane was chosen among 115 applicants and seven shortlisted candidates. He will assume the role in September. French-born conductor James S. Kahane is the next music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Considered a rising star, the 28-year-old Kahane is principal…

Full financing already secured for $280M project to renovate the Bay Street venue; premium ticket sales to begin at the end of May. The $280 million needed to renovate Hamilton’s downtown arena is already in the bank, construction fencing is erected and sales of premium seats will go…

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton is contributing to the storytelling phenomenon that ‘gave motherhood a microphone’ “Listen to Your Mother,” a live storytelling event celebrating every facet of motherhood, was launched in 2010 in Madison, Wisc. Its creator was Ann Imig, a popular “mommy blogger” with a background in…

The Escarpment Blues Society has a mandate to support and grow the local blues and roots music scene. It officially launches with a star-studded concert May 28. Excitement is building as a new music collective is ready to take the stage.   The Escarpment Blues Society is…

The owner of the ground-breaking Women’s Bookstop, a beacon for feminists and queer women, ‘brought the art of the possible to countless women,’ writes friend Cole Gately. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” As far as we were concerned, a truer slogan…