Matty Cowan’s The Heather got a second chance at success thanks to an unlikely source of inspiration and collaboration. There aren’t many second chances in the restaurant industry. Luckily for Matty Cowan, chef at Hamilton’s newly re-opened The Heather on Locke, he had a guardian angel waiting for…

Melanie and Roman Kremnev bring decades of experience to their Locke Street shop that features pasta, sandwiches, sweets and coffee. And pizza is now on the menu. Who, you may ask, is Artie? It’s Arthur, the newest member of the Kremnev team – and apparently, he is the…

A new Hamilton business is mixing make-up with mimosas and the results are creating quite the splash. Alyson Harper, left, and Shonna Forrest bring close to two decades of make-up artist experience to Brushes & Bubbly. Photos: Amariah/@littletwigphotography What’s not to love about a new Hamilton business that…

Hamiltonians have really lucked out in the shop local movement. The city is buzzing with countless artists whose top-notch work sits virtually at our doorsteps, ready to be discovered. Throw your support behind the city’s creative visionaries and score a bunch of gift-giving cred at the same time…

For the owners of Pure Home Couture, their journey is a true made-in-Hamilton love story. Perhaps The Beatles said it best: all you need is love. For Abby Kanak-McDuffee and her husband Steven McDuffee, there’s no simpler recipe.  Although the Hamilton couple now owns Pure Home Couture on…