Be a tourist in your own city.
Che Burrito and Lounge 38 Hess Street South It had been a while since I went on a foodie date with local food blogger extraordinaire Chanry of The Hungry Gnome. We decided to collaborate on a Crossover post and check another place off our lists. Chanry and I wound up in a Twitter conversation with … Read more
Charred 244 James Street North There are so many new restaurants, it’s hard to keep up! Seema of This Must Be The Place and I were long overdue to catch up and collaborate on a Crossover post and we decided to explore one of those new spots. Charred is a rotisserie house that serves up … Read more
Bronzie’s 201 James Street South There are certain legendary Hamilton staples that you would think I would have visited by now. Bronzie’s is one of those. I’ve heard so many rave reviews of it and it was about time I experienced it myself! Bronzie’s is located in a cozy basement on James South. It’s open … Read more
Supercrawl Ah, Supercrawl! You left me reeling, yet again. This was the 5th annual Supercrawl, and my third one. The build-up for it was higher than ever and it was the biggest year yet with 100,000 people in attendance. It was an exciting whirlwind of a weekend and once again I’m left with the colossal … Read more
Dan Griffin I recently caught up with musician Dan Griffin, founding member of Arkells, who released his debut solo album Leave Your Love in 2011. Dan is following that record up with his new EP Bordertown, which he wrote and recorded in Windsor. During our chat, I learned more about Dan’s time in Windsor, how … Read more
New Motto 225 Locke Street South Participating in WordCamp Hamilton this summer introduced me to a whole new area of Hamilton that I hope to explore more – the web/tech community. I’m introducing the category of Technology to I Heart Hamilton to represent these discoveries! After speaking at WordCamp Hamilton, I was introduced to the … Read more
Something a little different for this Playlist – I Heart Hamilton is now on 8tracks! I’m so pumped for Supercrawl that I wanted to kick off my inaugural 8tracks mix with songs by some of the artists I’m most excited to see this weekend. Check out the full lineup and schedule over at Supercrawl. Supercrawl … Read more
If you’ve been following, you know that I Heart Hamilton has been helping to book and co-present the monthly Raise the Roof shows at Dr. Disc during Art Crawl. The series runs May – October and this month’s is a special one, in conjunction with Supercrawl. Rather than being on the roof of Dr. Disc, … Read more
Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane I was very excited to attend the SiriusXM Road Trip when it touched down in Hamilton. The tour across Ontario featured the stellar and diverse lineup of Billy Talent, Half Moon Run, and July Talk. Importantly, all proceeds from this tour went to the Red Cross in support of … Read more