Be a tourist in your own city.
kristin 
Food4Kids Hamilton 407 Whitney Avenue I was happy to stop by the office of Food4Kids, tucked away nicely in a West End neighbourhood, to learn more about this not-for-profit organization that I had heard of, but did not know much about. To quote from their official site: Food4Kids provides backpacks of healthy food for kids … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West Last year, it worked out that I celebrated my birthday with some of my favourite musicians at Casbah. I wanted the party to be at another show this year and now that I’m venturing into booking them, I thought I would put one together. Making it even better, I … Read more
Seen Documentary Loud City Podcast I was invited to guest co-host an episode of Seen Doc’s Loud City podcast. Cody and Steve have been busy filming around the city, putting together their upcoming documentary about the local music scene. Along with Tom Shea of 100 Mile Microphone (a fantastic local music site), they started up … Read more
Sagarmatha Curry Palace 43 King William Street For a festive birthday week lunch, I was treated to a trip to Sagarmatha Curry Palace (formerly Flavour of Himalaya) by my friend and #HamOnt champion, Mark of Dr. Disc. As always, it was great to catch up, chat about music, and discuss upcoming events. Indian food is … Read more
Culantro Peruvian Cookery 47 King William Street One amazing aspect of the city I have found is that if there’s a gap in the market, something the city does not have, someone will come along and give it a shot. This could anything from music to food – there is a fearless energy where people … Read more
Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk The Casbah 306 King Street West Being a big fan of the team over at MTV News Canada, I was excited to learn reporter/host/producer Sam Sutherland would be stopping by Casbah to promote his book Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk. I learned more about the book … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street This event was a long time in the making and I couldn’t wait to complete the journey with Ghosts of Memphis. The journey, that is, of making their debut album, The Devil and the Details. If you’ve been following, I was with Trevor Howard the very first day … Read more
The Ship 23 Augusta Street I met up with Biljana of Cut From Steel at The Ship for a chat about blogging, music, my upcoming birthday fundraiser show, and, what else? Our beloved Hammer! I was a big fan of Biljana’s work as the head writer of Happening Hamilton. I learned that she also ran … Read more
The Himalya Restaurant 160 Centennial Parkway North I’ve heard great things about the vegetarian Indian cuisine of Himalya Restaurant. It seems to be one of those secret gems of the city and those who know about it, swear by it! I was excited to stop by and give it a try. The place was bustling … Read more
Ola Bakery & Pastries 230 James Street North I was thinking this would be a nice spring day to stroll along James North to check out some new spots to eat. No such luck, weather wise. Even though it was the day after the first day of spring, flurries were on and off all day, … Read more