Be a tourist in your own city.
kristin 
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gage Park 1000 Main Street East When I first saw promotion for A Midsummer Night’s Dream pop up a couple months back, I knew it was an event not to be missed. Organizer and founder of Pure Creation Institute, Mark Gowland, described the event as a Peace Festival that combined Holi, … Read more
Dr. Scoop, Icecreamist Tomorrow morning is your last chance this summer to experience Dr. Scoop at Ottawa Street Farmers’ Market! I’m just sorry I didn’t get to try the delicious ice cream and write about it sooner. But I was excited to make it stop number two for my Ice Cream Month. I first saw … Read more
Punch Bowl Country Market 136 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek After my trip to Stoney Creek Dairy and being full from all the ice cream, it was up to the Punch Bowl to have a stretch at the Market. We drove up the steep, winding New Mountain Road to get there. I always seem to forget … Read more
Stoney Creek Dairy 135 King Street East, Stoney Creek It’s the end of an era for a classic Hamilton landmark – the Stoney Creek Dairy. One of the largest ice cream retailers in North America and having remained in its original location since 1929, the ice cream shop is closing on Labour Day weekend (September … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist 1.0 (Fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North A year ago when we started, I didn’t dream that a year later we would be hosting the show of the summer (if I may be so bold) with some favourite local bands, … Read more
93.3 CFMU McMaster Campus Radio Of all the new experiences I’ve had over the Tour, going live on the radio is one of my top favourites. It’s something I always wanted to do, since the days of playing “talk show” and interviewing by Barbies. Yes, that happened. Our radio debut came last summer when Avi, … Read more
Hammer City Roller Girls Mountain Arena (Dave Andreychuk) 25 Hester Street When the Tour began a year ago, one of the first local groups to reach out was the Hammer City Roller Girls. We didn’t even know Hamilton had a roller derby league (HCRG was founded in 2006), so we were excited to hear about … Read more
93.3 CFMU McMaster Campus Radio I had the opportunity to do a phoner, as they say in the biz, with my alma mater’s campus radio station, 93.3 CFMU. I was a guest on Ric Taylor’s show “Lullabies in Razorland”. I was on to do some promo for this Saturday’s The Playlist 1.0 but I also … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl Art Crawl gets bigger and better every month! The warmer months are the most fun for Art Crawl, and everyone was out and about, taking full advantage of the hot summer night. I also realized this was our second Crawl this year that fell on the superstitious Friday the 13th … Read more
Canadian Winter Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street We chose the perfect spot for our Rendezvous with Kobi of Canadian Winter – Dr. Disc! The basement of the record store boasts a crazy selection of vinyl and the wall of records made for a fitting backdrop. Before and after our interview, we couldn’t help but peruse … Read more