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Alpacas From Eighth and Mud 232 Eighth Road East It’s about time I include some animals in my local travels! I’ve been wanting to explore more nature sites, particularly involving some critters. I first spotted an alpaca farm in Stoney Creek in a local Hamilton guide quite a while ago, and made a mental note … Read more
I Heart Hamilton (93.3 CFMU) — Episode 035 (July 11/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 035 (July 11/14) In this episode: Interview with Pet Sun; info on “Raise the Roof” concert at Dr. Disc co-presented by I Heart Hamilton; interview with Matt Carson … Read more
Cake and Loaf Bakery 321 Dundurn Street South You know me and my sweet tooth by now. I once even read a book dedicated to chronicling the history of sweet treats (a very interesting read, for those interested – Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert). So it was a bit of a dream to receive … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West By Steph Dubik My taste buds didn’t know what they were in for. Since I made the same mistake as the first year I attended Brews N Bands, I showed up thinking I had plenty of time to sample all of the different beers when in actuality I only … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 034 (July 4/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 034 (July 4/14) In this episode: Interview with owner of O’s Clothes, Oliver Knutton; info on O’s Clothes’ 2nd anniversary party July 12th at Academica; info on … Read more
The next Art Crawl is Friday, July 11th and I Heart Hamilton is back at it, co-presenting Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof with Hamilton Magazine. I’m pumped to have locked down another solid lineup! Performers: 6PM – Black Rhino Riot 7PM – Pet Sun 8PM – ttwwrrss 9PM – Allegories 10PM – Jaunt Music starts at … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 033 (June 27/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 033 (June 27/14) In this episode: Recap of my detour to Allentown in Buffalo to attend buffaBLOG’s first Herd Fest; Grant Winestock & I talk about some … Read more
Brown Dog Coffee Shoppe 211 Locke Street South I’ve been kicking myself about how terribly behind I am on posts – I’ve been exploring faster than I can document, these past few months! But I’m actually glad, in this instance. Since my first visit to the newest edition of franchise Brown Dog, I’ve been two … Read more
Bar On Locke 178 Locke Street South Locke Street is always such a lovely visit. On a rainy stroll down the street, it was time for a new food discovery. At this point, I was pretty sure I had been to most places along the strip, but Bar On Locke was too often overlooked on … Read more
Sam Smith – “Money On My Mind” [Listen] I don’t have Money on my mind Money on my mind I do it for I do it for the love Sam Smith has to be my most recent musical obsession, with this stellar debut In The Lonely Hour. Every so often an album comes along that … Read more