Be a tourist in your own city.
James Street North Art Crawl Before we hit the streets to enjoy tomorrow’s Art Crawl, let’s recap July’s! This was the summer Art Crawl I had been waiting for. May’s was a bit rainy but luckily cleared up later; June’s was inexplicably cold – come on, weather! But July – this was just right. I … Read more
The Eye of Faith 126 James Street North (Basement) It’s high time I blog about my friends, The Eye of Faith! I first caught wind of the shop through their online presence on Facebook and their blog. I was intrigued by their aesthetic right away and their blog is fantastic and well curated. I first … Read more
Episode 037 (July 25/14) — I Heart Hamilton (93.3 CFMU) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with co-owners of White Elephant, Hollie Pocsai and Jane LaBatte about their new location coming to Westdale; interview with and live performance by DB Cooper; … 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
Steel City Video 1160 Main Street East I love when I finally visit a place that I’ve breezed by countless times for practically all my life, but had never taken the time to check out. Steel City Video is a prime example. It’s been on my list; admittedly, I’ve had the title for this post … Read more
The Vintage Marketplace I missed last year’s annual Vintage Marketplace, but heard so many great things, that I didn’t even realize that it was only its first year. The two-day event grew quickly and for the second year, it moved to a bigger location, the Careport Centre (which, as it turns out, is the largest … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 026 (May 2/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 026 (May 2/14) In this episode: I Heart Hamilton’s annual fundraiser announcement; interview with co-owners of vintage shop The Eye of Faith (Paul Heaton & Aaron Duarte); … Read more
Cameron Hair Studio 169 James Street North It amazes me every time I have a full circle moment in my local travels. Last January, I visited McKinnon Hair Design to blog about the salon and hair stylist Cameron Elder. Since that visit where I received the best hair cut I’ve ever had (really – I … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday, October 11th! This is the last session of Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof for the year, presented by Hamilton Magazine and I Heart Hamilton. Performers include: 7PM – Two Piece Extra Spicy 8PM – Buckshot Bebee and the Secret Boyfriends 9PM – Scott Orr (with full band) 10PM – Engine … 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