Be a tourist in your own city.
Newold’s 240 James Street North After lunch at WORK, Seema (of This Must Be The Place) and I continued exploring along James North. Seema told me about a brand new vintage shop called Newold’s and we decided to stop in. Right as we opened the door, we were greeted by a gentle white cat that … Read more
O’s Clothes 8 Cannon Street East Relish 6 Cannon Street East Time for another Crossover post! I ventured back downtown with my friend Seema of This Must Be The Place to do some more exploring. First we returned to where we had our first meet up – AppleBerry Cafe. Owner Opal Osiol was lovely enough … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Radius 151 James Street South We’re getting revved up for our first event, The Playlist 1.0, a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hamilton. We’re three weeks away – who’s coming?! Get your tickets now at This Ain’t Hollywood and Dr. Disc. We’re so excited for it! Avishka … Read more
AppleBerry Cafe 312 King Street East J.H. Gordon Books 314 King Street East I’m pleased to present the first Crossover post! When the blog began, I really didn’t know about the bursting online community in Hamilton, and getting to connect with fellow bloggers is something I would like to do more of – hence my … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street While I didn’t actually get out and about during this year’s Record Store Day, I fittingly stopped by Dr. Disc the week of, as they were prepping for the big day. A classic Hamilton landmark in our rich music scene, it’s about time the record store became an official tour … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl It was a lucky Friday the 13th – April offered one of our favourite James Street North Art Crawls to date. The weather was just warm enough to walk about comfortably in a spring jacket, or in the case of Avishka and I, a pin-striped velvet blazer and a leather … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl The James Street North Art Crawl has become somewhat of a regular event on the Tour’s social calendar. Seeing as this was my first art crawl since coming back from Tanzania, I was excited to take a stroll along James Street North and pop into familiar shops and explore new … Read more
Hats Wear It’s At 185 Ottawa Street North Here at the Tour, we always appreciate a little flair and flamboyance, in whatever form that may come. We enjoy themes, dressing up, and accessories (we’ve been rocking our Tour buttons faithfully.) On my way to visit Cannon Coffee Co, I spotted Hats Wear It’s At and … Read more
The Button Pushers 119B Locke Street After a delightful breakfast over at Jet Cafe, Kristin and I jetted over to The Button Pushers who, having previously been located on Ottawa Street, are now housed on Locke Street, to pick up our customized I Heart Hamilton Tour buttons! We’ll be rocking these fun accessories from … Read more
