Be a tourist in your own city.
Hamilton Pride 2012 I had always wanted to attend a Pride celebration and it meant a lot to me to attend and show my support for the community. I had searched around for information on Hamilton Pride last summer, but it didn’t seem like there was much happening. This year, The Well: LGBTQ Community Wellness … Read more
CBC Hamilton 118 James Street North For this tour stop, Avi and I were completely on the same wavelength once again. We had planned to wear nautical-inspired outfits because we were hitting up the Leander Boat Club later that night to see The Dinner Belles (you know we love our themes), so it wasn’t a … Read more
Doors Open Hamilton It was time for the 10th annual Doors Open Hamilton! We narrowly missed it last year, having just begun our Tour that month and catching wind of the event too late. With many of the featured landmarks on our to-do list, I was happy to get to check out the event this … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North There was a storm a-brewin’ in the Hammer as I set out to the now very familiar This Ain’t Hollywood to catch a show I knew I couldn’t miss – Matt Paxton, Ben Somer, and Jerry Leger & The Situation. Having been introduced to the backstage area with … Read more
The Harbour Diner 486 James Street North In our search for the best breakfast foods in the City, we would be terribly remiss if we left out Harbour Diner. The James Street North staple has been on our list since the very beginning of the Tour, but we hadn’t yet managed to get to it … 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
Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne Street I have long awaited our return to a spot that caught my eye during our first ever Art Crawl as a group during the Tour. Kristin, Carly and Jenny have joked about making our grand return and have dubbed me ‘the jazz expert.’ Mind you, I am no jazz expert, … Read more
The Snow BowlThis Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North Yo homeys, whatup! Don’t mind me as I attempt to incorporate some hip hop slang into this entry. Emphasis on attempt. For Kristin and I, this was our first foray into Hamilton’s hip hop scene. It was certainly a change of pace for us after many … Read more
Sara London Mulberry Street Coffeehouse 193 James Street North As you can probably tell, the four of us love music, whether it be listening to music or singing our favourite songs at karaoke. I for one am the kind of person you will find with her iPod, dancing around the house, scrolling through her music … Read more