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Olga Kwak
04 Aug 2016

I Liked It.

(or How Not to Be a Creep Online…or How I Maintain Good Social Graces Online) We’re roughly in our third decade as an online species. Have we learned how to be nice on the Internet, yet? Maint...

Sarah Podemski
02 Aug 2016

Art Crawling to James South?

One Retailer’s Quest to Expand the Art Crawl South of King Street Early on in my career, I started out as a jewelry maker, setting up shop at monthly art crawl events. I loved the experience of ...

Nicole Grosel
02 Aug 2016

Go carpe that diem your own way I recently did something new for the very first time. I’m talking about heart-rate- increasing, sweat-inducing, mild-dose-of-anxiety-generating, blood-pumping new. I...

John McCurdy
01 Aug 2016

The Private, Public, and the Possible

PPPs and the Preservation of Heritage Properties Returning to Hamilton in the spring of 2013 after living out west for five years, I would soon find myself discussing with then City of Hamilton Ward 1...

Nicole Grosel
21 Jul 2016

Come On, Get Happy

How to not let life’s tornadoes mess with your attitude Happiness is a choice. Imagine being responsible for your own happiness. What a ridiculous concept! Or is it? I know what you’re thinkin...

Dev Team
10 Jul 2016

Advancing Auchmar

The importance of public ownership for Hamilton’s grand estate In the field of heritage conservation, certainty fuels progress. It provides a stable foundation needed to plan for the long term, ...

Dev Team
10 Jul 2016

Story and Structure

An architectural perspective on heritage My parents’ house backs on to a ravine that forms part of the Dundas Conservation Area. It connects to a seemingly endless array of trails and paths that ski...

Terry Cooke
08 Jul 2016

Part 2: ABACUS

Advancing access to post-secondary education In today’s economy, there are no guarantees of a financially secure adulthood for anybody, but chances improve dramatically with more and better educatio...

Dev Team
06 Jul 2016

The Hamilton Club

A showcase of Hamilton’s heritage and contemporary class Founded in 1873, The Hamilton Club is a unique study in contrasts. While the members of the club include many of the city’s most pr...

Jeff Martin
05 Jul 2016

The Musical City

A conversation with Hamilton’s music strategy team Hamilton’s music strategy was created in 2014 after extensive consultation with the city’s music community and several public forums. An ad...