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Michael Kras
03 Dec 2019

Auchmar Mansion will offer guided interior tours for the first time ever

Hamilton history hounds will be happy as heck: the legendary Auchmar Estate Mansion will be opening its doors to exclusive guided tours for the very first time in 2020. While this “Dundurn Castl...

Michael Kras
10 Oct 2019

Learn all about bread-making (and eating) in Hamilton this Thanksgiving

Sure, sure. Thanksgiving is for connecting with family and expressing gratitude. But let’s be real; it’s mostly about eating all of that awesome food, right? That’s why Westfield Heritage Villag...

Michael Kras
24 Sep 2019

Award-winning author Lawrence Hill is giving a talk in Hamilton

If you love Canadian literature, you’ve probably heard of Lawrence Hill. The acclaimed author of award-winning titles such as The Book of Negroes and The Illegal, Lawrence Hill is also a member of ...

Julia Kollek
11 Apr 2019

Restoring Hamilton Heritage: An Art Set in Stone

Beauty sells. And in the real estate market a marble countertop is viewed as a huge selling point. The revered stone, which is literally quarried in slices from mountains, has been a status symbol for...

Julia Kollek
06 Mar 2019

Westdale Theatre: The community theatre that could

When Hollywood producer Fred Fuchs moved to Dundas four years ago, he took his wife Mary Pat to a movie at the Westdale Theatre. He had no idea this would become more than an evening out. The couple h...

Jayson Koblun
08 May 2018

Mohawk College is purchasing 21 acres across Fennell Ave

Mohawk College is buying the land Century Manor sits on — a deal that preserves a historic Mountain structure and builds more affordable housing for Hamilton. Infrastructure Ontario is planning on s...

Richard Allen
07 Mar 2017

The Importance of Placemaking

Why it’s time for heritage conservation districts in Hamilton Cities, towns and villages across Ontario are acting to preserve heritage buildings, structures and landscapes. It’s part of a gro...

Dev Team
09 Feb 2017

Lutz Bartsch

Describe your photography style. How did you develop it? I specialize in low angle perspective – long exposure – wide angle – landscape photography. I’ve never tried to label it be...

Carol Priamo
07 Feb 2017

The Gutting of the Gore

On January 25th, after a long four year process and much debate, Hamilton City Council voted to approve the demolition of four heritage buildings on the south side of Gore Park. After years of demolit...

Dev Team
12 Dec 2016

Templar Flats

From Teardown to Transformation It was a 5-minute conversation followed by a 30-day closing period and a price tag that many people thought was absurd, but the deal to purchase the four storey buildin...