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Michael Kras
19 Nov 2020

This new Hamilton food company is creating curated charcuterie boards

If you love charcuterie but don’t love the laborious and costly process of putting one together, a new Hamilton business has arrived to help take the load off as the holidays approach The Secret Pla...

Craig Clark
18 Nov 2020

Hamilton malls will be offering virtual Santa visits this year

With 2020 being the year of uncertainty, there’s one holiday tradition that will continue in the Hamilton area this winter; albeit, a little differently than usual. Local malls will be hosting...

Craig Clark
16 Nov 2020

Christmas trees are starting to go up around Hamilton

The holiday season has officially begun after a Christmas tree was crane-lifted into place at Market Square in downtown Dundas. The 25-foot tall Colorado blue spruce arrived by flatbed truck on Thursd...

Michael Kras
12 Nov 2020

Here’s a list of the Hamilton restaurants offering Christmas meals this year

Y’all, 2020 has been tough all around. So, when the holidays roll around in a few weeks, why not take a break, turn off the stove, and let one of Hamilton’s incredible restaurants handle the cooki...

Michael Kras
11 Nov 2020

Handmade Hamilton’s annual artisan market will be hosted online this year

If you’re getting a bit of a head start on your holiday shopping and are looking for some one-of-a-kind finds for your favourite people this year, one of Hamilton’s best markets for locally-crafte...

Craig Clark
10 Nov 2020

Hamilton Shoebox Project moves online to continue helping at-risk women

Every holiday season, the Hamilton Shoebox Project fills boxes with gifts for local women who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness. Since 2011, the project has delivered thousands of boxes nati...

Michael Kras
08 Jul 2020

Hamilton’s Santa Claus Parade has been cancelled for 2020

This one hurts. Hamilton’s Santa Claus Parade, an enduring and endearing local tradition to ring in the holiday season each year, has been proactively cancelled due to concerns surrounding the COVID...

Michael Kras
31 Dec 2019

Hamilton will continue to see warm winter weather into 2020

The snowy weather outside today may not tell the same story, but reports say that Hamilton will still be in for some unseasonably warm winter weather heading into 2020. After a snowless, green Christm...

Craig Clark
30 Dec 2019

What’s open and closed on New Year’s Day in Hamilton

A new decade begins on Wednesday, and with that comes the usual flurry of local New Year’s Day closures. The City of Hamilton administrative offices will be closed on New Year’s Day and wi...

Michael Kras
24 Dec 2019

The best Hamilton craft beers to bring to Christmas dinner

Okay, okay; the holidays are about family and togetherness and blah blah blah. But they’re also a great excuse to indulge in some delicious local beer, right? Luckily for local craft beer heads, Ham...