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Craig Clark
07 May 2021

Nickel Brook Brewing Co. is opening a second facility

Burlington’s premiere independent brewing company, Nickel Brook Brewing, will be opening a second facility in Etobicoke in order to create a more direct route to Toronto. Nickel Brook confirmed tha...

Michael Kras
22 Jan 2021

Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema is hosting an incredible online auction for movie posters

Film buffs and cinephiles of Hamilton, hear ye hear ye! One of the city’s iconic independent film houses, the Playhouse Cinema, is hosting an amazing online auction of movie posters that you should ...

Michael Kras
07 Dec 2020

Hamilton’s Staircase Theatre reveals its three new owners

It’s been a whirlwind of a year for The Staircase Theatre, one of Hamilton’s premier independent arts venues and community spaces. At the earlier peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the theatre’s ow...

Craig Clark
23 Jul 2020

Playhouse Cinema reopens Friday with a stacked list of screenings

“Goonies never say die!” Hamilton’s independent movie theatre Playhouse Cinema will reopen on Friday with the first screening for over four months being the re-release of the iconic 80s film...

Michael Kras
12 May 2020

Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema has started home-streaming films during COVID-19

With the realities of COVID-19 indicating that public event spaces like theatres, concert halls, and other venues will likely remain shuttered for months to come, many staples of Hamilton’s arts &am...

Michael Kras
04 May 2020

Dundas coffee spot Grupetto closes permanently amid COVID-19

In one of what could very well be an oncoming string of closures for local independent businesses, Downtown Dundas coffee staple Grupetto has announced that it will be permanently closing its doors am...

Dev Team
17 Oct 2014

Celebrating independent media in Hamilton

Thursday night, bloggers, activists, freelance journalists and documentary filmmakers gathered at Club Absinthe on King William Street to celebrate the first annual Hamilton Independent Media Awards (...