- Michael Kras
- 30 Jul 2020
Locke Street will be closed to traffic on Saturdays for seven weekends
Motorists who typically travel along Locke Street will have to make a detour for the next bunch of weekends, as a stretch of the popular street will be closed to vehicular traffic through most of the ...
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- Michael Kras
- 10 Jul 2020
City of Hamilton amends bylaw to make way for more patios
Hamilton city council has voted in favour of amending the recent bylaw intended to allow the city’s restaurants and bars to open extended patios amid COVID-19. The bylaw was the result of a motion i...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Jul 2020
Grain & Grit Beer Co. has opened their gorgeous new beergarden
When Phase Two of reopening hit and Hamilton’s restaurants, bars, and breweries started rolling out their distanced patios, Grain & Grit Beer Co. held off on jumping right in; not because they d...
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- Michael Kras
- 21 May 2020
New local initiative Curbside Pivot helps Hamilton restaurants during COVID-19
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering restaurants and cafes from in-person foot traffic, many in Hamilton’s food scene have been forced to pivot operations to delivery and curb-side pi...
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- 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...
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- Craig Clark
- 02 Apr 2020
Hamilton launches website to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19
The city has launched a website that will give Hamiltonians the opportunity to continue to shop locally and help our local small businesses during the current global pandemic. HometownHub.ca provides ...
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- Michael Kras
- 31 Mar 2020
Someone has stolen the pride flag from outside of Emerald Coffee Co.
An unknown thief has stolen the pride flag hanging from the façade of Hamilton’s Emerald Coffee Co. Emerald Coffee Co., a cozy and chic café nestled in downtown’s burgeoning Barton Village, has ...
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- Michael Kras
- 27 Mar 2020
BREAKING: Trudeau announces plan to cover 75 percent of business wages during COVID-19
In a public address Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the new federal wage subsidy for Canada’s small and midsize businesses will be increasing significantly to 75 percent...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Mar 2020
New online tote bag shop helping Hamilton’s small businesses during COVID-19
With many of Hamilton’s small businesses making the difficult yet necessary decision to shut down or reduce operations in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, their ability to contin...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Mar 2020
Hamilton video game developer receives prestigious $30,000 prize
Hamilton-based video game developer Sharp End Studio was just named the winner of Downtown Hamilton BIA’s Win This Space contest, which includes a large prize of up to $30,000. An annual contest for...
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