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Melissa McQueen
09 Apr 2016

The 10 greatest shapes in Hamilton

One month’s column last year featured the Ten Greatest Circles in the city and the list included dodgeball, the Locke Street bagel, and the 541 buttons. Once I started looking, several other figures...

Melissa McQueen
28 Mar 2016

The 10 greatest after dark views in Hamilton

Any city has a completely different feel during different times of the day and while I am partial to early mornings, there is a bit of magic after dark. There are spots that glow and are highlighted ...

Melissa McQueen
22 Feb 2016

The 10 greatest uses of text in Hamilton

What can be said about Hamilton that hasn’t already been said? Depending on whom you ask, we’re Brooklyn-esque, we’re gritty and real, we’re an up-and-comer, we’re a great Toronto alternativ...

Melissa McQueen
28 Jan 2016

My top 10 Hamilton New Year’s resolutions

Making resolutions for the New Year, or even the new month or day, always fills me with positivity, determination, and the heady euphoria people like me get when compiling lists. However, I have found...

Melissa McQueen
15 Dec 2015

The top 10 things to do in Hamilton before the end of 2015

The end of the year is nigh, and while we all start out in January with the highest of hopes for accomplishment, there are less than 30 days left to get it all done. Luckily, the best part of December...

Melissa McQueen
02 Dec 2015

The 10 greatest ways to be a cool neighbour

You are reading urbanicity, therefore I will presume you live in a generally urban area. This makes you a neighbour. While adhering to the ‘love thy neighbour as yourself’ decree may be a tall or...

Melissa McQueen
13 Oct 2015

The top 10 Hamilton “firsts” for 2015

Seeing as this is the “Influence Issue” I have been thinking about the places and experiences that greatly influence my love of Hamilton. We all know that our ‘firsts’ are influential in so ma...

Melissa McQueen
13 Oct 2015

The 10 greatest places to sit in Hamilton

Yep, “places to sit” — that is this month’s list. You may be thinking that I have clearly run out of ideas and while I would never admit that, I stand (sit?) by this topic choice. During a rec...

Dev Team
25 Aug 2015

The Ten List | Ten Greatest Sounds in Hamilton

While not songs in the traditional sense, the sounds this great city emits can be sweet music to my ears. I’ve always been a city girl – the vibrancy and chaos of the hustle and bustle always ...

Dev Team
07 Jul 2015

The Ten List | The 10 Greatest Hamilton Products

We all know that shopping local makes you a better human, balances your karma score against the big-boxes and prevents wrinkles. From my experience, small-business owners in this city are the most tho...