HAMILTON CITY Magazine

6 days ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Hamilton landmark served patrons for 45 years, surviving as a three-generation family business that, over 87 years, evolved from a china shop to a snack bar to a classic neighbourhood restaurant. The TV classic Cheers has been in the news recently following the death of George Wendt, who played wisecracking Norm, a regular occupying a corner seat at the Boston bar.

1 week ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Campus will undergo a profound transformation over the next decade as it renaturalizes west side, adds more housing and creates entry gateways. A vision to transform the McMaster University campus over the next decade includes the renaturalization of what are large parking lots on the west side of Cootes Drive, more housing in the core campus in mixed-use buildings, and creating gateways features at the campus entrances.

3 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Deirdre Pike

Formation of the tennis club at Gage Park dates back more than a century and it was once the largest club in Hamilton and among the largest in Canada. Whenever my partner complains about being a “tennis widow,” I simply remind her that she is the source of these temporary, albeit regular, separations in our relationship. Until November 2015, I was a twice-weekly, fair-weather tennis player at one of the not-so-bad, free courts the City of Hamilton offers in my neighbourhood.

3 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Hamilton's league is a pioneer in the sport’s resurgence in North America over the last 20 years and continues to provide a community for many seeking one in the city. Those who pull on roller skates and take to the oval flat track describe roller derby as playing chess while having bricks thrown at you. There is the strategy and then the pain. Hammer City Roller Derby, a multi-team league and development program in Hamilton, is celebrating its 20th season this year.

3 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Eugene Ellmen

The wrecking ball that Donald Trump has taken to international trade has wounded relations between Hamilton businesses and their American suppliers and customers. Now they’re looking east and west to replace traditional links to the south. Editor's note: This story was finalized in late April. We acknowledge that this is a highly fluid and volatile situation and that tariffs being imposed may have changed since HAMILTON CITY Magazine went to press.