Placeline Hamilton

<p>Those in and around the condominium market in Hamilton say these are tough, tough times. The units aren't selling and getting new ones built has become incredibly difficult. </p> <p>However, with tens of thousands of...

<p>Hamilton has a unique culture.</p> <p>There's a great music history (which carries on today), our restaurants have been getting more and more attention, the art gallery is expanding, TV and movie shoots are happening...

<p >Over the past few years, Hamiltonians have seen a number of high-profile and extremely expensive mistakes come out of city hall.</p> <p >There was Sewergate, the Red Hill Creek asphalt situation and the cyber...

<p >A decade after the Tim Bosma trial, the story continues to horrify and fascinate those in Hamilton who lived through it and followed the case.</p> <p >The tragedy is self-explanatory. A young husband and father took...

<p >The Art Gallery of Hamilton will soon be expanding to allow for more of its huge collection to be displayed regularly. Its collection is the third-largest in Ontario and worth more than $1 billion.</p> <p >That will...

<p >When the Professional Women's Hockey League brought its Takeover Tour to Hamilton and nearly filled TD Coliseum, a conversation-slash-debate was launched.</p> <p >Oak View Group, which manages the renovated...

<p >It's been roughly three months since Rob Cooper was elected and sworn in as a member of Hamilton city council. That made this the perfect time to chat with him about figuring out how to navigate city hall and talk...

<p>Everybody has a favourite Christmas gift (or Hanukkah, or some other celebration ... we're not leaving anyone out here).</p> <p>So, we here at Placeline Hamilton asked a number of well-known Hamiltonians about their...

<p>Year after year, EQAO scores show our kids are having a tough time with math. It's a vexing problem for schools and a concerning one for these students' futures.</p> <p>By why is it such an issue? Who's to blame? Is...

<p>There are plenty of opinions about what's going on in Hamilton and down at city hall. Placeline Hamilton is a place where you'll hear a variety of them. Including this episode.</p> <p>Kojo Damptey is an instructor at...

<p>This is a huge week for soccer.</p> <p>On Friday, the World Cup draw will be held. It'll determine not only who has a tougher or easier run to a championship, but also who Canada will play. This is particularly...

<p>The reviews were almost unanimously positive when Paul McCartney re-opened the renovated TD Coliseum the other day. People loved the concert and people seemed to really like the re-imagined building.</p> <p>But...

<p>It's one thing to write about crimes in the Westdale area that went on for seven years as Spectator columnist Susan Clairmont did in a series called Hunting Grounds, laying out the story of men peeping on women...

<p>Between the tens of thousands of students who attend and the staff who are employed there, McMaster University has a huge impact on the Hamilton community.</p> <p>Susan Tighe was installed as the school's new...

<p>We are roughly a year away from the next municipal election in Hamilton. Which means those who are thinking of running for mayor (and in some cases, council) almost certainly have the wheels in motion by now.</p>...