Bury My Heart at King and James, a small collection of essays and poetry by Danielle Boissoneau, explores the intersections between gentrification and colonization. It was produced during Boissoneau&#…
Explore Hamilton (Safely) with the Magnolia Map
It’s been a tough month and a half. We feel it, and we know you feel it, too. When we started The Inlet, our goal was to showcase daily experiences and hidden gems that are too-often overlooked …
Red Umbrella Cabaret Supports SWAP Hamilton
On Thursday, February 13, This Ain’t Hollywood is hosting the Red Umbrella Cabaret, an evening of entertainment in support of SWAP (Sex Workers’ Action Program) Hamilton. Featuring drag an…
Archives ALIVE — A look inside McMaster’s William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections
Archives ALIVE, hosted by McMaster University archivists at the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, is a regular series of drop-in sessions that counters the idea that archive…
Year in Review — The Inlet’s Most Read Articles of 2019
Since we launched The Inlet in 2017, one of our goals has been to introduce Hamiltonians (and visitors) to some of the city’s best kept secrets — The places and people you’re probably not …
Local Reads: Powwow Summer by Stoney Creek’s Nahanni Shingoose
On the cover of Powwow Summer, a book for young adults by Nahanni Shingoose, the protagonist looks upward, bathed in red light. Her name is River, and she’s stuck between two worlds. Part Ojibwe and p…
Photos: Art and Activism Come Together at Take Back the Night
“Art is activism.” — Angie Thomas Many years ago during my first Take Back the Night rally I was handed a balloon and a few colourful markers. It was the tiniest of art projects: To write …
The City & The City Books
When the retail space beside the Cannon Coffee Co. on Ottawa Street North became vacant, east-end residents Janet Hoy and Tim Hanna knew they had to act quickly. For a while, they had been pondering t…
Milli: A Celebration of Style Legitimizes Fashion as Art
Milli: A Celebration of Style — which opened at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in April — is a retrospective of trailblazing fashion retailer Milli Gould’s iconic 55-year career. However, the carefully c…
A Look Inside the Mohawk Trail School
Hidden behind the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s administrative office, the Education Centre, the 19th century Mohawk Trail School is a shock set against the centre’s contemporary facade. …