Breaking down barriers with the Hamilton Black Film Festival...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 18 2021 02:29 PM | Comments Off on Breaking down barriers with the Hamilton Black Film Festival, May 28-30/21
Is Hamilton, Ontario an inclusive city for creatives in the arts community? How much opportunity is there for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) artists to find success and share their work, especially with the challenges presented by Covid? Do ... Read More
Fighting off the pandemic blues: My journey back to healthy ...
In Community | By Cyndi Ingle | On February 25 2021 04:22 PM | Comments Off on Fighting off the pandemic blues: My journey back to healthy living
By Courtney Wright
Hello readers! It is sure nice to be back. Where have I been, you may be wondering? About six months ago, I fell down a rabbit hole that kept taking me further and further away from living a ... Read More
Album of The Week: February 22/21: The Midwife Crisis: Go Nu...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On February 22 2021 01:24 PM | Comments Off on Album of The Week: February 22/21: The Midwife Crisis: Go Nuts For Donuts
By Juan Zambrano
St. Catharines DIY Punk rockers The Midwife Crisis return with their new EP, Go Nuts For Donuts. This vibrant collection of rockers effectively blends its bright atmosphere with variably dour lyrical scenarios.
Go Nuts For Donuts sees The Midwife ... Read More
Home Care with a Heart: Travelling through the pandemic with...
By Cyndi Ingle
The good news is that Hamilton and Halton are entering the red zone after immerging from a second provincial lockdown, which started on January 14/21. The bad news is that many are wondering when and if life will ... Read More
A Millennial’s Covid-19 Tale
In Community | By Cyndi Ingle | On February 3 2021 04:27 PM | Comments Off on A Millennial’s Covid-19 Tale
By Cyndi Ingle
Do you think of Covid-19 as a “boomer remover” and only as an issue for the elderly and people with already poor health? If you are a Millennial do you think that you won’t get the virus…or if ... Read More
Covid-19 Salon Do’s and Don’ts
In Community | By Cyndi Ingle | On January 29 2021 02:36 PM | Comments Off on Covid-19 Salon Do’s and Don’ts
All colours and hairstyles by Chantelle LaPrairie.
By Chantelle LaPrairie
While we currently aren’t able to visit our favourite salon for a well needed colour and cut due to Ontario’s state of emergency and stay-at-home order, we can certainly dream of ... Read More
SOTW: January 26/21: The Midwife Crisis: Jackson Pollock’s...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On January 26 2021 02:46 PM | Comments Off on SOTW: January 26/21: The Midwife Crisis: Jackson Pollock’s Pharmacy
By Juan Zambrano
DIY punk outfit The Midwife Crisis restock shop on their latest single Jackson Pollock’s Pharmacy. A vibrant, rocking jingle for those of us whose lives are far from well adjusted.
Sunny is the atmosphere throughout Jackson Pollock’s Pharmacy. The ... Read More
A Hamilton life lost to Covid: Hilde survived Nazi Germany b...
In Community | By Cyndi Ingle | On January 23 2021 06:00 PM | Comments Off on A Hamilton life lost to Covid: Hilde survived Nazi Germany but not Covid-19
By Cyndi Ingle
When hearing about deaths in long term care (LTC) facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic the rationalization for some is that the people dying are old, have lived good lives, and had underlying health issues. This callous attitude can ... Read More
Listening in living colour: My life as a music loving synest...
By Juan Zambrano
I’ve always loved music. The combination of melody, rhythm and sometimes lyrics comforts me in a way few things can. The structure and intricacies of a song keep me listening but it’s a song’s colours that first hook ... Read More
Rhonda’s Covid-19 journey: Speaking up and educating other...
In Community | By Cyndi Ingle | On January 16 2021 05:04 PM | Comments Off on Rhonda’s Covid-19 journey: Speaking up and educating others
By Cyndi Ingle
Living with lungs that burn, chronic exhaustion and the onset of Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is what Hamilton singer and songwriter Rhonda Lynn Harrison faces daily after surviving Covid-19.
As we enter close to a year of experiencing ... Read More
