Raise the Hammer
List of contributors to Raise the Hammer, with a brief bio for each author and links to that author's articles.
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Architects Express Support for City Hall - A number of architects have expressed support for efforts to maintain an architecturally significant facade on Hamilton's City Hall. Published Nov. 26, 2008
Downtown Update - Decisions, dilemmas and drive-thrus downtown could demolish our doldrums or derail our developments. Published Nov. 26, 2008
Downtown Update - There's plenty going on in business, politics and advocacy across the city. Published Oct. 2, 2008
Downtown Update - September has hit with a plethora of exciting (and a few harrowing) developments in the city. Published Sep. 11, 2008
Downtown Update - Just a quick run-down on recent events and initiatives in the Hammer. Published Jul. 7, 2008
Downtown Update - Lots going on in Hamilton over the next couple of weeks. Here's a look at some upcoming events. Published Jun. 5, 2008
Downtown Update - Everything's coming up Millhouse! Amid all the frustration and despair of crumbling buildings, faceless bureaucrats and clueless politicians, it's good to see evidence of great happenings in Hamilton. Published Apr. 30, 2008
Downtown Update - Spare a little love for the Hammer. Published Feb. 14, 2008
Downtown Update - Good, bad, ugly: Hamilton's got it all, and we love it. Published Jan. 18, 2008
Downtown Update - Summer's over, and municipal affairs are springing back to life with several upcoming events. Published Sep. 9, 2007
Summer Break - It's too hot to sit inside at a computer more than is strictly necessary. Published Jun. 27, 2007
Contact Your City Councillor - Easy contact information for the newly elected municipal representatives. Published Dec. 13, 2006
Sustainable Development: The Responses - Municipal candidates respond to the RTH survey asking them about matters of sustainable development: climate change, peak oil, sprawl, transportation, and aerotropolis. Published Nov. 8, 2006
Why Did You Run? - Candidates for City Council explain why they decided to run for office. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Mayor - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 1 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 2 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 3 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 4 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 7 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 8 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 9 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 10 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 11 - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 12 (Ancaster) - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Ward 13 (Dundas) - Candidates describe the five most important actions they would take to improve Hamilton. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Fair Election Financing Now - Citizens at City Hall (CATCH) urges voters and candidates to take steps now to make the November 13 city council election more democratic, fair and transparent. Published Aug. 30, 2006
Last Chance to Save the Lister - With the City Council vote on whether to deny LIUNA's demolition permit set for June 12, the fate of the Lister Block hangs in the balance. Published May. 26, 2006
Upcoming Events, May and June - List of upcoming events in the Hamilton area. Published May. 16, 2005
Upcoming Events, April and May - List of upcoming events in the Hamilton area. Published Apr. 14, 2005
Four Proposals - Links to the four proposals for redeveloping the Tivoli (in PDF). Published Apr. 4, 2005
Tivoli Special Edition - The Tivoli Theatre: Comentary - History - Redevelopment - The Future Published Apr. 4, 2005
Upcoming Events, March and April - A short list of upcoming Hamilton-area events for the next month. Published Mar. 14, 2005
Upcoming Events, February and March - A short list of upcoming Hamilton-area events for the next month. Published Feb. 19, 2005
Masthead - Masthead for Raise the Hammer. Published
Councillors Propose Salary Freeze, Published Nov. 28, 2008 under Politics
Bratina: Move Staff to City Centre Permanently, Published Nov. 28, 2008 under Revitalization
Hamilton Ward Demographics, Published Nov. 26, 2008 under Politics
Bay Observer Hits Newstands, Published Nov. 8, 2008 under Media
Form Kenilworth BIA: Merulla, Published Nov. 8, 2008 under Business
Heritage Consultants Quit Over Concrete Cladding, Published Nov. 6, 2008 under Architecture
Mitchell: Make the Most of Municipal Marble, Published Oct. 31, 2008 under Architecture
Metrolinx Open House Needs High Turnout, Published Oct. 28, 2008 under Light Rail
Public Works Committee Approves Light Rail Feasibility Study, Published Oct. 20, 2008 under Light Rail
Contact Hamilton Election Candidates, Published Sep. 25, 2008 under Federal Election 2008
Elizabeth May After All!, Published Sep. 10, 2008 under Federal Election 2008
Wake Up, Freak Out, Save the Planet, Published Sep. 9, 2008 under Climate Change
Mayor Reflects on LRT Tour, Published Sep. 8, 2008 under Light Rail
Hamilton Lost 20% of Farmland since 1991, Published Aug. 25, 2008 under Sprawl
Hammer Love in Council, Spectator, Published Aug. 8, 2008 under Politics
Breaking: Councillors Approve Downtown Transportation Plan Five Year Review, Published Aug. 7, 2008 under Transportation
RIP Connaught Deal, Published Jul. 30, 2008 under Revitalization
Merulla Mulls Four-Day Work Week, Published Jul. 28, 2008 under Energy
Council Approves Rapid Transit Phase 2, Published Jun. 26, 2008 under Light Rail
Mayor May Have Contravened Code of Conduct in Stolen Media Interview, Published Jun. 26, 2008 under News
New Fast Assessment Process for Transit Projects, Published Jun. 25, 2008 under Transportation
Downtown Residential Loan Program Cleared: Investigation, Published May. 29, 2008 under News
Go Wild: Mayor Wants Natural Landscape on Highway Medians, Published May. 27, 2008 under Ecology
City: Strong Public Support for Light Rail, Published May. 9, 2008 under Light Rail
Forehead Slap, Published Apr. 30, 2008 under Lister Block
Video: Balfour Building Falls Down, Published Apr. 22, 2008 under Lister Block
Breaking - Rapid Transit Feasibility Study, Published Apr. 10, 2008 under Transportation
Metrolinx to Fund Cycling Transit Infrastructure, Published Apr. 3, 2008 under Transportation
Via Rail on James North, Published Apr. 2, 2008 under Transportation
HSR, Mac Reach Agreement on Trucks and Buses, Published Feb. 4, 2008 under News
An Eye-Opening View of Hamilton, Published Jan. 28, 2008 under Revitalization
Participants for Trinity/MIP OMB Hearing, Published Jan. 22, 2008 under Revitalization
Innovation Park Big Box Development Meeting Agenda , Published Jan. 7, 2008 under Revitalization
Richard Gilbert on Transport Futures , Published Jan. 7, 2008 under Transportation
Public Meeting: Big Box or Research Park? , Published Jan. 2, 2008 under Revitalization
HSR Fare Hike on The Other Side, Published Dec. 17, 2007 under Transportation
Good News for Beasley, Published Dec. 4, 2007 under Revitalization
Oil: 'Do or die to reach $100', Published Nov. 21, 2007 under Energy
City, Transit Union Reach Tentative Agreement, Published Nov. 18, 2007 under Transportation
Possible Redevelopment of Treble Hall, Published Nov. 15, 2007 under Revitalization
PST Exempted for Bicycles, Helmets, Published Nov. 14, 2007 under Transportation
Transit Union Website Really Has to Go, Published Oct. 31, 2007 under Politics
Centre Mall Farmers' Market to Move to Ottawa Street BIA, Published Oct. 26, 2007 under Revitalization
Light Rail Brainstorming Session, Published Oct. 26, 2007 under Activism
Celebrating 51 Years of Carnage, Published Oct. 22, 2007 under Transportation
All Part of the Cost of Doing Bidness, Published Oct. 18, 2007 under Politics
Liberal Victory in Ontario, Mixed Results in Hamilton, Published Oct. 11, 2007 under Ontario Election 2007
Poverty Roundtable: We Need a Provincial Strategy, Published Oct. 3, 2007 under Policy
Press Release: Light Rail Transit in Hamilton, Published Sep. 18, 2007 under Light Rail
Demolishing the Future, Published Aug. 30, 2007 under Revitalization
Abundant Surface Parking Ripe for Development, Published Aug. 9, 2007 under Revitalization
Committee of the Whole Supports Anti-Idling By-Law, Published May. 10, 2007 under Air Pollution
Jason Leach on Livable Streets, Published Apr. 12, 2007 under Transportation
New Articulated Hybrid Bus, Published Mar. 15, 2007 under Transportation
Unofficial Results: Eisenberger By a Whisker, Published Nov. 13, 2006 under Municipal Election 2006
Did You Vote?, Published Nov. 13, 2006 under Municipal Election 2006
Press Release: Make Hamilton's Streets Two-Way Today, Published Nov. 7, 2006 under Transportation
New Fleet, New Look, Published Oct. 6, 2006 under Transportation
Send a Letter to City Council, Published Dec. 6, 2005 under Transportation
SHOP on James North, Published Nov. 14, 2005 under Revitalization
HPD Information Night, Published Oct. 31, 2005 under
Strathcona Kickball Game, Published Sep. 1, 2005 under Neighbourhoods
An Open Letter to the Mayor, Council and the Community, Published Aug. 24, 2005 under Aerotropolis
Eastwood Park Tree Inventory Blitz, Published Aug. 24, 2005 under Activism
Presentation: Our Heads in the Clouds, Published Aug. 7, 2005 under Climate Change
Gage Park Tree Inventory Blitz, Published Jul. 21, 2005 under Green City
GreenVenture EcoHouse Art Exhibition, Published Jul. 21, 2005 under Green City
The Big Yarn, Published Jul. 20, 2005 under Revitalization
GRIDS-lock, Published Jun. 3, 2005 under Aerotropolis
Plant Some Trees, Published Apr. 12, 2005 under Green City
Food in Hamilton, Published Apr. 5, 2005 under Neighbourhoods
Flatulent Spending, Published Mar. 31, 2005 under Transportation
Raising Expectations, Published Mar. 29, 2005 under Sprawl
Saving Main Street, Published Mar. 22, 2005 under Revitalization
Hamilton Policy Survey, Published Mar. 18, 2005 under Activism
Toolkit for Conservation, Published Mar. 12, 2005 under Activism
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Aerotropolis: Will It Fly? - Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Mount Hope Community Hall, 3027 Homestead Dr., Mount Hope.
Can Harper Prorogue Parliament? (Dec. 3, 2008) - Given the paucity of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers options as Monday's confidence vote draws closer, pundits and analysts are coalescing around the conclusion that he will ask Governor Genera
Picking a Prime Minister: A Parliamentary Primer (Dec. 2, 2008) -
We will use all legal means to resist this undemocratic seizure of power.
-- Prime Minister Stephen Harper
With the Liberals and NDP agreeing to a coalition with the support of the B
Bratina: City Hall Plan Could Save $110 Million Over 20 Years (Dec. 2, 2008) - Councillor Bob Bratina, who has proposed that the City remain at Hamilton City Centre, is claiming that this move will cost only $50 million over the next 20 years, compared to $150 million to com
City Backs Down on Airport Development Size (Dec. 1, 2008) - Citizens at City Hall (CATCH) reports that the city has backed down on at least one aspect of its dispute with the province on the size of the Airport Economic Growth District (AEGD), a planned in
Same Old 'Traffic Trumps Everything' Thinking (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Apparently, the City Traffic department still doesn't get it.
After turning James and John into two-way streets that slowed traffic down, the city is now looking for ways to speed thing
Toronto Council to Vote on Corporate, Union Donations (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Toronto City Council has another opportunity today to decide whether to allow corporate and union donations to be proffered during municipal campaigns.
City Council has voted against such don