Raise the Hammer
List of sections in Raise the Hammer, with links to each article in that section.
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Lister Deal Leaves Unanswered Questions - How were people convinced to change from hating the condition of the building to hating the building itself? Published 2006/10/20
An Ignoble End - After neglecting the Lister Block for seven years, LIUNA now expects to be exempted from the city's own policy documents and rewarded with a $30 million sweetheart deal. Published 2006/05/26
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 2006/05/26
A Chip Off the Old Block - LIUNA's newest plans to rebuild the Lister Block hews much closer to the original building. Published 2006/03/18
A Humble Workhorse Again - Now that Lister been irreversably framed as an "endangered heritage landmark," it's in everybody's best interest to keep it. Who would want to invest in a self-destructive Hamilton? Published 2006/03/18
Restore the Lister - According to a recent assessment by an experienced architect, the Lister Block is structurally sound and a good candidate for restoration. Published 2006/03/01
Step Back - We will set a precedent with Lister either destroy and rebuild or lovingly restore and pass on a spectacular built heritage for generations to come. Published 2006/03/01
Replicating The Lister: An Update - Will Warren Green restore the Lister Block in a way that preserves its architectural and historical significance? Not likely. Published 2005/10/07
"Replicating" the Lister - I fear the worst: a demolition and a reconstruct of something that resembles the Lister only from the outside. Published 2005/05/16
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James North Holiday Displays - Saturday, December 6, 2008, at James North Arts District, .
Comment on Hamilton Cycling Master Plan (Nov. 19, 2008) - Nearly a decade after publishing Shifting Gears (PDF), the city's original Cycling Master Plan, Hamilton has undertaken to update the plan and make some real strides in moving the cycling agen
Defacing Our City Hall: A Rally to Protect Hamilton's City Hall (Nov. 18, 2008) -
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: 71 Main St. W. (directly in front of Hamilton City Hall), Hamilton ON
Hamilton City Hall (RTH file photo)
Hamilton
National Post Discovers Hamilton (Nov. 17, 2008) -
Scott Weir, an associate with ERA Architects and occasional freelance columnist for the National Post, let the cat out of the bag this past Saturday in a laudatory piece on Hamilton.
Titled "T
Kiva: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Come (Nov. 14, 2008) -
Here's a great idea whose time has come. A little website called Kiva is making a difference in the toughest parts of the world.
"The global credit crisis may be rocking the mainstream ec
HSR Needs Funding, Not Belt-Tightening (Nov. 13, 2008) -
The Hamilton Spectator's opposition to another bus fare hike is most welcome and well-founded. But their "solution" of asking the HSR to further tighten its belt is not practical.
The HSR
A New Political Party Is Needed (Nov. 13, 2008) - Set aside any Obama euphoria you feel. The other important news is that third-party presidential candidates had a miserable showing this year, totaling just over one percent of the grand total wit