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Tagged With: Lawrence Thomas

Of Dreams, Coffee, Food, Art and Love

Homegrown will appetize a sense of family and community into our downtown, and will awaken every atom of your senses.     This Saturday September 10th, coinciding with the James Street North Supercrawl, my brother’s dreams will come true. Although I have known him all of my life, we were well into our twenties before … Continue reading »

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Light Rail Transit and Urban Sprawl

It’s not an easy task, trying to alter the image so many carry of a core they haven’t stepped foot amongst in a very long time, but so many in Hamilton are doing their part daily to promote the ever evolving heart of our city. It’s one thing for a city to sell itself, but its inspiring living in a community being sold every single day by citizens from all walks of life. Continue reading »

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Why the Boston Bruins will win the 2011 Stanley Cup – Part II

Well, this is it. Game 7. Winner takes all. I am sitting here with my father, whom I also spent the evening with when Ray Bourque finaly hoisted Lord Stanley’s mug in what would be the last game of his career. It’s been a long road to this moment for the Bruins. It seems like … Continue reading »

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Children of the Rink – The Hockey Child

Where our love for the game stems, and the buildings and people who fostered our life-long passion for this game.   This post can now be found on HNIH.ca (Hockey Night in Hamilton) A week old Saturday paper sat on my living room chair. It had been a busy week at work and I simply hadn’t … Continue reading »

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The Canada in Hockey And The Year That Wasn’t

    An Accidental Memory.   I have written a lot about the game of hockey in my lifetime. I have written about coaches who have inspired me, how the game brought my father and me together, the friends I have met through playing this sport, and what hockey in general has meant to me … Continue reading »

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Showing Our Colors – Our Love For Our Teams

Tonight, one team will lay there heads on their pillows, having been one win away from realizing a childhood dream – playing for the Stanley Cup. The other, will have that dream realized. I believe humankind as a whole, loves to show their colors. Whether it’s a jersey of a favorite sports team, a tatoo, waving … Continue reading »

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I’ll Love You Always – A Message From The Womb

The other night, as the kids jumped into their Tinkerbell beds, my eldest asked me to read a story about their mommy. “We don’t have a story about momy, but I’ll see what we can find”, I replied as I turned on the light in their closet and fingered through the 100 or so children’s … Continue reading »

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AplusK, meet CplusH – Ashton takes on Charlie Harper

 So Ashton Kutcher is taking over for Charlie on Two and a Half Men. I liked that show. It was one of those series that always made me laugh. Charlie the character, had even started to grow a bit of a heart. Who knew? I enjoyed the show because it wasn’t real.  It was … Continue reading »

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Why the Boston Bruins will win the Stanley Cup in 2011

The 2010-2011 edition of the Boston Bruins are a very powerful unit. They are also an extremely healthy squad with great coaching, and many guys with a lot of playoff experience. Those that may lack the experience of hockey in the spring in the big leagues, make up for it with their skillful play and patience with the puck. That’s why teams of course, bring in the experience of guys like Recchi. Not only can these seasoned veteran’s still compete with the young guys, they have strong leadership skills to make the transition from regular season play to post-season play, seem like any big game whether it be against an arch-rival, or for important points. Continue reading »

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Ottawa Street Textile and Shopping District

The Great Places in Canada competition has taught us locally that we embrace and are proud of the type of experience provided by community-friendly neighbourhood streets. First publisehd on Raise the Hammer March 11th, 2011 Although I grew up on Hamilton’s east mountain, much of my childhood was spent in the city’s north end in … Continue reading »

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