40 years after Dark Side of the Moon, Ivor Wynne may host concerts again

[![](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png "Dark_Side_of_the_Moon")](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/05/busy-week-before-long-weekend-at-city-hall/dark_side_of_the_moon/)Pink Floyd's iconic Dark Side of the Moon cover**UPDATE: committee approved the concert proposal**The most interesting piece of…

Which bands do you want to play at IWS this year?

Hamilton City Council is considering not one – but two! – concerts at IWS this yr. RUSH better be one of them, who should be the other? http://storify.com/joeycoleman/which-bands-do-you-want-to-play-at-iws-this-year…

The Agenda mental health week

The Agenda’s discussions [http://theagenda.tvo.org/past-episodes]during Mental Health Week have been enlightening and informative. As someone who suffers from depression, I’m always relieved to see a discussion without stigma and about removing the stigmas. I’m fortunate to have a great group of friends at…

Update on Vrancor developments on Main Street

The crane hovering over the site of the former federal building stands out on the drive into Hamilton’s downtown core and some work is underway underneath it. At the present time, Vrancor’s sole building permit (12-107299-00) on the site is “To construct FOUNDATION ONLY for a future 15-storey…

275 King West - variance approval [doc]

[![](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/275_king_street_west_closeup-300x225.jpg "275_king_street_west_closeup")](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/275_king_street_west_closeup.jpg)A third floor window shows the damage from the 2000 - 2003 firesFinally, work should soon start on fixing…

News embargoes, TheSpec, CBC, and "the like" who "break" them

[![](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/padlock_gate-620x465.png "padlock_gate")](http://www.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/padlock_gate.png) ” credit=”gnackgnackgnack via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/Dt26u)Imagine my surprise upon flipping open page two of Saturday’s* Spectator*[to learn](http://www.thespec.com/opinion/…