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Hamilton Spectator
25-06-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Podcast: Lime Ridge Mall has been sold. Now what?
More than a few people in town were caught off guard by the sale of Lime Ridge Mall the other day. The fact it was sold was interesting, but it's more than that. The news got people thinking about the place and its future. There's the mall itself. What changes might come with today's commercial climate? There had been plans for a massive development with condos and other refreshes to the mall under the previous ownership that could've helped with the city's housing crisis. What happens to those ideas now? Of course, people can purchase stuff plenty of places, not just here. And there are condos elsewhere. So why does this really matter? The answer is that the sprawling property isn't just a bunch of stores. It's also Hamilton's largest taxpayer, which makes it rather important for the city. Retail analyst Bruce Winder and Ward 7 Coun. Esther Pauls chime in on what might be to come. This podcast explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. Every week, Spectator columnist Scott Radley will dive into hot-button topics with newsmakers, explore stories with the reporters covering them, and chat with those who add to the fabric of this community. Whether it's serious or lighthearted, Placeline Hamilton will keep you informed and engaged. Listeners can expect new episodes every Wednesday. Follow or subscribe at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music or wherever your favourite podcasts are found.
Hamilton Spectator
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Podcast: What's it like to be the keeper of the Stanley Cup?
A few days from now, Burlington's Phil Pritchard is going to do what he's done every June for years and walk the Stanley Cup out to centre ice to present to the new National Hockey League champions. With apologies to sportscaster Jim Nance and his famous line about the Masters, this is a tradition like no other. A few weeks after that's done, Pritchard will start travelling to the ends of the earth to give each of the winners their day with the trophy. Which is an annual festival of joy that's taken him to the Great Wall of China, Russia and even into a sauna with a future Hall of Famer. In this episode of Placeline Hamilton, we find out what he thinks about before walking the Cup out there, what the one request from a player was that he couldn't fulfil, and the one rule he's never broken, even though he could and nobody would ever know. Oh, and we learn where all those white gloves go after he's worn them. This podcast explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. Every week, Spectator columnist Scott Radley will dive into hot-button topics with newsmakers, explore stories with the reporters covering them, and chat with those who add to the fabric of this community. Whether it's serious or lighthearted, Placeline Hamilton will keep you informed and engaged. Listeners can expect new episodes every Wednesday. Follow or subscribe at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music or wherever your favourite podcasts are found.
Hamilton Spectator
04-06-2025
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
Podcast: Living with long COVID
It's been five years since the pandemic hit. Most of us have moved on and left that in the rearview mirror. We might remember it, but we don't focus on it. But what about those who can't because they're suffering what's called long COVID? What about those who continue to have symptoms that persist after the initial virus passes — symptoms that few seem to understand, even within the medical community? One of those people explains what life is like while dealing with it. This podcast explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. Every week, Spectator columnist Scott Radley will dive into hot-button topics with newsmakers, explore stories with the reporters covering them, and chat with those who add to the fabric of this community. Whether it's serious or lighthearted, Placeline Hamilton will keep you informed and engaged. Listeners can expect new episodes every Wednesday. Follow or subscribe at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music or wherever your favourite podcasts are found.
Hamilton Spectator
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Podcast: 25 years ago he won the very first Survivor. Here's what he's doing now
Twenty-five years ago this week, Hamilton — and pretty much everywhere else — got completely caught up in a new TV show called Survivor. Ratings were good everywhere that summer of 2000. But in the Hamilton-Toronto area, they were unusually high. It's easy to forget how big a deal it was back then. Offices were filled with debates about who should be voted off the island, Wednesday-night watch parties became a thing, and local stores had Survivor promotions. It became such an enormous talking point that The Spectator even assigned a reporter to cover the show as her beat. A quarter-century later, eventual winner Richard Hatch talks about that pop culture phenomenon, how it changed TV and whether being part of something so massive was good for his life. Placeline Hamilton explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. This podcast explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. Every week, Spectator columnist Scott Radley will dive into hot-button topics with newsmakers, explore stories with the reporters covering them, and chat with those who add to the fabric of this community. Whether it's serious or lighthearted, Placeline Hamilton will keep you informed and engaged. Listeners can expect new episodes every Wednesday. Follow or subscribe at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music or wherever your favourite podcasts are found.
Hamilton Spectator
24-05-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Podcast: Wrongly accused and thrown in a Dominican jail. David Bennett tells his story
David Bennett and his wife, Jane Wilcox, were at the airport heading home from a lovely vacation in the Dominican Republic when he was pulled into a small room filled with officials and accused of being a drug smuggler. He was arrested, thrown in a series of horrible jail cells and put through a number of court hearings. For weeks, Wilcox worked feverishly at home with lawyers, police contacts and the Canadian government to free and exonerate him while Dave waited to see if he'd ever get back to Burlington again. Their story is frightening. And as he's quick to point out, it could've happened to anyone. This podcast explores issues about the city and stories of interest to those who call it home. Every week, Spectator columnist Scott Radley will dive into hot-button topics with newsmakers, explore stories with the reporters covering them, and chat with those who add to the fabric of this community. Whether it's serious or lighthearted, Placeline Hamilton will keep you informed and engaged. Listeners can expect new episodes every Wednesday. Follow or subscribe at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music or wherever your favourite podcasts are found.
