FIELD NOTES
Is Michigan’s UP Winter Culture Melting?
In the Upper Peninsula, climate change is threatening the UP200, an Iditarod qualifier race.
Is Michigan’s UP Winter Culture Melting?
In the Upper Peninsula, climate change is threatening the UP200, an Iditarod qualifier race.
Featured Stories
POLITICS
How a Western Pennsylvania Police Shooting Sparked a Political Movement
In Pittsburgh, a new brand of local politician is gaining influence.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Motor Nation
"Sometimes when I am driving down the freeway...I think of the reasons I love Detroit."
POETRY
About Leaving (Milwaukee)
An original poem from "The Milwaukee Anthology."
POSTCARD
Detroit’s Eastern Market
Scenes from the city’s historic food and culture hub.
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More Stories
The Marrow of Tradition: An Introduction
From the introduction to a new edition of Charles W. Chestnutt's "The Marrow of Tradition," published by Belt Publishing.
Sentencing the Old Iowa State Penitentiary
Once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi, the facility is now empty, falling apart, and waiting for its next chapter.
The Future of Chicago is the Future of Us All
On history, the mayoral election, and the work of black women.
Stories of Ohio: An Introduction
From the introduction to a new edition of William Dean Howells' Stories of Ohio, published by Belt Publishing.
When Did the Milwaukee River Become ‘Unswimmable’?
An excerpt from The Milwaukee Anthology.
A Palace for the People
The fight to make Chicago's South Shore Cultural Center a space for community arts.
On Chances
"I heard we got the city doing front flips // where every father/mayor/rapper jump ship"
Hospital Withdrawal
Why some people with opioid use disorder avoid going to the hospital.
Remembering Jimmy Cvetic
Pittsburgh's legendary boxing trainer, ex-police officer, and poet passed away this past weekend at the age of sixty-nine.
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From the Archives
The Future of the Great Lakes
In an era of climate change and corporate extraction, what will it take to manage the Great Lakes?
Calls for Submissions
Call for Submissions: Louisville Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories from Louisville, KY, to be published in 2020 by Belt Publishing.
Call for Submissions: LGBTQ Anthology
Announcing an anthology of LGBTQ stories from the Midwest and Appalachia, to be published in Fall 2020 by Belt Publishing.
