The Woman in the Red Glasses: Jane Scott Gets a Documentary
Jane Scott, the Cleveland music writer beloved by the rock stars she covered, was honored this week at a fundraiser for the documentary about her life and career and the iconic red glasses.
Sewing in the City
Cleveland has always been a sewing town. The White Sewing Machine Company called the city home for over a century, and JoAnn Fabrics, the national mega-retailer, was born here in 1943.
The Only Thing You Ever Regret Is the Typewriter You Don’t Buy: Attending the 2014 International Typewriter Collectors Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The rules and copy for the “Fastest Typewriting Contest” at the 2014 International Typewriter Collectors Convention, which took place August 7-10, are the same as those used at the International Typewriting Contest held in New York City
Friday Link Roundup
Whether or not fracking actually helps Rust Belt economies, a new journal of midwest culture, the Cleveland Fed talks to reporters, and where people go when they move out of your city.
Sweeping the Streets: Poetry and Boxing in Pittsburgh
Jimmy Cvetic, also known as “the Dog”, is a boxing trainer, ex-police detective—and prolific poet.
An Unexpected Lesson In Boxing and Jack Johnson Through Poetry
Most boxing gyms are battleship grey in color – the painted concrete floors, the duct tape holding together the punching bags, the old sweat-stained tee-shirts of the fighters.
Friday Link Roundup, Real Estate Edition
Places where the housing boom never arrives, what happens when white people move in, when fiber-optic cables follow Cleveland rail lines, legacy cities struggle back, and Write A House in Detroit takes shape.
Faces And Scenes of the Cuyahoga County Fair: A Slideshow
The Cuyahoga County Fair in Berea, Ohio, was billed as “It’s A Family-A-Fair!” and lived up to its name as related humans of all ages once again gathered at this summer rite of passage.
Storming The Beach At Conneaut – A WWII Reenactment
3,700 miles away from the original battle for Normandy, D-Day in Conneaut, Ohio, began in 1999.
The Art of Amy Casey
Amy Casey’s paintings are unique takes on cityscapes but could as just well have been called organisms, or machines. Her exhibition features a handful of new works.
Friday Link Roundup, Geography Edition
The effects of migration on 1) the US patchwork of economic prospects, 2) the St. Louis black community, 3) New Orleans' Hurricane Katrina migrants, 4) LeBron James, and 5) how country music sounds.
The Second Edition of The Cleveland Anthology
Next month we publish our second edition (and third print run) of Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, with essays by Connie Schultz, Michael Ruhlman, David Giffels, and others. This excerpt is the book’s new introduction.