Why Has Cleveland Failed To Solve Its Lead Poisoning Crisis?
By Jonathan Welle Why has Cleveland failed to solve the slow-motion crisis of lead poisoning, which dims the future [...]
Overwhelmed by the Swarm: Brood V Periodical Cicadas
The cicadas have been winding down. Chitinous, black bodies crunch underfoot on my driveway every time I step out the front door.
A Little More on Pokemon Go and Tamir Rice
Two weeks ago an article started making the social media rounds in Cleveland and beyond -- a Belt article, about the curious online text that marked the west-side gazebo where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed in 2014.
Among the Alt-Racists
I’m eating an Isaly’s chipped chopped ham sandwich on a bench outside a convenience store in Pittsburgh. A racist sits across from me. We are both from the Midwest, yet thousands of miles distant in terms of worldview.
Feeding RNC Resistance
By Anna Limontas-Salisbury Two members of Food Not Bombs were pulling a faded Little Tikes wagon with just a few [...]
A Tourist’s Guide to the Cleveland You Can’t See
Meeting up with a couple non-media, non-RNC-affiliated locals for a pre-dinner drink, I asked for their first impressions on the circus. As a steady parade of politically costumed outsiders streamed
Who The Hell Is Listening? Low-Income Needs On The Rise In Cleveland
When big events come to town, a city needs to clean house, make everything shine. Think Bejing in 2008, as it prepared to host the Olympics. Think Rio De Janiero right now.
Counting the Hours, Waiting to Exhale
Old Stone Church, 10:15 a.m. Thursday. A banner on the front door reads, “Exhale Love!” Exhale. But not yet. Old Stone Church, 10:15 a.m. Thursday. It feels as though the entire city is waiting, holding its breath.
Video: Talking to a Street Vendor at the RNC
Video: Talking to a Street Vendor at the RNC
You’ll Never Vote Alone
I arrived in Cleveland convinced the RNC would be the death of me. There is not a drop of hyperbole in this statement. And it’s true what they say: when people think they’re close to death, they do crazy things.
Video: A Walk in the RNC
Video: A Walk in the RNC
Wall Off Trump: Inside an RNC Action
“There’s a saying in America,” says Ian Vargas. “It’s be careful of what you wish for, you just might get it.” Ian Vargas and Gina Perez are giving Trump what he wants. A wall.