With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control
By Mina Bloom and Ariel Cheung Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Lesley Gonzalez grew up in Chicago’s historically Latino neighborhood [...]
The Milwaukee Anthology: Call For Submissions
Milwaukee! We need your stories! Belt Publishing will be compiling an anthology of essays, stories and poems about Milwaukee in [...]
On The Redlining Bus Tour In Milwaukee, WI
By Lauren Sieben On a Saturday morning in early February, with six inches of snow covering the ground and temperatures [...]
28 minutes from Cleveland to Chicago? I’m on board with Hyperloop.
By Bert Stratton I’m on board. I’m good with the proposal from Hyperloop, a California company that announced on Monday [...]
St. Louis Anthology! Call for Writers!
Meet us in St. Louis The St. Louis Anthology Call for Submissions Belt Publishing will be compiling an anthology of [...]
Faced With Sex Trafficking Surge, Columbus, OH, Hopes ‘John School’ Can Reduce Demand
On a Saturday afternoon at the downtown Columbus, Ohio courthouse, close to 20 men sat in a conference room; arms crossed, eyes staring blankly ahead, listening to a lecture. One white-haired man with glasses and hearing aids yelled for the presenter to speak up.
Cleveland, Superior Ave. close to Public Square: Gateway to becoming American
By Lucy J. Cox I haven’t lived in Cleveland for decades, only going to visit, but spring training baseball always [...]
In Southwest Ohio, the opioid crisis has driven a record number of children into state custody
By Rose Broderick Data visualizations by Kevin Huber “March 22, 2017. Right then, everything changed.” Shelley’s raspy voice falters, her [...]
Eulogy for the Cleveland Tenants Organization from a Cleveland Landlord
By Bert Stratton Photo by Maddie McGarvey The Cleveland Tenants Organization, after 43 years of advocating for Cleveland renters, shut [...]
Hey Minneapolis! The Minneapolis Anthology Call for Submissions
Belt Publishing will be compiling an anthology of essays about Minneapolis in 2019 as part of our City Anthology Series. [...]
In Chicago, black entrepreneurs seeking venture capital face excessive scrutiny and discrimination
By Steve Friess Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]
When Detroit Pot Shops Ran Rampant: A Photo Essay by Dave Jordano
VIEW SLIDESHOW You’d think Detroit’s cannabis advocates would be thrilled at the recent announcement [...]