Hungover In Cleveland
Every watering hole in Cleveland had their TVs on last night to see LeBron's first game back with the Cavs. Even Tremont’s highfalutin Spotted Owl Bar toted out a wall-dominating screen for easy viewing.
The Affordable Care Act: Local Flesh And Blood
Like most ten-year-olds, Erin Potter has to be tracked down on a sunny and bright Sunday afternoon. Used to be moms would yell their kids’ names out the front door, but that’s not how things work these days.
Natural Disaster: Is Probate Judge Tim Grendell Wreaking Havoc on Geauga Park District?
The headwaters of Northeast Ohio’s three iconic rivers--Chagrin, Cuyahoga and Grand--spring out of Geauga County. This rural landscape 30 miles east of Cleveland also contains 1,000 acres of kettle bogs and fens.
A Few Educated Millennials, But Far More Human Misery: The Economy in Cleveland And Ohio
Bits of good news about Ohio's economy—as welcome as they may be—are dwarfed by a relentlessly bleak reality. The numbers are bad—and getting worse—and the suffering behind those numbers is more wretched.
The Best of Belt Year One
When Belt Magazine launched one year ago, we did so for one basic reason: We felt that Cleveland and other cities in the Rust Belt were being defined by outside media that didn’t know us. We wanted to tell our own story ourselves.
Personalized Propaganda: On Guns, Governance, and Grumpy Old Men
Back in July, I stood in front of about 40 people holding rifles and guns on Cleveland’s Public Square, holding a sign that basically said that guns kill people and shouldn’t be carried around in public by the public.
Roadway Battleground: Bicyclist vs. Motorist
Most car drivers don’t like me. I’m one of those people who rides a bicycle in the street, and over the years I’ve had cars swerve toward me, throw garbage, honk, shout nasty crap, and give me the finger when they ride by.
The Gay Games Without A Car: What I Saw When I Returned to Cleveland
I thought I knew Cleveland. Then I stayed downtown for a week. Without a car.
LeBron James, Dan Gilbert and “Owning” Professional Sports
On superstar athletes, team owners, and the economics of sports in the community.
Adventures in Urban Angling on the Cleveland Lakefront
On a sunny summer afternoon, the City of Cleveland buzzes with a frenetic energy you can only observe from the waterfront, where the Cuyahoga meets the Great Lake.
Ferguson: The black iron fences of St. Louis
Asher Kohn, recent St. Louis resident, writes about the meaning of the 7-foot black metal fences in the now-famous photo of a man with his hands up before county police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Ferguson: Race and the Inner-Ring Suburb
Inner-ring suburbs are becoming flash points given our American racial disparity obsession that shows no signs of decline.