The Housing Post-Recession Collection
Belt launched in August 2013, long after the housing meltdown. The foreclosure crisis hit the Rust Belt years before the [...]
Reflections On A Cleveland Debate
Prior to the start of last Thursday’s Republican presidential debate, there was a part of me that hoped someone would get hit with a folding chair.
Family Bones
My great-grandfather was nearly 60 years old when he dug a basement in his backyard and built part of a house on top of it.
The Nature Is Weird Collection
We have been gathering some of our favorite pieces from our first 2 years into themed collections. When we started Belt in August 2013, we never thought nature would play such a large role.
In Search of the Midwestern “We”: A Roundtable With Poets David Baker and Jill Bialosky
You may already know the Dawn Powell line “All Americans come from Ohio originally, if only briefly.” If you’re like me, you might both smile and wince as you read it.
Ten Words Urbanists Should Stop Using; Or, the Unliveable, Unmade Place of City Planners
As an editor whose work intersects with that of urbanists, I am often required to clarify prose for readers. And let me tell you this plain: clarifying the words urbanists use is a lot of work.
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt Magazine.
Growing Up In The Rust Belt
As we prepare for our second birthday party, we are reliving our past. So too have many of Belt's essayists. Here are just a few of our favorite essays about growing up in the Rust Belt.
Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Pittsburgh, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15.
Belt Bets: Chicago, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Chicago, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15.
Belt Bets: Cleveland, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Cleveland, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15
Belt’s Cleveland History Roundup
Have you ever asked yourself, "Hmmm, what has Belt written about the history of Cleveland?" Wonder no more! As [...]