A Rust Belt Education: Part One
It has been more than four decades since money problems forced Jerry Schlueter to cut short his broadcast degree at Ohio University.
The Brelo Verdict: Safety in Numbers for the Police
When the verdict came down Saturday in the Michael Brelo case—the case of the Cleveland police officer who found it necessary to fire 49 shots into a car, killing two unarmed people ...
Rust Belt Refugees – May 2015
These profiles tell the story of “Rust Belt Refugees” – former residents of the Rust Belt who have for one reason or another moved on to different parts of the country.
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt.
Readers’ Corner: The Dickeyville Grotto
In the pamphlet that you can purchase in the gift shop of the Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines in Dickeyville, Wisconsin (population: 1,061 souls), the anonymous author writes ...
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt.
Why Can’t Cleveland Be More Like a Bicycle?
The road racing bicycle is one of history’s great design achievements: it multiplies the potential of the human body, allowing a person to travel much greater distances and at much greater speeds.
Zoo Camp For All
My son, Nico, loves the zoo. He’s eight years old, and going there inspires, engages, and delights him in a way that few other activities or places can.
Why Belt?
A Letter from Anne Trubek, Belt's Founder & Publisher: When I tell people I run an online magazine, the first question I often receive is, “How do you make money?” It’s a good question.
Reading The Midwest: Space Aliens And Police States
In late March, novelist Marilynne Robinson caused a stir after a reading when she casually let slip that she was working on a fourth novel set in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa.
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt. Belt is [...]
Sitting Ducks: The Mystery of the Cleveland “Duck Factory”
Abandoned, in a Cleveland building slated for destruction, ducks sit, waiting. Rubber ducks, that is.