Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coast
America’s newest National Marine Sanctuary tells the tales of the Great Lakes.
Belt’s Top Stories of 2021
Ten pieces our readers kept coming back to.
Mr. Jingeling is Coming (Back) to Town
The retail celebrity—and ‘Keeper of the Keys’ to Santa’s workshop—was staple of Cleveland’s Christmas scene.
Reimagining the Myaamia Storytelling Tradition
On Dungeons & Dragons & Diaspora.
The Reinvention of Vogue Fabrics
The Evanston, Illinois-based fabrics giant is closing its flagship retail location, marking the end of an era (but not the company).
The History of American Music, as Recorded in Richmond, Indiana
How one Midwestern record company changed the course of popular music.
A Public Art Project Tackles Unceded Land in Chicago
'Whose Lakefront' marks the Indigenous history of the Lake Michigan coast.
Greening West Woodlawn
The West Woodlawn Arboretum, in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, reflects a "new narrative" of "joy and abundance."
The Bird Patrol
Chicago is the most dangerous city in the country for birds. Meet the people who want to change that.
Ohio’s Indigenous Landscapes
Documenting the indigeneity embedded in the culture and geography of the state.
Urban Renewal Today
Tracing the past, present, and future of housing development and displacement in Detroit.
Movie Palaces of the Rust Belt
The rise and fall (and rise) of the Main Street theater.