A Helping Hand, From One Refugee To Another
Dzemal Bijedic knows what it’s like to be a refugee. He was just a kid when the bombs started falling on the Dalmatian city of Dubrovnik, his mother’s hometown.
What’s In A Vowel? In Search Of The Disappearing Short-A Rising
Last Thanksgiving, I was in Houston, visiting my wife’s family. “How far is it from here to Dallas?” I asked my sister-in-law. “To where?” she asked. “To Dale’s house?”
The Chatpattey Room: Refugees Creating a Home — And A Business — In The Rust Belt
Nestled between a modern-day bistro and a jewelry shop, just inside of Akron’s North Hill neighborhood, sits a small inconspicuous building.
Tied Together — And Torn Apart — By Parkways
Two months after moving to Buffalo, I found myself spinning my wheels. My car tires whined, getting no traction in the already-packed November snow.
The Sacred and the Profane in Pittsburgh
There is an entirely unremarkable looking brown-bricked, double-spired chapel in a steep neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh.
Our Friendliness Will Save Us
“Can you tell me which one is the fennel?” I looked up at the voice, annoyed at being drawn out of my own panicky thoughts.
Of Rumor and Riot
In late summer of 1967, waves of rumors moved through metropolitan Detroit, announcing a series of race divisions across the city and between city and suburb.
Happy Independence Day! Pass The Tortillas, Por Favor!
Having lived fifteen years in a small town in a remote part of the Midwest -- dubbed Forgottonia in the 1970s -- possibly the most interesting change I’ve observed over time has been the emergence ...
Tent City in the Heartland: The Life and Death of the Chickahominy Indian Tribal Rescue Mission
I stood on the bridge and looked out over the scattered patches of tents that rose from the land like wild mushrooms, clustered yet separate.
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.
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.
Learning from Slavic Village: A Report from Ground Zero of the Foreclosure Crisis
When Anthony Trzaska hears or reads “Slavic Village” in news reports, he knows what is coming next.