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“This Is Not America. This Is Dearborn.”

2021-11-05T11:46:22-04:00By William Rickman|Cities, Current Issue, Detroit, Politics and Urbanism, Population|

Nestled in a corner of the Flying Carpet Café with some of his favorite Lebanese delicacies, Nagib Kadri smiled a few times at the mention of his birthplace in Lebanon. But he calls Dearborn his real home.

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Confessions Of A Reluctant Deer Hunter

2018-10-26T16:03:08-04:00By Matt Stansberry|Covers, Current Issue, North Coast Biodiversity|

Off in the far northwestern corner of Ohio near the town of Hicksville, I sat on an aluminum ladder lashed to a tree in the predawn gloom freezing my ass off.

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An Honest Pitch: Stoner by John Williams

2016-01-20T09:07:57-05:00By William Rickman|Arts & Culture, Books, Current Issue, Reading The Midwest by Mark Athitakis|

The novelist John Williams (1922-1994) wasn’t much of a pitchman for his work. In the late 50s he wrote a letter to his agent, Marie Rodell, to discuss one of the books he was working on...

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So Many Houses, So Little Money: How to Manage the Abandoned Properties of North Braddock, PA?

2017-11-21T10:07:13-05:00By William Rickman|Cities, Current Issue, Housing, Pittsburgh, Politics and Urbanism, Population|

Let's say you're in McKeesport, one of the many suburbs in western Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County. You want to get to Pittsburgh, but want to avoid the incessant construction on I-376.

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Weekly Links Roundup

2016-01-18T11:47:37-05:00By William Rickman|Current Issue|

News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt Magazine. Links from the week of January 11-18, 2016.

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In Bad Times And In Worse, Pastor Bobby Is Flint’s Water Man

2016-02-17T11:43:16-05:00By William Rickman|Cities, Covers, Current Issue, Flint, Politics and Urbanism|

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was on his way to Flint to spend some quality time with reporters dodging questions about whether or not he was responsible for the lead that had found its way into Flint’s water supply ...

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Hamtramck: Where Diversity Rules

2016-01-14T23:00:13-05:00By William Rickman|Cities, Current Issue, Detroit, Politics and Urbanism, Population|

Residents of Hamtramck say they know the secret to a peaceful existence among those of varied cultural backgrounds and faiths: close living. On Evaline Street, cream-colored homes with balconies stand a few feet apart ...

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Until Then We Deal: Punch Bowl Social And Being Black In The New Detroit

2016-01-20T10:21:37-05:00By William Rickman|Cities, Covers, Current Issue, Detroit, On Detroit by Aaron Foley, Politics and Urbanism, Population|

Nolan Finley, a columnist for the Detroit News, recently asked for the second time where the black people were in downtown Detroit. Has he been to Punch Bowl Social lately? Let’s talk about Punch Bowl Social for a bit.

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The Next Mobilization Effort: Unseating the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

2019-04-26T10:08:10-04:00By Afi Scruggs|Cities, Cleveland, Commentary, Covers, Current Issue, Politics and Urbanism|

The police officers who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice may have escaped criminal charges, but the prosecutor who made that recommendation to the grand jury hasn't gotten off at all.

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A Home Game

2016-01-11T14:04:29-05:00By William Rickman|Cincinnati, Cities, Current Issue|

A winning tradition? Nah. The Bengals of the 90s were a joke. As a kid I never knew that there’s just no way to prepare yourself for the rending of your heart that comes with fandom.

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