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Belt Bets: Chicago, August 28-September 3
Friday, August 28 Music writer Jessica Hopper, whose new collection The First Collection of Criticism by a [...]
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I didn’t get scared until I saw our dad’s expression. He glanced over from the Indians game when my brother and I walked through the door. But his usual smile snapped off midway like a dry twig.
Conquerors of the Lake: What Does it Take to Swim Erie’s Unpredictable Waters?
“You told me it was going to calm down!” Sonya Whitman shouted to her then-fiancé from in between the crests of six-foot green-gray waves.
On Karic, Marinaro, And Orf: Remembering A Youth Spent As A Cleveland Crunch Fan
I was never good at soccer, but that didn’t stop my parents from pretty much forcing me into the sport. Born and raised in Bay Village, Ohio, home of World Cup goalie Brad Friedel and several state championship teams ...
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt Magazine.
Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, August 21-27
A curated list of things to do in Pittsburgh, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, films, and other goings-on the week of 08/21/15-08/27/15.
Belt Bets: Chicago, August 21-27
A curated list of things to do in Chicago, including theater, concerts, readings, films, and other goings-on the week of 08/21/15-08/27/15.
Belt Bets: Cleveland, August 21-27
A curated list of things to do in Cleveland, including exhibitions, concerts, films, and other goings-on the week of 08/21/15-08/27/15.
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.
Cheese, Please: How Did Pizza Become One of Windsor, Ontario’s Hottest Exports?
Windsor, Ontario — directly across the river from Detroit — has had its share of hard times. For most of the twentieth century, the city was one of the hubs of Canada’s automotive industry ...
Fearful Symmetry: Tiger Takes Detroit
We reached Peak Detroit this week. It doesn’t get any more Detroit than this: an actual, live tiger roaming around the Packard Plant.

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