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Ten Words Urbanists Should Stop Using; Or, the Unliveable, Unmade Place of City Planners
As an editor whose work intersects with that of urbanists, I am often required to clarify prose for readers. And let me tell you this plain: clarifying the words urbanists use is a lot of work.
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt Magazine.
Growing Up In The Rust Belt
As we prepare for our second birthday party, we are reliving our past. So too have many of Belt's essayists. Here are just a few of our favorite essays about growing up in the Rust Belt.
Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Pittsburgh, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15.
Belt Bets: Chicago, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Chicago, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15.
Belt Bets: Cleveland, August 7-13
A curated list of things to do in Cleveland, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, festivals, and other goings-on the week of 08/07/15-08/13/15
Belt’s Cleveland History Roundup
Have you ever asked yourself, "Hmmm, what has Belt written about the history of [...]
As Goes Ohio: Why the Buckeye State Remains the Key to the Presidency
There are certain places every politician with national ambitions wants to be seen. Iowa in January. Martha’s Vineyard in the summer. And Ohio, in the autumn of a presidential campaign.
The Greek Debt Crisis Has Everything To Do With Cleveland Sports
The New York Times recently published a column by Michael Powell titled “Sports Owners Dip Into the Public’s Purse, Despite Their Billions in the Bank.”
A Trolley Through Slavic Village: Belt Industry Tour Photo Essay
Take a trip through Slavic Village with the gang who joined us on our first Industry Tour followed by drinks at The Nash, thanks to Belt's photo editor Bob Perkoski.
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