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Cleveland Heights and the Problem with “Used to Be”
No place is what it used to be. Yet many places do have a lasting identity. But Cleveland Heights has more than a single identity, it has diversity.
The Death of a Detroit Cabbie
They say Detroit is coming back but as Bob Dylan put it, you can’t come back all the way. Cal is gone for good.
Belt’s Instant Rust Belt Film Festival
Imagine we reopened the great movie palaces of the Rust Belt for a day. What movies would we show?
Cleveland in Neon: A Slideshow
The hidden art of Cleveland's neon signage, captured by our friends at Cleveland SGS.
Home: Fathers, Mothers, and Unopened Gifts
Time had stopped in our house when my dad got sick, and nothing new could enter in.
The Last Time Cleveland Hosted a Republican Convention
Cleveland last hosted a Republican National Convention in 1936 —and the GOP's candidate went down in flames in the fall election.
Welcome to the Warbler Capital of the World
Thousands flock to a marsh outside Toledo for a glimpse of tiny birds making a three-thousand-mile commute.
The Secret History of Chief Wahoo
Most of what we think we know about Chief Wahoo is wrong. A look into the record reveals a hidden history to Cleveland's controversial baseball logo.
The Farmer and I: In the Middle of It All
When you marry a farmer, you marry not only a person but also a line of work, a place, and a way of life.
The Surprising Past and Bright Future of Singing Societies
The surprising past and bright future of choral music and men's singing groups in the Rust Belt.
The Grapes of Hough
Meet Mansfield Frazier, the architect of a vineyard and underground greenhouse in an unlikely corner of Cleveland.

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