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ENVIRONMENT
Cleveland After Serial
The podcast highlighted issues in the city's criminal justice system. Where do residents go from here?
Cleveland After Serial
The podcast highlighted issues in the city's criminal justice system. Where do residents go from here?
Featured Stories
PERSONAL HISTORY
Rebel Girl of West Ridge
From the Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook.
DISPATCH
Alternate Ending
"In this version no one has to wear a wig to senior prom/because of chemo. No one’s car is set on fire."
CULTURE
Akron’s Vietnam
How the war touched one Northeast Ohio neighborhood.
POSTCARD
Path Dependency (Or, Appalachia is Not Post-Industrial)
How the region's industrial history continues to shape contemporary life.
Path Dependency (Or, Appalachia is Not Post-Industrial)
How the region's industrial history continues to shape contemporary life.
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More Stories
#NoCopAcademy and the Movement to Defund the Police
How youth organizers in Chicago laid the groundwork for contemporary calls to defund the police.
What Happened — and is Happening — in Minneapolis
Since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department, two months ago, “[The city] has had to confront its ugliness.”
Taking it to the Streets: Protesting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Excerpted from Lee Weiner's memoir "Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of one of the Chicago 7."
Cleveland: Eastside Suburban School Segregation on the Rise
Alarming white opt-out rates are driving the division.
East Chicago’s Legacy of Corruption
Landmarks in Indiana's Steel City still bear the names of corrupt officials.
When the Dams Broke in Midland, Michigan
In May, the failure of the Edenville and Sanford dams—resulting from negligence and ineffective regulation—threatened to wash away more than just buildings.
In Detroit
"In Detroit we are always planting trees."
Buffalo’s Vanished Maritime Past
The city was once a bustling and infamous Great Lakes port. How should it be remembered?
Ohio Has Always Had Confederate Apologists
In June, Ohio legislators refused to ban confederate memorabilia from county fairs. The state has long had a complicated relationship with the confederacy.
Give Your Money to Mary Lane
The legendary Chicago blueswoman has never gotten her due.
From Croatia to Cleveland to Columbus
On generational migration and identity in the Midwest.
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From the Archives
Preserving Black Artists’ Legacies in Pittsburgh
A photo and interview series exploring how black artists living in a rapidly-changing Pittsburgh see themselves and their work.
Opportunities
Call for Submissions: Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook
Announcing the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook, to be published by Belt Publishing.
Call for Submissions: Gary Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories about Gary, Indiana, to be published by Belt Publishing.
Call for Submissions: Black Midwest Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories about the Black Midwest to be published by Belt Publishing.
