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Between Old House and New
Coming to terms with a complicated family legacy on an Illinois farm.
West Virginians Are Reinventing Broken Foodways
The current system is bulky, inequitable, and bad for the environment. Can small-scale cooperatives save it?
The Afterlives of the 1933 Century of Progress Homes
They were built to demonstrate the promise of home technology for the World's Fair. What happened to them?
How to Integrate a Chicago Neighborhood
In three (not so) easy steps.
Mike’s Big Ditch
For decades, Mike Kirwan was the loudest advocate for a proposed canal from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. But he couldn't close the deal.
An Appalachian Community in Transition
In the last fifty years, loss of coal industry and frequent flooding have driven people out of Sharpsburg, Ohio. But not everyone is ready to leave.
Returning to Pittsburgh
"For all the intervening years, Pittsburgh had lived in my memory...viewable but not touchable, sequestered behind a one-way mirror of time."
A Love Letter to Dayton
"When I became editor-in-chief of the city’s alt weekly, Dayton City Paper, it became my job to know Dayton intimately."
Is the Mississippi River Ready for Climate Change?
Decades beyond its intended lifespan, the river’s shipping infrastructure faces an uncertain future.
Power and Possibility in Dayton’s Oregon District
An elegy for a wounded place.
Eastern Market and the Quest for Authenticity
In Detroit, changes to a historic market raise questions around equity and development.
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Call for Submissions: LGBTQ Anthology
Announcing an anthology of LGBTQ stories from the Midwest and Appalachia, to be published in Fall 2020 by Belt Publishing.
