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A New Book By Cleveland Teens, And Belt’s Publishing Services

2017-05-24T15:33:08-04:00By Anne Trubek|Arts & Culture, Books, Cleveland, Covers, Current Issue|

Over the past few months, Belt Publishing has been working with Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth, to produce a book. Home / Away from Home: A Collection of Writing By Cleveland Teens will be available June 2.

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Buffalo, New York’s Midwest Identity

2017-05-23T09:13:46-04:00By William Rickman|Arts & Culture, Books, Buffalo, Cities, Current Issue|

Buffalo, NY isn't always considered to be part of the Midwest, but in Belt Publishing's How To Speak Midwestern, author Edward McClelland defines the area as the land west of Exit 41 on the New York State Thruway, east of the Missouri River, and north of the Ohio River.

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Judge A Book By Its Cover

2017-05-18T09:29:06-04:00By William Rickman|Arts & Culture, Books, Covers, Current Issue|

Let me be honest. I judge books by their covers. I mean, not entirely — it’s never stopped me from reading a good book — but it has tipped me over the edge and led me to buy a book I was on the fence about, or made my decision easier when I had to choose between two books.

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Travel Ban, On Hold, Puts Ohio’s Resettlement Agencies in Danger

2017-05-16T10:03:52-04:00By William Rickman|Covers, Current Issue, Politics and Urbanism, Population|

In addition to leaving thousands stranded in dangerous refugee camps overseas, the current battle over immigration also has a withering effect on resettlement programs here in the United States.

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Introduction to the Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook

2017-05-09T10:52:10-04:00By William Rickman|Arts & Culture, Books, Cities, Covers, Current Issue, Detroit|

No matter how many books are done about Detroit, it’s still impossible to capture this city’s ethos into a finite number of pages. But damn if we don’t come close sometimes.

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Pullman and Ideal Communities in Chicago, the Rust Belt, and Beyond

2018-11-13T15:29:32-05:00By William Rickman|Chicago, Cities, Covers, Current Issue, Politics and Urbanism|

I’m obvious, driving slowly down the residential side streets on Chicago’s South side, looking left and right at the Victorian-style homes in Pullman. Though I have lived in Chicagoland all my life, I am seeing this neighborhood for the first time.

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Introduction: Beyond The Belt

2017-05-01T10:22:40-04:00By William Rickman|Arts & Culture, Books, Chicago, Cities, Covers, Current Issue|

Chicago is built on a foundation of meat and railroads and steel, on opportunity and exploitation. But while its identity long ago expanded beyond manufacturing ...

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Making Music in Buffalo

2017-04-30T23:40:25-04:00By Anne Trubek|Arts & Culture, Books, Buffalo, Cities, Covers, Current Issue, Essays, Music|

Our story begins with a chance meeting in Buffalo at Nietzsche’s. It was a winter Sunday afternoon in 1988 and both of our groups were scheduled to play together.

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