The Best of Belt Magazine 2019
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
Cleaving
"I unfold my maps and trace my finger / across searching for the most authentic-looking / ruins."
Call for Submissions: Reimagining Rust Belt Infrastructure
In search of features, essays, and commentary on the connections between infrastructure and issues of climate, environment, equity, and democracy in the region.
Scheherazaden: On the Power of Women’s Stories
Stories, recounted and repeated and insisted upon, accumulate.
When Will Cleveland Fix its Lead Problem?
Two groups are sparring over timelines for addressing issues in the city's aging neighborhoods.
Cleveland’s Environmental Justice Hotspots
New maps reveal patterns of inequality in Cuyahoga County.
A Short History of Cleveland’s Flats
The Flats is now touted as an entertainment district, but this development comes at the cost of forgetting Cleveland’s industrial past along the banks of the Cuyahoga.
Cleveland After Serial
The podcast highlighted issues in the city's criminal justice system. Where do residents go from here?
An essay: Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood — It’s a happy bubble of urban bliss … until something happens
By Lee Chilcote Photography by Maddie McGarvey A note from the author: "I wrote this essay to provide my own [...]
Preparing Cleveland, And Clevelanders, For The RNC
When Belt announced a fellowship to cover the RNC last week, comments included: “Hell, no”; “Does the fellowship include life insurance?”; and, “Only if you provide body armor.”
Tremont: A Product Of Its Past, A Piece Of Its Future
Originally known as Brooklyn Heights, before it was incorporated into Ohio City between 1836 and 1854, the neighborhood of Tremont was finally annexed by Cleveland in 1867 ...
Twelve Tips For Journalists Covering RNC 2016 In Cleveland
Are you writing a thinkpiece on Donald Trump’s comments about “riots” in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention? Covering violence at Trump rallies and want to include possible slugfests...