Richard Hatcher’s Gary
Remembering the life and leadership of one of the first Black mayors of a major American city. [Excerpted from "The Gary Anthology."]
DuPont’s Lasting Legacy in Parkersburg
The West Virginia community is left to grapple with the consequences of C8 contamination.
Top Stories of 2019
Ten stories our readers kept coming back to.
Con Amor Por Southwest Detroit
Volver, Volver//These spaces still hold your treasures,these pieces y cosas/that I can no longer hold in my hand
Wheeling Island’s Keeper of the Bees
On the most populated Ohio River island, this beekeeper found a way to better himself and his community.
Rediscovering the Neighborhood of Saturdays
The legacy of a multiracial community on Indianapolis’s south side.
Crossing Over
From "Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology."
Rust Belt Independents
How one Indiana community rejected Trumpism.
The Fate of the Scrappers
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers have been a symbol of the region's comeback narrative. Now, Minor League Baseball may phase them out.
The Enduring Legacy of Decatur’s Carnegie Library
An ode to a community institution.
The Best of Belt Magazine 2019
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
The Legend of Big Ole
How one monument came to be at the center of Minnesota’s imagined white past.