At the Lake County Fair
The fair connects communities that often seem worlds apart socially and politically, but are intimately linked by economics and geography.
The fair connects communities that often seem worlds apart socially and politically, but are intimately linked by economics and geography.
Announcing an anthology of stories about Gary, Indiana, to be published by Belt Publishing.
"a man stands, balancing, // one foot on one line and the other on another, touching the pulse / of two emergent powers"
In search of features, essays, and commentary on the connections between infrastructure and issues of climate, environment, equity, and democracy in the region.
In search of features, essays, and poems that engage with the relationships between rural, urban, and suburban places in Indiana.
The landmark assembly led to the formation of a National Black Agenda.
On a snowy, ten-degree day in January 2009, my girlfriend and I woke up and randomly found our way to Gary, Indiana. We had Broadway to ourselves. At that time, the former Sheraton Hotel (since demolished) loomed menacingly over downtown.
Here at Belt we’re in the business of covering the Rust Belt. But what exactly does that mean when it comes to Chicago?