Art & Culture

Art & Culture

Welcome to Wilber, Nebraska, the Czech Capital of the U.S.

Natsume Kurade -
Wilber, Nebraska, is unlike any other Midwest rural town.  In a city with just 2,000 people, it has a meat market that bakes fresh kolaches...
Books

Findlay, Ohio, Mazza Museum Brings Children’s Book Art to Life

Ava Illi -
There’s an aardvark who lives in a small building in Findlay, Ohio. He wears circular glasses and sits at a human-sized desk, pencil in...
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Marvel’s Forgotten Heroes: The (Embarrassing) History of the Great Lakes Avengers

Evan Blenko -
The opinions in this article do not necessarily reflect any organizational stance. Over the past fifteen years, the Avengers have become household names. Iron Man,...
Music

One of the Biggest Music Festivals in the World Is Located in This Midwestern City

Siyeon Lee -
What if we told you that one of the largest music festivals in the U.S. — and arguably the world — is held annually...
Art & Culture

The Onion’s Midwestern Homecoming

Elias Leung-Brown -
Tim Keck was short a few hundred dollars for his rent and tuition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. So he got creative. It was 1988. Keck,...
Art & Culture

American Soundscapes

the Midstory Team -
City Infrastructure

Before Rockefeller, There Was Carew Tower. Can a $175 Million Overhaul Save the Cincinnati Icon?

Yaffa Segal -
Amid downtown Cincinnati stands Carew Tower, a 49-story edifice that has defined the city’s skyline for nearly a century. Located on the southwest corner of...
Art & Culture

Strawberry Shortcake Is From Ohio. And She’s Making a Comeback.

Kate Zhang -
Children in the ‘80s might remember catching the sweet smell of fruit wafting from the toy aisle. That distinct scent belonged to more than...
Art & Culture

This Frank Gehry Masterpiece Moved Twice. Now, Its Location Is Top Secret.

Celia Johnson -
When Penny and Mike Winton were looking for someone to design a guest house on their property in Wayzata, Minnesota, Frank Gehry was not...
Art & Culture

Why America’s Most Prestigious Coin Collection Is Moving to Toledo, Ohio

Yaffa Segal -
In 1858, the American Numismatic Society was founded by a 16-year-old coin enthusiast in his family apartment in Manhattan. It has since transformed from...
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