Art & Culture

Art & Culture

In East Liverpool, Ohio, the Museum of Ceramics Tells the Story of “America’s Crockery City”

Leah Schroeder -
If you lived in East Liverpool at the turn of the 20th century, chances are you either owned a pottery or worked in one,...
Art & Culture

Its Mission Accomplished, a Century-Old Arts Organization Closes Its Doors

Aneliese Kansa -
In 1917, Toledo’s art scene was thriving — and vibing. Its most prominent art organizations at the time — the Toledo Museum of Art,...
Art & Culture

Pella, Iowa, Is a Haven for Dutch Culture

Colleen Mackin -
In 1847, 800 Dutch Reformed Church dissenters founded Pella, Iowa.  Since then, it’s had a few claims to fame: It served as the childhood home...
Art & Culture

Why Lorain, Ohio, Burns a Giant Fish Every Year

Sylvia Pittman -
Each year on a warm September evening, an enormous burning fish is paraded through downtown Lorain, Ohio. Despite the fiery spectacle, the fish’s story...
Stories

The Black Hair Deserts of South Dakota

Jewel Justice -
The Queen’s Crown LLC is a Black-owned hair business in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where braiding services and hair products tailored to Black women...
Education

This Unassuming Ohio University Might be the Next Fashion Powerhouse

Vivian Chang -
The elite fashion schools in the U.S. are nearly all found in New York City: think Parsons The New School for Design, the Fashion...
Art & Culture

How Iowa City Became a Creative Writing Powerhouse

Annie Wang -
What do Kurt Vonnegut, Philip Roth and Flannery O'Connor have in common? Besides sharing renown as some of the most notable literary minds of...
Art & Culture

In the Midwest, Show Choir Is More Than Just Glitz and Glamor — It’s Life Changing

Angela Zhang -
The lights dim. A sudden hush comes over the audience. Suddenly, a white spotlight shines onto the stage. Groups of performers in bright, bold...
Art & Culture

This Ohio Town Is Cuckoo for All Things Swiss

Caitlin Cooper -
As the sun rises over eastern Ohio’s rolling hills of fertile green grass, a little village begins to play polka music in their main...
Art & Culture

How Cleveland Forged the Man of Steel: The (Actual) Origin Story of Superman

Anna Little -
“As a distant planet was destroyed by old age, a scientist placed his infant son within a hastily devised space-ship, launching it toward Earth!” So...
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