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Cleveland’s West Side Market Re-Oils the Skillet

Karishma Kesapragada -
Located in Cleveland’s historic Ohio City neighborhood, the West Side Market is under new management and according to Amanda Chucray — a third-generation vendor...
Food

Youngstown, Ohio, Put Ice Cream on the Road

Dea Kukeli -
Amid today’s generation wars, there may be one thing that unites us all: the nostalgia of ice cream. Most memories begin the same: a warm...
Agriculture

Move Over, Corn. Swiss Cheese Is Ohio’s Next Big Thing

Tyler Pellek -
You might think Wisconsin has the dairy market cornered, but Ohio takes first place in U.S. Swiss cheese production — contributing more than 40%...
Food

“The Bear” and the Beef: Behind the Scenes of Chicago’s Show-Worthy Sandwich

Annie Wang -
Since releasing its first episode in 2022, FX’s “The Bear” has been lauded as a comedy-drama, winning 10 out of the 13 Primetime Emmy...
Food

What the Norwegians Brought to America (Spoiler Alert: It’s Fish)

Calvin Cheong -
Visit Madison, Minnesota and you will be welcomed by a giant fiberglass cod named Lou T. Fisk. Dubbed “The Lutefisk Capital of the World,”...
Food

The Mystery of the Midwest Jell-O Salad

Vitus Larrieu -
There are few foods as divisive as the Jell-O salad. For some, it elicits a warm feeling of nostalgia for a childhood full of church...
Agriculture

In America’s Heartland, Homesteading Is Making a Comeback

Sasha Maskoff -
Shawn and Beth Dougherty own 25 acres of a home-farm called Sow’s Ear in eastern Ohio, where they raise cows, pigs and poultry and...
Agriculture

Iowa’s Small but Mighty Organic Farmers Are Growing Industry Change

Noa Kelmer-Racin -
A quick Google search of Iowa yields unsurprising results. Maps and cityscapes beside endless photos of rolling cornfields: near-eternal rows of tender stalks shooting...
Stories

Community Gardens Are Growing Across the Midwest

Danny Assi -
Hanging from a barn wall is a colorful wooden sign reading “Bittersweet Farms” in big, bold, red letters. Through the door of the dome-like...
Food

Jamming in Orrville: For Over a Century, the J.M. Smucker Company Has Kept Roots in Ohio

Emily Fischer -
A bell trills. Thankfully for your drifting young mind, it’s lunchtime. You rummage through your locker and carry your cartoon-themed plastic lunch box to...
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