The Rust Belt, the postindustrial midwest, flyover country. Are these terms—which describe the area roughly from Wisconsin to Buffalo, New York—useful anymore? Were they ever? Every four years, the ...

The story of the Rust Belt begins with spectacular success, not failure. Between the late 19th century and the late 20th century, the Rust Belt formed the industrial heartland of the country, with ...

Author and editor Sherrie Flick's new book is "Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist." Sherrie Flick has long lived on the South Side Slopes, about 30 miles from where she grew up, in Beaver Falls, ...

They are some of the many regions that share distinct characteristics and make the US so diverse. The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each sharing a unique set of ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Architecture is in focus at the Beck Center for the Arts’ new “Architecture: From The Ground Up” exhibit. The Rust Belt Photo Collective curated affair -- featuring more than 40 ...

America's Rust Belt, once known as the nation's center of heavy industry, also carries a second reputation. This region is both a proud symbol of American ingenuity and manufacturing heritage, but ...

ERIE, Pennsylvania -- They died at the supermarket. A week before Easter, a trio of 30-somethings parked at an Erie, Pennsylvania, grocery, ingested heroin, and overdosed. For the next 12 to 18 hours, ...