Author: Lydia Moran
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Meet Todd Perrine, the DJ Helping to Sustain Toledo Nightlife
September 5, 2024
For Todd Perrine, being a good DJ is as much about the community you bring together as it is the music you play.
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A Tiny Bakery Thrives In This Rural Minnesota Community
September 4, 2024
For 10 years, a 100-year-old store stood empty in the little hamlet of Newburg. Now, it is home to an authentic French bakery where crowds of customers wait patiently for...
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The Meteoric Resurgence of Brazil’s ‘Forbidden Dance’ is Inspiring Iowans
August 26, 2024
Brazil’s Zouk dance was almost stifled out of existence at the end of the 20th century. Now a nascent community of dancers in Iowa is propelling its resurgence.
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Ojibwe Descendant Artist Creates Safe Space for Empowerment, Exploration of Stories
August 19, 2024
The 2024 Bush Fellow led the Chief Buffalo Memorial mural project in downtown Duluth, and is currently exhibiting a new collaborative project.
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Pedaling to the Beat of His Own Drum
August 12, 2024
A rebel with a punk rock attitude, Kiko Silvelet competes in hardcore mountain bike races on a used BMX bike he bought for $150 bucks. And he almost always finishes...
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Small-town Ohioan Finally Getting His Due as the ‘Godfather of Gay Pulp Fiction’
July 29, 2024
Victor Banis, who grew up in Preble County, Ohio, redefined LGBTQ+ literature and captured a global audience.
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Recipes, Doodles, Magazines: A Vibrant Archive of Iowa's Queer History
July 15, 2024
At LIAL, a hodgepodge of letters, diaries, doodles, recipes, magazines and 'GAY ART' is an ever-growing archive of distinctly Iowan queer materials.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Refugees Bring Immigrant Stories to Life with Music
July 10, 2024
For one night, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Refugee Coalition turned inspirational immigrant stories into a musical journey to bring awareness of the current migrant crisis.
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Two Detroit Activists Met at a Prison Writing Workshop, Now They’re Providing a Pathway for Returning Citizens
July 3, 2024
The Entry Points artist residency gives former juvenile lifers housing and exhibition opportunities.
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The ‘Father of the Flying Calabash’ Feels at Home in Columbus
June 26, 2024
Artist Talle Bamazi turned personal tragedy into an ongoing series of works centered on the calabash, an object from African culture representing sharing and community.