On July 25, 1945, the South Bend Tribune broke the news of a new freight terminal to be built on former Oliver Corporation land, citing it as the “first hint of an industrial building boom in South Bend.” The terminal still stands today—empty.
Read MoreLast week my dad purchased a weather-worn 1952 Studebaker 2R-series truck with a plan to rebuild it from the ground up. This is the first in a series of posts documenting the process.
Read MoreThe coronavirus crisis reveals a key strength of most heartland cities: they are much thicker societies than global cities on the coasts.
Read MoreDuring the Second World War, South Bend was a powerhouse of industrial production in service of the Allied Powers. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it’s time for us to imagine a new kind of wartime production that places us in service to each other.
Read MoreWilson Brothers Shirt Factory is a 133-year old, half-demolished complex on Sample Street in South Bend. We reflect on life surrounded by crumbling infrastructure and share photographs of the factory as it stands today.
Read MoreJacob and Dustin are joined by Maria Gibbs to reflect on a Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina that sparked a wide-ranging conversation about the future of South Bend.
Read MoreJacob and Dustin are joined by Maria Gibbs, John Garry, and Cynthia Gibbs to reflect on the road to South Carolina and a day in Columbia filled with barbecue, canvassing, and Mayor Pete’s final town hall in the state.
Read MoreToday, The United States of Anxiety podcast released a new episode titled, “A Secret Meeting in South Bend,” in which host Kai Wright and reporter Jenny Casas tell the story of Better Homes of South Bend and discuss what it says about inequity in black homeownership now.
Read MoreDe Nolf’s Barbershop opened in September of 2019 in a formerly vacant storefront on the corner of Michigan and Monroe Streets. Its proprietor, Ethan De Nolf, embodies the story of coming home to live in South Bend on purpose.
Read MoreAfter seven months of filming, Ryan Blaske and Zach Schrank have released Big Enough, Small Enough: South Bend in Transition, a full-length documentary on the city of South Bend. From the opening scene above the Keller Park neighborhood to the close above downtown, it feels like home.
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