Did Bethlehem Steel make beams for the iconic Chrysler Building in New York City? Waiting in anticipation of part 2 of this story of elusive sources and the challenges of historical research! mcall.com/news/local/mc-…

Thanks Tim Love for inviting me to your Northeastern CAMD review today of proposals for the industrial waterfront next to Everett, MA's new casino! Loved reconnecting with what's going on at the site & student visions of phytoremediation, foodscapes, & community development.

Each time my #PABooks interview about #SteelToSlots runs I get an email from an interested listener. Thanks PCN for connecting us!

Very excited about this project National Museum of Industrial History from Cory Fischer-Hoffman and Javier Rojas about #BethlehemSteel in Chile and transnational flows of materials & people! Would love to see similar histories of other nodes in the corporation’s global network. chile.nmih.org

Highly recommend this National Museum of Industrial History talk from Cory Fischer-Hoffman and Javier Rojas about #BethlehemSteel in Chile.

Well that's big casino news

A good reminder of what has changed (and not) since PA legalized casinos in 2004. And to look back at what was in that bill, which passed within 72 hours of its introduction.

Another fantastic essay from Ava Tomasula y Garcia about haunting industrial landscapes. “Peering deep beneath the surface makes it clear that no history is inevitable, and nothing—geological, social, or geosocial—is ever purely ‘natural.’” Buell Center

Spread the word: Post-doc position open Northwestern Black Studies to work with kihana miraya ross on a major project about reparations in Evanston funded by Spencer Foundation. Looking for scholars at the intersection of education research and Black studies. #NUGrantSuccess afam.northwestern.edu/about/open-pos…

Today, lehighvalleylive.com launched Edged Out, a 7-month endeavor of community-driven reporting supported by USC Center for Health Journalism. It's been a labor of love and I am so grateful to the many, many Southsiders and local leaders who were so generous with their time. (Read Steve Novak 🧵👇)

If you haven't been reading Sara K. Satullo's Edged Out series on lehighvalleylive.com, you absolutely should. These difficult stories out of South Bethlehem could be anywhere. lehighvalleylive.com/edged-out/2022…

In case you missed it, there are still plenty of cities we need essays for!

Thanks Henry Grabar for talking to me for this Slate story about the limits of casino-led development. slate.com/business/2022/…

More on the casino chase: Prospect of NYC casinos has loomed for Bethlehem, PA, since its own casino opened a short drive away in 2009. City officials hoped their head start would lead to enough ancillary development to sustain it, but many plans stalled. nytimes.com/2022/06/04/nyr…

I first heard about the seeds of this Bethlehem-sited work from Shimon Attie a couple years ago and only wish I’d have a chance to see it LUAG!

Also very excited to announce the forthcoming publication of a monograph for the project, with contributions by Hannah Klemm, William Crow, @WithEdSimon, myself and others. Pre-orders available Black Dog Press

📣 Please share! 📣 Excited to announce the Climate Crisis + Media Arts Fund! Until Jan. 15, 2023, Climate Crisis and Media Arts @ Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs is accepting applications for grants of up to $10,000 towards climate-focused media arts projects. Read more and apply here: climatecrisismediaarts.com/grants

There are still plenty of essays to be written about cities mapped by HOLC in their City Survey. Get paid to write a short, accessible intro to a city for our ACLS grant. We provide a sample essay and a style guide. See the list and contact us here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Eh…

Mapping Inequality has a cache of new maps and we are hiring people to write essays on those cities! Historians, planners, housing advocates -- if you are interested in writing on one of these cities, please let us know: docs.google.com/document/d/19L…