Plenty of things connect Cleveland and Pittsburgh besides a turnpike and a football rivalry; the cities share a common economic history, labor market, and business partnerships, says regional economist, Christopher Briem. In a recent column, he called for greater collaboration between the cities and promoted "Cleveburgh," a Cleveland-Pittsburgh metro-region, comprising Akron, Canton, Steubenville, Weirton and Youngstown. Pointing to several examples of existing regional partnerships like The Regional Learning Network, Tech Belt Initiative, The Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Project, and the Power of 32 Regional Visioning Project...

Midtown Detroit's seeming fairy godmother, the University Culture Center Association (UCCA) announced today the creation of a new program the entices people who work at Wayne State, Henry Ford, and the Detroit Medical Center to live and invest in Midtown.

A Midwestern city (besides Chicago) talks about being "carbon responsible"?!

The I Will Stay If... campaign was embraced by Clevelanders on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend the party. While we don't have the photos up yet (we're working on it!), I want to share a quick summary the night....

The I Will Stay If... campaign lands in Cleveland on November 18. Thanks to the Cleveland team for planning! Details here...

This past weekend, the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) introduced much of Cleveland to the dark underside of the Veterans' Memorial Bridge--only it wasn't so dark. The streetcar level of the bridge was brought to life, with a design charrette, performance artists, and a mob of Clevelanders eager to explore Cleveland's industrial past and re-imagine its future. GLUEster Kevin Leeson hit the streets with an audio recorder to find out why people were there and what the Bridge Project said to them about Cleveland. We've put together some of the audio into this "highlights reel" (apologies for the wind noise and my amateur editing skills, and thanks again to Kevin!). Less then four minutes long, the audio showcases the diverse crowd, but overall hopeful outlook, that the Bridge Project engendered. Clevelanders should definitely enjoy it, but I think responses will resonate with every optimistic Rust Belter. Listen here...

There's so much to share via our weekly HQ update today. First, I had a great trip to St. Louis (thanks again Next American City and our St. Louis hosts) and learned even more about a city I love. From the top of the arch to the doll houses of the north side to the dense brick neighborhoods to the graffiti wall along the Mississippi, it was an exciting exploration...

Our weekly update from the Rust Wire bloggers: Rust Wire has a brand new design. If you haven't been over there in a while, now is a great time to take a look! Posts this week have included:...

Every Wednesday, GLUE will bring you information and interviews on that month's issue focus.

Our weekly update from the Rust Wire bloggers:
This week we've got posts on:

• Ohio's Foreclosure Moratorium;
• How to Live in the Suburbs without Cars;
• A book review of The Reckoning;
• A look inside an