Midstory

Midstory is dedicated to retain, cultivate and attract youth and the public to post-industrial cities—beginning in the city of Toledo, Ohio—through creative storytelling and solutions-oriented projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan thinkhub, Midstory works toward revitalizing the socio-cultural infrastructure of the Midwest region by bringing together researchers, creatives, students and other young people from all over the nation to work on research, docket creation, creative storytelling and public media creation. Past and current topics include demography, the Lake Erie water crisis, higher education, and more.