Did you hear about the tornado that ripped through downtown Cleveland his morning?
It did $100 million worth of improvements!
its funny, I was in Cleveland close to 20 years ago doing a job and really liked the city. I was in the Shaker Heights region mostly and I sure met a lot of nice people.
But when I meet people from Cleveland and tell them how much I enjoyed the city they look at me like I am nuts. They all tell me the city has just gone to hell. Really a shame.
Where is the Tea Party having their convention?
My favorite Cleveland story remains the day the Cuyahoga River caught fire (1969). Actually, it caught fire several times prior to that, but the ‘69 river blaze damaged a couple of railroad bridges.
Yes, I know that the river has been cleaned up since then, but very few cities can lay claim to having a local body of water catch fire, not once, but several times.
My second-favorite Cleveland moment is when Mayor Ralph Perk accidentally set his hair on fire with a cutting torch.
Of course, the damage Perk did to his hair was nothing compared to the damage his successor (Dennis Kucinich) inflicted on the city. The fact that Kucinich was voted out—and later served multiple terms in Congress—tells you all you need to know about Cleveland, even if the city has a great symphony and a world-renowned medical center.