“(Cleveland) is a hard town to truly love.Live here long enough and you accept it as you do a cellmate in jail. It is a place where the promise of tomorrow far outweighs the reality of today.” JournalismClevelandSixties CultureHottypecoldbeerandbadnewsPlaindealer Author:Michael D. Roberts
“Still, there is a certain majesty to the town's history. It is a tough, serious place where celebrity is at a minimum and struggle is at a maximum. It was built on commerce, a hard, back-wrenching, blue-collar kind of commerce, the kind that killed men in their early 50s through either working conditions or alcohol, whichever doused the spirit first.” JournalismClevelandHot Type Cold Beer And Bad NewsPlain Dealer Author:Michael D. Roberts