i love driving fairmount boulevard from its first hook off cedar road all the way to its tail end somewhere past kirtland. actually, i prefer it if someone else drives so that i can keep my nose against the window, watching the old industrial revolution mansions give way to trendy shops (let’s hear it for [...]

baseball. there is nothing more delicious on a summer evening than riding the RTA downtown and crossing the bridge from tower city to jacob’s field for a muggy indian’s game. (where else in the world is it still 90 degrees close to midnight?)

the fireworks. the city spread behind the stadium. the sky chalked by the enormous [...]

mitchell’s ice cream! i could eat mitchell’s ice cream all day long. except i couldn’t because it’s too rich and delicious and it would kill me!

 i can hear you from here. you’re wondering what in the world makes this different from ben and jerry’s or häagen-dazs or dairy queen. why should you put on your [...]

let’s hear it for the cleveland hopkins airport. it may not be the newest. (hey, that avocado green and chocolate brown is already on its way back.) it may not be the cleanest. it may not be the biggest. but its size is something of an advantage. i’ve never had to wait in line at [...]