37 Things we love about Cleveland

As an antidote to my usual cynicism, here are 37 things M_ and I love about Cleveland...

1. CoolCleveland.com an excellent e-zine covering everything local.
   
2. Cleveland Bop Stop. An amazing sounding and looking jazz club. The bar/restaurant is closed now, alas, they had some great appetizers.
   
3. DerfCity. Derf draws a most amusing strip, featured in local Weeklies, and has documented the rise of the truly frightening Woo girls.
   
4. The Cuyahoga and Lakewood Public Libraries. They have eBooks without the e.
   
5. Phoenix Coffee. No, they are not just in Lakewood! Nice cups of various Joes.
   
6. Cleveland MetroParks. Like green things? You can have it in the city.
   
7. West Side Market. Nice veggies and more, partially open-air, great to have right in the midst of the city.
   
8. Hollie Strano of Channel 3 news. Yes, I bash that channel's website constantly, but Hollie's positivism is so infectious the CDC may look into it. And I disavow the person who called you "the poor man's Katie Couric".
   
9. Omnimax Theatre at the Great Lakes Science center. It even made someone looking into a cave awe-inspiring.
   
10. My Friend's Deli and Restaurant. Need a cheap, but good burger? Breakfast 24 hours a day? Go to near the corner of West 117th and Detroit.
    
11. Rockefeller Building
    
12. Spaces Contemporary Art Center
    
13. Cowan Pottery Museum
    
14. Three Birds
    
15. Johnny's Downtown - hello power lunches
    
16. Harbor Lighthouses
    
17. Weeknight sailboat races on the lake
    
18. CSO and Severance Hall
    
19. Gehry in Cleveland
    
20. Terminal Tower
    
21. Lighted Bridges
    
22. Viktor Schreckengost
    
23. Chagrin Falls
    
24. The Lorain Ave. antique stores
    
25. Larchmere Antiques & Shopping
    
26. Burton Antique Fair
    
27. Goodtime III
    
28. Moosehead Saloon
    
29. Tommy's in Coventry, Cleveland Heights - great shakes and food.
    
30. Green Tomato, in Coventry Road Cleveland Heights, unique items R.I.P. or, "Come back soon!" - M_.
    
31. Berea Animal Shelter
    
32. Pat Catan's
    
33. Lake View Cemetary
    
34. Folicle Salon
    
35. The Islamic Room and Egyptian Galleries at CMA
    
36. Arhaus Warehouse
    
37. The Young Eastern Woman.