Once again this year we have honored the Best of Cleveland, which remains one of the most rewarding moments in the calendar. And there was plenty to celebrate, as always. Congrats to all the winners!
But as a complement to that illustrious list we have, for the first time, compiled a corresponding Worst of Cleveland. Consider it a long-overdue if incomplete reckoning of all the absolute most garbage people, places, things, groups and opinions that rot at the heart of this city. They deserve not to exist in anonymity — and yes, many of these have been touched on in brief or in depth in various issues and stories — but to be called out by name and levied with the title of the Worst of Cleveland forever more. Click on the images for full write-ups.
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This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2019.
While you’re at it, add SCENE to “The Worst of Cleveland”. This is unbelievable garbage. ONLY in this city would a publication highlight the “worst” it has to offer. How do you suppose we attract young talent and new residents with articles like these floating around on the internet? Shame on you, SCENE. This is one big pile of suck.
As someone that lived in Cleveland from 2008 until 2018, it’s amazing that you guys don’t get what a great city Cleveland is. Yes, every city has its faults. Every city can do better for its citizens. But I live in a city now that I hate. And it is a supposed “it” city. From my perspective, and compared to other places I have lived, Cleveland is pretty awesome. I’d move back tomorrow if I could.
you commenters must not know that theres also a best of cleveland list. A city has good things and bad things and calling out the bad things is the only way to improve, not pretending they dont exist.
With thieves in charge of local politics such as Taxin Jackson, and thief Budish, its no wonder theres plenty of worst of the worst in this pathetic city!!!
All these crooks know how to do is steal every last penny they can from us folks that actually have to work, earn a living, and own property in this dump of a city, and turn around and steal and squander and waste it all as fast as they can!!!
Until these thieves are recalled from office and sent to jail now, nothing will ever change around here except higher and higher taxes to pay for their nonsensical pet projects!!!
Sorry RS334 but the worst of Cleveland is a little bit of fun and totally harmless. BUT – it should include Scene’s Best of Cleveland – as least for the music scene. This has never been an accurate way to select from the many worthy candidates who might constitute The Best of, or even close. It is simply a hustle. If you have a street team and can mobilize click farms, any turd can be polished into The Best Of….Please.
Suggestion for 2020: The shoreway’s 35 mph limit.
You need to add the useless bike lanes the city now has. Nobody uses them, they are a complete waste of money and a total disaster for traffic. Furthermore, “bike riders” should have to buy a $54 license every year and get liability insurance, just like people with cars.
Commenters on this site deserve the #1 spot
$54 x “nobody” = $0. Good plan!
2020 consideration: add CPP’s “Energy Adjustment Charge” to the things NOT SO GREAT about CLE, if you live in The Land
The scene selling out to leftists like Vince and Sam A. Cant get much worse than that. Get rid of this losers. And maybe Vince should wash his face to get the semen smell off his face. Quit blaming the trees. The scene makes the please boycott list. Too much false political spin and not enough of the scene.
This list was substantive until there were paragraphs written about people who wear Cleveland T-shirts. Wearing a T-shirt with your city on it and having criticisms or complaints about said city are not mutually exclusive. Your other arguments lose meaning when you have to reach this far.
You hate on Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse until you want to walk half-a-block and get photo s of the biggest stars in music. If you really want to dump on Dan Gilbert, don’t beg for media credentials for every show there.
Stupid people who don’t like bike lanes should be added to your “Worst of Cleveland” list. It’s thinking like this that causes this city to remain in the dark ages.
Add everyone that started masturbating over getting the NFL draft
Fuck those bike Lanes motherfucka