20 Things Clevelanders Are Sick and Tired Of, Or Should Be

Complaining About Parking

Is the parking situation in this city ideal? Of course not. We'd also prefer our city not to be one giant parking lot, thanks. You can walk a block to your destination. The days of a city designed around cars has come and gone.

Taco Discourse

You’re soooo authentic because you like La Plaza more than Barrio.Which taco place you like doesn’t inherently make you a better person. Especially if you can’t stop telling everyone that you only like the “authentic” place. There’s a time for Barrio and Condado, there’s a time for Hola and La Plaza. There’s a time for Cilantro and Tapatias. Taquerias can coexist, we believe it deep in our bones.

Centering All Social Things Around Drinking

Drinking isn’t the only thing to do with your friends. This city has plenty to offer. Did you know you can actually go to a sporting event without drinking? And a concert? Out to dinner with friends? You don’t need a ‘cocktail hour’ before you go to the rec-league volleyball game, that’s just a fancy word for pre-gaming and you’re not in college anymore. Anyway, there’s always weed.

Tim Misny

Over. Saturation.

Guitar Logos

Memo to whoever designs logos for national events in Cleveland: Stop with the guitar logos. NBA All Star Game in town? Guitar logo. National tennis tournament? Guitar logo. Convention? Guitar logo. It was cool when the NBA did it for the 1997 All Star Game. It’s been old pretty much since then. Enough.

Complaining About Suburbanites Claiming Cleveland

Can we stop complaining when suburbanites claim Cleveland? Who gives a shit? If they come to the city to work or go to sporting events or root for the sports teams or use the Cleveland airport or go to Cleveland restaurants, or live within 20-30 minutes of the city, they’re Clevelanders if they want to be Clevelanders.

Complaining About Justin Bibb’s Travel

The Mayor sometimes travels to other cities and countries. Contrary to popular opinion, it's not a big hit on the taxpayers (we're talking thousands of dollars a year) and it's not just about him. So what if the mayor probably has his eyes set on a bigger gig down the road? So what if raising his profile nationally might help him get there? He's still raising the city's profile. There are much bigger issues in this city, let’s move along.

Lack of Direct Flights Out of Cleveland

Flying somewhere out of Hopkins? Congrats, you can go to like eight places directly. While all your friends in bigger cities get direct flights, you're stuck on two or three connections to reach your destination. Among the many reasons Cleveland is not a real city, this is up there. And we haven't even gotten to the condition of the bathrooms.

Another Cleveland Food Instagram Account

Look, they’re not hurting anyone, they’re shining a light on great local restaurants and bars and other food-related businesses. But, enough already. The market is cornered. There are some great accounts out there highlighting our food scene. We don’t need your account with 17 followers and a punny name. COME DISCOVER A HIDDEN GEM WITH ME — THE WEST SIDE MARKET.

Beloved Restaurant Closures

From 2020 on, it’s truly been a devastating time for many beloved Cleveland restaurants. We’ve lost so many historical and adored restaurants. We’ve lost Sokolowski’s, Parallax, Lola, Greenhouse Tavern, Flying Fig, Vincenza’s, Felice, Nora, Luchita’s, Minh Anh, Sweet Moses, Crop, Black Pig, The Plum, Spice, Le Bistro Du Beaujolais, Battiste and Dupree’s, Corky & Lenny's, and more, just to name a few. The restaurant industry is tough. But it’s been especially rough these last few years and we’re sick of it. Show your support to beloved institutions while you can.