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The Importance of Being LeBron

Just before his first NBA game, an 18-year-old LeBron James was asked about the pressure of controlling the combined fortunes of a city, major corporations, and the league. “I can handle it,” he said.

Jack McCallum Sports Illustrated Oct 2003 15min Permalink

Travel

Journeys on the Cuyahoga

Legacy, beauty, and danger, 50 years after the river caught fire.

Sheehan Hannan Cleveland Magazine Jun 2019 20min Permalink

Crime

The Tamir Rice Story: How To Make a Police Shooting Disappear

Inside the grand jury proceedings.

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Sean Flynn on the Longform Podcast

Sean Flynn GQ Jul 2016 30min Permalink

City Hall Screwjob

The city of Cleveland is on the hook $18.7 million in judgements for police brutality. They have a plan to get out of paying. And if it works, cities across the country could starting using the same maneuver.

Kyle Swenson Cleveland Scene Jan 2016 15min Permalink

Sports

Asphalt Junkie

On a basketball coach starting over at the lowest levels of the game after his ascendant NCAA career ended in a hazy tabloid scene at a Cleveland crackhouse.

Scott Raab GQ Dec 1992 25min Permalink

The Night Beer and Violence Bubbled Over in Cleveland

June 4, 1974: the first and last 10-cent beer night in Cleveland Indians history.

Paul Jackson ESPN Jun 2008 15min Permalink

Inside ‘The Decision’

The first attempt at a behind-the-scenes narrative of LeBron James joining Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade on the Heat, a plan which had apparently been in the works since 2006.

Brian Windhorst The Cleveland Plain Dealer Jul 2010 Permalink