Important Days in Cleveland History

Today is an off-day, so I'm catching up on other work and tinkering with the site to bring this new Doc Wahoo's blog up to par. But everyone in Cleveland should take a moment today to remember and celebrate one of the most important nights in our history, the anniversary of 10¢ Beer Night.

Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press

Yes, this is Cleveland. We can make terrible mistakes, look like idiots, and look back on it all like you look back on the hazy, halcyon memories of bad life choices in college. Because sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself.

Meanwhile, we've all grown up, or at least we pretend to. Cleveland, along with its excellent baseball, has become a fabulous center for innovative culinary arts and an unparalleled town for craft beer. Perhaps to celebrate our checkered past and show how we've matured over the years, today is a good day to celebrate some of Cleveland's amazing offerings. Great local craft beer can be had from Market Garden Brewery & Distillery, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Indigo Imp Brewery and several others. We have a thriving local community of bloggers and reviewers to guide you in the ways of local food and beer. And there is no shortage of great local stores to guide you through the offerings in local beer and craft brews, like Rozi's Wine House in Lakewood or the new Lizardville whiskey bar & beer stores.

Finally, if you can't laugh off the shame from our youthful failings, I highly recommend a visit to Lilly Handmade Chocolates in Tremont.  Lilly is a great destination for finding outstanding craft beers and specialty wines, but the unbelievable chocolate has magical healing and uplifting powers if you need to forget your own role in the events of June 4, 1974.