Sunday morning Perrysburg OH…read more A lone cab is parked at the Kroger store. It's driver is done for the night having conveyed his fair share of drunks home. He is tired, but the business of life must go on. OK this is turning into a cheesy novel. There are only 2 reasons to be awake at 5 am on a Sunday morning, One of them for me was to get groceries because i could shop without running into housewives in curlers the size of hula hoops, and to score a Plain Dealer. I am a bona fide crossword junkie. I have about 3000 crossword puzzles in various forms, some in print and some in electronic form stored on my 2 thumb drives, and people that see them think I am a nerd.FOOLS!!! The Plain Dealer is the only paper in this area that carries the sunday crossword by Merl Reagle. Merl's puzzles are not hard, but no cakewalk either. I can do one in about an hour, and that's on a good day. One thing is for sure, you'll have a lot of fun. I have done a lot of weird things, like driving to almost every PD box in Lorain Ohio, then there is the time I used to drive 40 miles to Port Clinton to score a paper simply because I couldn't get one in Perrysburg. Along the way, I began reading the paper. Usually after picking out the Important Parts, aka the three C's, Comics, Crosswords and Coupons, I would find the nearest trash can and pitch it. One day I discovered the writings of Regina Brett, easily the best columnist this side of Mitch Albom. I had a new reason to get the PD. I'm about as deep as a rain puddle in the Mojave desert and that's OK with me. I dont follow the news because it can be depressing. As long as I have my puzzle and some coupons, I'm happy. And so it goes.

Best to just go to the local newsstand or store and pick up a paper than get a subscription because…read moreat least you know you can get your paper in a timely fashion with no frustration to the business directly. Remember to not cave to digital! Long live printing press!

Been around over 40 years and the BEST source of what goes on in our fair city...VERY informative…read moreand well written... Also... Written with the personality of a typical Clevelander, edgy but great sense of humor. The first thing an out of towner needs to do is reach for a Scene...You can thank me later!

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they don't deliver the paper, and they don't answer the phone either. i called for 15 minutes…read moretoday (12-22-25) and it either rang non stop, disconnected, had a recorded voice say hello... then nothing, ask my name, then nothing. are they just not publishing anymore or what? mind you this is after not getting my paper for the last 5 weeks and calling and getting the, we will credit you and still no paper.

Have had terrible delivery problems. Was having the paper delivered to my mother at her assisted…read moreliving residence, only they never bothered to deliver it. After several calls & situation not improved, I had them change delivery location to my home. For some reason, I don't get the paper delivered until Friday. And I requested delivery to my front door, yet in the 2 wks I've been getting the paper, it has been tossed into the middle of my driveway. I tried calling the office today - several times and all I get is a voice saying "who's calling" and then total silence. Nothing happens, so I'm not even able to reach them.

The owner slashed my daughters car tire because she parked there to go into the bagel place next…read moredoor. There are witnesses to confirm this. 1. This guy is not making it easy for his neighboring business. And 2. having to have someone come and change the tire meant she was parked there even longer than she would have been. So way to go fella! You seem like a standup guy.

WARNING DO NOT DO BUSINESS HERE! I'm new to the area and went to see the bagel shop next door . I…read moreaccidentally parked in his parking lot not knowing and staff told me he would slash my tires so I apologized and went to move my car. Truthfully, his place is a dump and I thought it was abandoned at first. When I went to move my car (within less than one minute of being there) he came out and started screaming and cursing at me. He then got mad and moved his car blocking me in and would not let me leave. He said he would call the cops on me for trespassing yet would not let me go despite me asking repeatedly to let me go. I felt truly scared and kidnapped. After telling him I was recording this all on video to give to the police he moved his car and stormed off. I have never felt more threatened and unsafe from a simple misunderstanding in my life and did not deserve to be trapped in with him without any say so. I'm not sure why Eugene is so mad and miserable he needed to take it out on others. Recording will be posted online and sent to the police. Not surprised he has no business there.

Cleveland Magazine has always been the magazine for me - I enjoyed it beginning with the first…read moreissue, first ever published years ago. I picked it up at the newsstand, and later began my year-after-year subscription. I am, kind of a collector of the magazine. However, I recently ran into a very impersonal, unexpected experience, starting with the Subscription Service for Cleveland Magazine, a contracted service (800-453-1009). At the end of December, 2023, I requested the December copy - which was weeks over due in the mail. The representative for Subscription Services said they didn't have an issue to send me because "they get their copies two months or later from the issue date from the publisher." I was told they would add a month to my subscription and I should contact them next year (2024) around March or April! That's the most ridiculous response I every heard from a subscription service. I waited several days and contacted the service again - this time another rep responded: "We don't have the December issue and probably won't get any copies." Frustrated I contacted Dillon Steward, editor of Cleveland Magazine, via his email. No response. I guess my problem, as a very dedicated subscriber, was not of interest to him. I waited several weeks. I sent another e-mail to the group that works under the umbrella of the editorial group at Cleveland Magazine. No response. Last I heard, subscribers to any publication are difficult to acquire . . . .and keep as subscribers (renewals). They are the best, most profitable subscribers. And when they continue to subscribe, year after year, they become the gold group. But the troops at Cleveland Magazine don't seem to care. R. Siedlecki rcsbooks1@gmail.com

I always read it when i see it at the library or someone's house, but it never really does a thing…read morefor me. The "hot" write-ups of bands or new restaurants are usually about three months too late. Half of the issues like Rating the Suburbs and Best Doctors are extremely boring and the same every year. The best one has to be Cleveland's Hottest Singles. It's usually the cute weatherperson dujour(who soon leave town after receiving this coveted accolade) or ex-pat semi-star who doesn't really live here anymore. Half of the ads are for plastic surgeons and the real estate section is all mansions. Gee, who is their target audience? Oh, yeah, Joe 12 Pack who has season tix in the Dawg Pound. Yeahhh...sure. On rare occasions, they will drop some Clevey history on my ass. But most of the stuff is pretty common knowledge. I guess the reason i always look through it is to be surprised. I'm still waiting. I do approve of them not having much of a political agenda. That wouldn't really belong in the rag anyway. I think they need to cover more local architecture and profile some bands beyond a one paragraph blurb. Try to beat the crappy Scene at their own game. I guess i mean it needs to be edgier. Sure, they'll likely lose their core audience of Westlake McMansion winter snowbird never drive into an ethnic neighborhood go to NYC to spend all their money ass clowns. But they could gain so much more in return. As the magazine with the town's name in the title and the most prestigious spot in the book store/grocery store, it needs to be better. By the way, I love the crime stats in Rating the Suburbs. Lakewood had sixty armed robberies while Bay Village had five scraped knees last year.

Very small but has everything you need. From lottery to Red Bull. As far as I can tell, they don't…read moremark up the prices. Tucked in Tower City where mini mart type places are scarce in the city...this place has what you need. Nothing says lunch like a Slim Jim and Mountain Dew