Not in Cleveland

The announcement that LeBron James is packing his bags and heading to Miami is yet another piece of sad news for Cleveland. The Forest City has been down so long, it's started to look like up. The departure of the local hero is just another blow for Cleveland, which has a long, sad history of tragedy, disaster, and disgrace—all that on top of the city's ongoing struggle to recover from the demise of its post–World War II industrial glory. Here are the greatest hits of Cleveland's lowest lows, written with love and pathos by a northeast Ohioan and a sympathetic New Yorker.