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Irishtown Bend is a window to Cleveland’s past — and future: Opinion
With the coming of Cleveland Metroparks’ Irishtown Bend Park, this historic turn of riverfront is about to become a shining example of a new era for Cleveland: less populous but greener; freshly forward-looking, but ever mindful of its past.
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