THE PLAIN DEALER - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2009

From "Best of Cleveland" - Laura DeMarco

OUTSIDE OPINION

Each week, "Outside Opinion" asks a visitor what he or she likes best about Cleveland. This week, we catch up with Carol Mikesh, a figure-skating fan from Lakewood, Colo., who recently visited to see the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at The Q.

Mikesh also checked out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and downtown, though she didn't have much time for anything besides watching skating. But she plans to come back.

"We want to come back to the area to see lighthouses. We also look forward to another meal at Flannery's," she says, adding that Cleveland was "much nicer than I expected . . and a smaller city than I expected."