A week from today I’ll be back in #TheLand where the debris from the Cavs championship parade will still be visible in a few corners. It was just June 22 when 1.3 million residents of Northeastern Ohio crammed into downtown to celebrate the region’s first championship since 1964 and its first NBA crown ever. The greatest comeback in hoops history lofted what would have been an incredible celebration in any year to heights (and crowds) not imagined.

And it was all peaceful. Despite the less than ideal transportation. Despite the jammed crowds and lack of water and facilities. It all worked. Peacefully. And in a city and a region that has known violence and has its own entry in the list of tragedies over the past two years between police and public: Tamir Rice.