A sketch of what the Browns envision around the stadium.

  • A sketch of what the Browns envision around the stadium.

Who shall ride to the rescue after decades of incompetent misuse of Cleveland’s priceless lakefront? Perhaps the Cleveland Browns, according to the PD.

Sketches provided to the paper show a greenworld of — gasp! — actual stuff surrounding Cleveland Browns Stadium. The team, which has been meeting with Cleveland officials, envisions a “mixed-use project,” with buildings, a possible location for a Cleveland Clinic center, new parking, and pretty, pretty trees.

“We would like to be known as a catalyst,” Mike Holmgren said to the PD. “We’re not developers. We’re in the football business … but we have a wonderful stadium down there and a great piece of property.”

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.