The Cleveland Browns made the inevitable official on Thursday.
The club is pulling up stakes and leaving downtown Cleveland to play in a domed stadium in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park.
The announcement ends months of speculation over whether the Browns would work out a deal with the Cleveland officials to renovate Huntington Bank Field, the team’s home since 1999, or depart for 176 acres near Cleveland Hopkins Airport that can accommodate not only a domed stadium, but also a “lifestyle and entertainment district with retail, residential space, and hotels.