City council approves District Detroit tax incentives in 8-1 vote
After weeks of back and forth with postponed votes, the Ilitchโs Olympia Development and billionaire developer and Detroit native Steven Ross just got the first chunk of tax incentives they were looking for, more than $600 million of the $800 million they want to expand upon District Detroit.
Detroit City Council approves more incentives for Olympia around Little Caesars Arena
Detroit City Council narrowly approved a plan to provide more state incentives to Olympia Development for projects around Little Caesars Arena.
$1.5B proposal for District Detroit around Little Caesars Arena could be decided Tuesday
The proposal is a $1.5 billion development deal for 10 buildings (six new, four renovated) around Little Caesars Arena.
Kid Rock lists money he has donated to city after Made in Detroit restaurant closure announcement
DETROIT โ Kid Rock took to Facebook on Wednesday, pointing out all he has done for Detroit after news his restaurant at Little Caesars Arena is closing. The singer will not be renewing the lease for his Made in Detroit restaurant when it is up in April. Olympia Development of Michigan released this statement from Chris Granger, the group president of sports and entertainment at Ilitch Holdings:โWe have been in contact with Kid Rock. He has voluntarily decided not to renew his licensing agreement for the Kid Rockโs Made in Detroit restaurant which comes up for renewal in April. 250k donated to Eastern Market for the Kid Rock community kitchen250k donated for the Barbara Bush reading innovative in Detroit1m raised to help save The DSO, many, many more 10โs if not 100โs of thousands of dollars raised and donated in Detroit by Kid Rock"
Kid Rock on Detroit restaurant closing: โI guess millions I pumped into that town was not enoughโ
DETROIT โ Kid Rock is speaking out after news broke that Olympia Development will not be renewing his lease for his Made in Detroit restaurant inside Little Caesars Arena. Olympia Development of Michigan released this statement from Chris Granger, group president, Sports and Entertainment, Ilitch Holdings:โWe have been in contact with Kid Rock. He has voluntarily decided not to renew his licensing agreement for the Kid Rockโs Made in Detroit restaurant which comes up for renewal in April. The arena opened with six performances by Kid Rock, each one a sellout. 250k donated to Eastern Market for the Kid Rock community kitchen250k donated for the Barbara Bush reading innovative in Detroit1m raised to help save The DSO, many, many more 10โs if not 100โs of thousands of dollars raised and donated in Detroit by Kid Rock"Related: Kid Rock removed from stage after drunken rant about Oprah Winfrey
Kid Rock not renewing lease on his Made in Detroit restaurant at LCA
DETROIT โ Kid Rock is not renewing his lease for his Made in Detroit restaurant inside Little Caesars Arena. He has voluntarily decided not to renew his licensing agreement for the Kid Rockโs Made in Detroit restaurant which comes up for renewal in April. Related: Kid Rock removed from stage after drunken rant about Oprah WinfreyThe contract expires in April. The arena opened with six performances by Kid Rock, each one a sellout. Kid Rock posted a statement to his Facebook page Wednesday morning:"I will not be renewing my licensing agreement for my Made In Detroit Restaurant this April.
Once legendary concert venue Gold Dollar Bar believed to be total loss after fire
DETROIT - Crews battled a fire at a once legendary concert venue, the Gold Dollar Bar, on Monday evening. The building had been abandoned for nearly 20 years and is believed to be a total loss after the fire. Olympia Development, which owns the building, released the following statement:"We are aware of the fire at the Gold Dollar building. We'll have more on this story online as it develops and tonight on Local 4 News at 11. BREAKING--Fire ripping through 2 commercial buildings on Cass just north of downtown Detroit @Local4News pic.twitter.com/wqZmuxfh7W @Nightcam (@nightcam) July 23, 2019Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.