“Detroit’s Greektown Lands $20M Redevelopment Grant to Boost Business, Improve Safety.” DBusiness. 30 June 2023.

“Detroit’s Greektown gets $20M to redesign busy Monroe Street” Here’s the plan.” Click on Detroit. 30 June 2023.

 “Greektown to receive $20M for redesign in new state budget.” WXYZ Detroit. 29 June 2023.

“Greektown awarded $20 million from State of Michigan for redesign of Monroe Street in Downtown Detroit.” Press Release. 29 June 2023.

“Colorful Greektown parade celebrates independence, culture.” The Detroit News. 7 May 2023.

“Restaurant Report: Symposia by Papas.” Hour Detroit. 19 January 2023.

 “Greektown housing development locks in final floorplate with LIFTbuild.” The Detroit News. 16 January 2023.

“Power Perspective: The Future of Greektown.” Presentation at the Detroit Regional Chamber 2023 Detroit Policy Conference. 10 January 2023.

“Restaurant Roundup: New restaurant in Greektown.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 12 October 2022.

“Downtown Detroit parks, real estate projects to benefit from DDP’s new $13.74 million state grant.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 7 September 2022.

“Greektown Heritage Festival and Greekfest invite all to celebrate Greek culture.” The Detroit News. 27 July 2022.

“Greektown families fight to preserve heritage as business district evolves.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 24 June 2022.

 “From the top: Penthouse floor erected at Greektown housing development.” The Detroit News. 7 June 2022.

 “Greektown, Detroit Bus Co. bring back free downtown shuttle service.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 3 May 2022.

“Greektown to partner with Detroit Bus Company to provide free shuttles to sporting, concert events.” WXYZ Detroit. 2 May 2022.

“Detroit Greektown Casino renamed Hollywood Casino at Greektown.” The Detroit News. 25 April 2022.

“20th Annual Detroit Greek Independence Day parade set for Sunday, April 10th.” WXYZ Detroit. 10 April 2022.

“DIA Inside|Out Program returns in May; Here’s where you can find masterpiece replicas in Metro Detroit.” WXYZ Detroit. 3 March 2022.

“Detroit’ best neighborhoods: 5 districts that will get your motor running.” Lonely Planet. 14 February 2022.

“Michigan sites significant to Black history given more than $1 million in restoration grants.” MLive. 2 October 2021.

“Mayor Duggan: New housing to help offset less office space demand in Detroit.” Detroit Free Press. 14 September 2021.

“Construction starts on Greektown’s first new housing in decades.” The Detroit News. 13 September 2021.

“Greektown Awarded National Park Service African American Civil Rights Program Grant for Second Baptist Church of Detroit.” Press Release. 27 July 2021.

“National Park Service awards $15 million to help preserve African American civil rights history.” National Park Service. 27 July 2021.

“Opportunity Detroit: Interview with Athina Papas, Greektown Neighborhood Partnership and Atheneum Suite Hotel.” WJR. 18 April 2021.

“Opportunity Detroit: Interview with Pastor Lawrence W. Rogers, Second Baptist Church of Detroit.” WJR. 11 April 2021.

“Opportunity Detroit: Interview with Melanie Markowicz, Greektown Neighborhood Partnership.” WJR. 21 March 2021.

“Opportunity Detroit: Interview with Tasso Teftsis, Astoria Pastry Shop, Red Smoke Barbeque, Pig’s Tail, and Greektown Neighborhood Partnership.” WJR. 21 March 2021.

“Downtown Detroit restaurants hopeful office workers’ return boosts business.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 21 May 2021.

“Hometown Tourist Day – Detroit.” Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. 6 May 2021.

“City Guide 2021: Visit Greece Without Leaving Metro Detroit.” Hour Detroit Magazine. 26 April 2021.

“Revisiting Greektown Restaurant Week.” visitdetroit.com. 15 April 2021.

“Detroit’s Greektown Celebrates 200 Years with Small Parade.” The National Herald. 2 April 2021.

Let’s celebrate the Greeks’ contributions to Detroit on Greece’s 200th Independence Day.” Metrotimes. 25 March 2021.

“Longstanding Golden Fleece restaurant has a new look, plus more changes in Greektown.” Detroit News. 17 March 2021.

“Check out the newest bars, restaurants opening in Detroit’s Greektown.” Fox 2 Detroit. 12 March 2021.

“New Restaurants, Renovated Eateries Open in Detroit’s Greektown.” DBusiness. 10 March 2021.

“Greektown Modernizes, Renovates, and Opens New Restaurants and Bars, Despite Pandemic.” Press Release. 9 March 2021.

“Detroit’s Greektown prepares to reinvent itself again.” Detroit News. 4 March 2021.

“First of its kind high-rise being built from the top-down in Greektown.” MLive. 26 February 2021.

“Slicing construction timeline, Greektown residential tower envisioned in 16 months.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 24 February 2021.

“Detroit plans $64M, 16 floor apartments and condos in Greektown.” Fox2News. 23 September 2020.

“Apartments, condos planned for new 16-story tower in Detroit’s Greektown.” Detroit Free Press. 22 September 2020.

“Greektown restaurants welcoming customers back for dine-in.” WXYZ Detroit. 19 June 2020.

“Greektown unveils plans for new pedestrian plaza.” WXYZ Detroit. 18 June 2020.

“COVID-19 Update: Greektown Moving Forward on Development of New Park Space in Randolph Plaza.” DBusiness Magazine. 18 June 2020.

“Greektown Moving Forward on Development of Randolph Plaza, A New Public Pedestrian Park Space in the Heart of Downtown Detroit.” Press release. 17 June 2020.

“New $64.6M Residential Tower Planned North of Detroit’s Greektown, Mix of Apartments and Condos.” DBusiness Magazine. 12 June 2020.

“18 restaurants, bars reopen in Greektown with COVID-19 safety guidelines.” WDIV Click on Detroit. 12 June 2020.

“New Greektown 16-story tower with apartments, Condos planned.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 11 June 2020.

“Sixteen-story condo and apartment project planned for Detroit's Greektown.” The Detroit News. 11 June 2020.

“19 Greektown bars, restaurants announce reopening amid coronavirus pandemic.” WDIV Click on Detroit. 10 June 2020.

“COVID-19 Update: Greektown Restaurants and Bars Poised to Reopen.” DBusiness Magazine. 12 June 2020.

“19 Greektown restaurants, bars announce reopening.” The Detroit Free Press. 10 June 2020.

“Greektown Poised for Reopening of District Bars and Restaurants.” Press Release. 10 June 2020.

“Moving Forward Together: The Greektown Neighborhood Framework Vision.” Downtown Detroit Partnership. 2019 Downtown Detroit Development Update. September 2019.

“Detroit’s Greektown seeks to awaken ‘sleeping giant’ with neighborhood plan.” The Detroit News. 18 September 2019.

“Greektown seeks to modernize with plan that includes more mixed-use, public space.” Curbed Detroit. 18 September 2019.

“Greektown Reveals Results of Strategic Framework and Vision to Inspire, Guide Neighborhood Forward.” Press Release. 18 September 2020.

“Greektown steers toward reinvention with master planning vision.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 16 September 2019.

Greektown fights back against years of decline with sweeping new concepts.” Detroit Free Press. 15 September 2019.

“New market to boost Greek in Greektown.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 12 September 2019.


Press conference announcing the public release of the Greektown Neighborhood Framework Vision. September 2019.

Press conference announcing the public release of the Greektown Neighborhood Framework Vision. September 2019.