Owner says fencing outside longtime Greektown liquor store hurts business, sues

Ather Butris owns Athens Liquor in Greektown. He said every weekend for the past four months the fencing in front of his business has been a barrier to his bottom line.

He told 7 News Detroit, “I try to push this gate. They want to arrest me.”

The liquor store, a staple in Greektown, opened in 1997. However, Butris said this summer’s profits dropped drastically when the Greektown Neighborhood Partnership decided to place his business on the outside of the security perimeter of the new streetscape…

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