DETROIT (WXYZ) - The popular restaurant Sweet Georgia Brown has been evicted from its building in Downtown Detroit.
WATCH MARY CONWAY'S REPORT IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHTGreektown Casino is the landlord in the case. Court papers indicate that Sweet Georgia Brown has not paid rent since December 2007.
Former NBA player Derrick Coleman owns the restaurant and, according to court papers, owes $78,000 in rent to Greektown Casino and owes another $46,000 in electric bills.
Officers from 36th District Court spent the day hauling furniture and tables out of the restaurant.
Sweet Georgia Brown was open for business as recently as Super Bowl Sunday.
Derrick Coleman Released the Following Statement:“I am most concerned about my valued employees that have been with me from the beginning. I want to assist them in any way possible as my employees depend on me. With the economy, fine dining dollars are just not there - especially in the City of Detroit. Businesses open and close every day, and it was news to me that Sweet Georgia Brown’s would be evicted this morning. The workers are my main concern.”
-Derrick Coleman, owner
