Quote Originally Posted by dtowncitylover View Post
Wonderful news for the lower Cass area! I see there was previous plans for it, so I hope this works. But with someone like Gretchen Valade, I'm sure. I've never really heard of her, but seems to be truly part of Detroit "society". Awesome that's she investing some money in rehab and development!
Gretchen has done a lot in the music area. She pretty much single-handedly saved the Jazz Festival when Ford pulled out several years ago, and has been putting money into it ever since. She has also endowed the new jazz education center that's set to open at WSU soon.