Renovation costs for both the theater and the adjoining building are estimated at more than $50 million. Douglas Rodriguez, ...

The Miami City Commission is scheduled to vote next week on a controversial proposal to turn over the city's iconic 1926 Olympia Theater to a charter school affiliated with rapper Pitbull.

The historic Olympia Theater, a landmark once graced by legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley and Luciano Pavarotti, is ...

Fans lined up at the Olympia Theater in downtown Miami for the opening of the 32nd Miami International Film Festival in 2015. PEDRO PORTAL Miami officials are considering turning over control of one ...

While the City Commission voiced support for the general plan, the vote to delay the decision until a meeting on July 24 was passed unanimously.

The Olympia is also known as the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts from the mid-1970s to 2014, in honor of philanthropist Maurice Gusman who donated the property to the city in 1975. Whatever its ...

The City of Miami is considering selling the historic Olympia theater to Sports Leadership and Management, or SLAM, a charter school founded by Grammy-winning international performer Pitbull.

Miami city officials are holding off on a proposal to transfer ownership of the historic Olympia Theater to a charter school operator following pushback over a lack of public input and transparency.

Miami postpones vote on giving historic Olympia Theater to charter school The theater started life as Gusman Hall back in 1926. At age 99, everyone agrees it needs a little work to return to its ...

The city of Miami is considering a no-bid deal to sell the historic Olympia Theater to Pitbull's charter school nonprofit, SLAM. The proposal, which will be voted on by city commissioners ...

The Olympia Theater building's facade is marked with cracks, covered up by protective netting. Scaffolding has become a near-permanent fixture since at least 2022.