SIB rethinking restaurant plan at Newport pier

The fine-dining restaurant that’s been a signature feature of Sunny Isles Beach’s plan to rebuild the Newport fishing pier is on life support.
A few weeks ago, state officials surprised city officials by balking at plans for an expanded 5,000-square-foot, two-story, fully enclosed restaurant as part of the pier project. Any construction beyond the existing 2,600-square-foot [...]