Uncovered: Miami Beach officials’ texts suggest bias against Nikki Beach Club operator

Miami Beach officials are probably wishing they could hit “unsend” on a two-year-old group chat that could boost Nikki Beach Club’s owner’s claims of favoritism against the city.  Penrod Brothers, led by Lucia Penrod, widow of the firm’s late founder Jack Penrod, has a pending lawsuit against Miami Beach. Penrod seeks to overturn the awarding of a new contract for the city-owned property at 1 Ocean Drive that is home to Nikki Beach Club. The 2023 complaint, filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, also names Penrod’s rival, Boucher Brothers, as a defendant.  A bid by Boucher and Major Food Group won […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.