WGM: A Mutiny at the Mutiny & Prince Street Pies Hit Miami Beach

Startup billions can’t compete with the beach—but the food scene? Unstoppable.

(A Room at the Mutiny Hotel)

Your cultural cheat code, decoded. This week, we’re diving into backroom condo deals, pizza royalty, tech delusions, and the restaurants rewriting the rules. A few long shots are landing—and a few legends are making their final plays. Let’s get into it.

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BEACH BUSINESS

Miami Ranks as Fastest-Growing U.S. City for Startups
According to StartupBlink’s just-released Global Startup Ecosystem Index, Miami has climbed two spots to No. 28 globally and is now the fastest-growing U.S. tech hub. But let’s be honest: growing an early-stage company in a city where it’s 80 degrees year-round, the beach is 10 minutes away, and happy hour starts at 3 p.m. isn’t exactly a recipe for deep work.

Still, the numbers don’t lie—venture funding is flowing, unicorns are multiplying, and South Florida is now on the global startup map.

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A Mutiny at the Mutiny
Things are heating up at Coconut Grove’s infamous Mutiny on the Bay, where two developer groups are vying to buy out unit owners and redevelop the legendary property. The latest offer? $160 million from Slate Property Group and Steven Figari—who want to bulldoze the site and start fresh.

But this isn’t just any condo complex. The Mutiny was the playground of the Cocaine Cowboys era. In the 1970s and ’80s, it was ground zero for Miami’s most excessive, lawless nights—hosting rock stars, smugglers, and kingpins in velvet-rope secrecy. It inspired the Babylon Club in Scarface, and yes, there were actual tigers on the premises at one point.

Today the Mutiny is 170 units of mellow, aging waterfront luxury with residents split between cashing out and holding on. For longtime owners, many of whom live there full time, the question isn’t profit—it’s survival. Affordable housing in the Grove is a myth. And paradise, once lost, doesn’t come back.

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Kushner Changes the Face of Surfside
Jared Kushner’s firm just secured a $115 million construction loan to build a 68-unit luxury apartment complex in the heart of Surfside directly across from the ocean, but not on the sand. Located at 9300 Collins Ave, the site sits just blocks from the Champlain Towers South collapse, making the project both high-profile and highly sensitive.

But make no mistake: this isn’t just another development. It’s a neighborhood-defining project—a Surfside version of what the Faena District did for Mid-Beach. With rooftop pools, private cabanas, and private club-style amenities, the project is poised to flip Surfside’s identity from sleepy seaside town to high-design haven. Expect major ripple effects: real estate prices, restaurant interest, and cultural perception will follow the money.

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HOSPITALITY: LOCAL INSIDER, COMING SOON

Bey Bey Comes Back
After a beloved debut, Bey Bey is coming back to Sunset Harbor this fall—hotter than ever. Chef Roberto Solis (of Mérida’s Huniik) joins Geoff Lee to launch a wood-fired kitchen inspired by the rich culinary threads of Yucatán and Lebanon. Expect mezze meets Mayan heat, paired with a next-level cocktail program. We can’t wait for the triumphant return.

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Ophelia Bakery: The RV that Broke the Coconut (Grove)
If you’ve scrolled Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen it: a pale pink RV parked in Coconut Grove, swarmed by locals trying to get their hands on Ophelia Bakery’s laminated croissants and pistachio rose buns. The bakery—created by partners with