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/PRNewswire/ -- News Café, the famed restaurant, bar, and newsstand that contributed to South Beach's resurgence in the 1980s, reopened at its original...

Be it longtime local and beloved chefs, out-of-town newcomers, or nationally recognized celebrity names, it appears everyone is rushing to the Magic City to get a piece of the metaphorical pie.

Few recall that Mango’s owner David Wallack originally opened the Eastern Sun, a holistic, adult living facility and hospice, where the nightclub now stands. Wallack’s parents, Irving and Florence Wallack, owned the Park Sea and Surf Sea Hotels at 900 Ocean Dr. Born in 1948, he grew up folding towels for guests at the budget accommodations — a mix of road-trippers, Cuban families on summer break, and wintering snowbirds. But he had no intention of taking over the family business. After flunking out of the University of South Florida twice and then trying his hand at real estate, he wo...

Others chimed in with disbelief, but News Cafe's social-media accounts remained silent. Calls to Soyka's company went unanswered. A receptionist at Ocean's 10, whose management currently operates News Cafe, said the closure was only temporary. Goldman Properties, which owns the building, responded with a brief message: "Thank you for reaching out, but we actually don’t have any comment at the moment." By early this afternoon, Góngora had updated his prior post with a correction and published a second post, which stated, "News Cafe has told me that they are only closed temporarily and wil...