{"id":827,"date":"2026-05-21T20:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:32:23","slug":"fritz-franz-owner-says-he-will-move-out-of-coral-gables-after-watch-party-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"Fritz &#038; Franz owner says he will move out of Coral Gables after watch party spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The owner of Fritz &amp; Franz Bierhaus is fed up with the city of Coral Gables.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Harald Neuweg, 67, is so fed up that he\u2019s scrapped his plans to work with the city to host World Cup watch parties and says he will be moving the business out of the city entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=825\">Pembroke Pines man solicited child porn from multiple girls, federal agents say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of Tuesday evening, the Bierhaus is on sale,\u201d Neuweg told the Miami Herald, just minutes after he sent Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago an angry email, notifying him that he\u2019s officially rescinding his request for a special event permit.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not want to be in the city. We will open the Bierhaus in Miami or Coconut Grove. &#8230; It\u2019s listed, I\u2019m furious. I\u2019m dead serious, I\u2019ve had enough,\u201d said Neuweg, who has a signed lease with the city, his landlord for the property at 60 Merrick Way in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fritz &amp; Franz Bierhaus will still show the soccer games this summer, except now, they\u2019ll be shown only inside the restaurant and on the covered patio instead of on the public Bierhaus plaza outside his restaurant, like he initially wanted to.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Neuweg\u2019s decision comes just a few days after Lago, Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and Commissioner Richard Lara, for the second time, agreed to delay voting on his proposal to transform the public plaza into a space to host watch parties for select matches through July 19. Commissioners Melissa Castro and Ariel Fernandez were against delaying the vote.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The plan was for the City Commission to review the proposal again at the June 2 meeting, about a week before the first game, to give Lago time meet with Neuweg, along with the police and fire chiefs, to discuss his proposal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the World Cup in our backyard,\u201d Lago said at the meeting, noting that he wanted to make sure staff would be prepared to take on \u201can event of this magnitude\u201d while also addressing resident concerns and ensuring that police and fire have enough manpower to respond to any potential emergencies in the city.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>What happens now<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fritz &amp; Franz\u2019s proposal had to initially go before the commission for approval because it fell outside the city\u2019s existing special event guidelines. By keeping the party within the confines of his business, Neuweg no longer needs a special permit and will no longer need to pay the city about $70,000 to use the plaza and have police and fire rescue presence at his event. He had already spent $1,000 to obtain a public viewing license from FIFA.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He blames Lago for his decision to leave the city, insisting that the reason his special event permit was not approved was due to Lago\u2019s \u201cvengeance tour.\u201d Fritz &amp; Franz had butt heads with the city a few years ago over its lease renewal. The Herald has contacted Lago for comment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople will be on the plaza,\u201d Neuweg told the Herald, explaining that he expects the Bierhaus will be full for the games and that those who don\u2019t fit inside his restaurant might still choose to stay and watch the game from the plaza. But now, if that happens, it won\u2019t fall on him to clean up or manage the crowd, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=824\">A year after teen was stabbed 94 times in Brickell condo, more details emerge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something the city will need to decide now. &#8230; We will concentrate on our restaurant, our event inside the covered area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The reasons given by Lago, Anderson and Lara during Tuesday\u2019s commission meeting to postpone the vote were the same as in the May 5 meeting: safety, traffic, noise and feasibility concerns for a longer-than-usual soccer watch party setup that is expected to bring many fans to the Gables. The watch parties would have required police and fire presence at a time when the departments are expected to be spread thin as they help staff FIFA-related and other events across Miami-Dade and at Hard Rock Stadium during the same time period, including the popular Fourth of July festivities at the Biltmore Hotel that draw thousands to the City Beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While Lago and the attorney representing Neweg agreed in the public meeting to meet Wednesday, no meeting ever happened. An email chain the Herald reviewed shows Lago\u2019s office repeatedly reaching out to schedule the meeting. Police Chief Edward Hudak and Fire Chief Marcos De La Rosa also have not heard back.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Thursday afternoon, Neuweg responded, saying that he wanted to officially withdraw his application to use the public plaza. He also included a copy of a speech he had initially planned to give at Tuesday\u2019s commission meeting, in which he accused Lago of humiliating him. Multiple city officials, including the vice mayor and commissioners, were copied in the email chain.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He called a May 5 commission meeting he attended \u201cmore a trial with cross examination of me, the guilt[y] one!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was clear to me at some point that it was a waste of time!\u201d Neuweg wrote.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lago responded and told him to come to the next meeting and that the city was still waiting to schedule a meeting. \u201cI am afraid that train has left the station,\u201d Neuweg responded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Neuweg, during his phone interview with the Herald, insisted that he no longer wants to meet with the city. He was also frustrated with Anderson, who he said appeared to be supportive of his proposal a few days before Tuesday\u2019s meeting. Anderson explained in an email to him Thursday that it was because she was unaware that police and fire had not had time to review the proposal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a no-win situation for me, so at this point I\u2019d rather not worry about it anymore and the way I have been treated in this city. I\u2019m exhausted,\u201d he told the Herald.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Neuweg said that his lease with the city is still active for several more years and that whoever buys the Bierhaus could resume the lease.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=822\">Jets will roar above South Beach on Memorial Day weekend. 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