🌱 American Airlines Hires In Miami + Miami Beach Bouncer Footage

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Miami Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 84 Low: 76.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. American Airlines has announced plans to bring more than 600 home-based reservations jobs to Miami. The airline currently has 200 new representatives in training and has a goal to hire more than 400 in the next couple of months. The team members will join more than 1,500 new team members hired at Miami International Airport in 2021. (Miami Patch)

2. New Miami Beach police body camera footage shows the aftermath of a brutal blow and a kick that ended with a bouncer behind bars. A bouncer slammed a hotel guest's head into the front glass door of the Nautilis by Arlo hotel last year over a dress code violation, according to authorities. Marc Vallin has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and is awaiting trial. (WSVN)

3. The JobNewsUSA.com Job Fair will take place March 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers. Over 100 employers will be in attendance, including the Panthers, Outback Steakhouse, the Broward Sheriff's Office and more. Applicants could possibly get hired at the event. (NBC Miami)

4. The unidentified woman who sued Chris Brown with claims he drugged and raped her on Diddy's Miami Beach-based yacht has lost her legal representation after Miami Beach police uncovered text messages that complicate her case. A Miami Beach Police spokesman declined to comment on the department's probe, calling it an active investigation. (Rolling Stone)

5. Three people were injured during a drive-by shooting and police are saying that two of the victims were in a classroom in Miami Gardens when bullets went through a glass door and then through a classroom wall. Police responded to the incident at North Gardens High School just before 2 p.m. Wednesday. (WPLG Local 10)

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Today in Miami:

• Get Your Game On! at Little River Branch Library. (3:00 PM)
• Celebrate All Things Whiskey at Miami’s First-Ever WhiskyX Event at Mana Wynwood Convention Center. (6:00 PM)
• Muse The Series at B Ocean Resort. (6:00 PM)
• An Evening With Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco at Sanctuary Of The Arts. (6:30 PM)
• Blue Waves at New World Center. (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Epic Pool Parties series is returning for Miami Music Week. It will have label-branded events and special guests from noon to 11 p.m. (Miami New Times)
• To celebrate Women's History Month, The Miami-Dade Beacon Council will spotlight women business leaders and business owners in our community who make Miami thrive and shine. First up is one of Miami's best known culinary celebrities, Chef Adrianne Calvo. (Twitter)
• Join Miami-Dade Parks for movies in the park on Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. There will be a screening of "Space Jam 2." (Twitter)
• Mill Creek Residential will build apartments at Nova Southeastern University in Davie called Academical Village project. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
• Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was at Miami International Airport to welcome a Ukrainian family to the United States on Tuesday night. Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein and his wife drove from Ukraine to Moldova to escape the war. (CBS Miami)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.