🌱 Brickell Robbery Investigation + Miami Beach Metromover Project

Hello, everybody! Happy Monday. I'm Carlos Hernandez, back with your fresh edition of the Miami Patch newsletter. Let's get this week started off right, with a quick review of the most important things going on these days in town. Today we have these stories and more...

• Miami Police are investigating a robbery at SLS Brickell Miami that happened over the weekend.
• City of Opa-locka is celebrating progress in the city's plans.
• Miami-Dade County and Miami Beach are working to get the Metromover connection project going by 2029.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and comfortable. High: 74 Low: 60.

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Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Miami Police investigated an apartment burglary that police said happened Saturday at around 2:41 p.m. at SLS Brickell Miami. The suspect was not found and the investigation is still underway as of Sunday evening. Residents at the building shared the investigation on social media. (WPLG Local 10, NBC Miami)
2. Omer Yurtseven of Miami HEAT hosted an event at Smorgasburg in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood on Sunday to help people impacted by the earthquakes that ravaged parts of Turkey and Syria. Proceeds were donated to AFAD, the World Food Program, and AHBAP. (WPLG Local 10)
3. South Florida's City of Opa-locka has unveiled its new city seal design and held a ribbon-cutting for its new commission chamber on Jan. 27. The city's Company Administration Building or its "historic city hall," should be completed this year. The 2023 State of the City Address is available online to view. (Miami's Community News)
4. Miami-Dade County is seeking Miami Beach's support to connect the Metromover to Miami Beach by 2029. The price of the Metromover would increase to $2.25 and is currently free for riders. The project is expected to cost $1 billion with most of the money from the county and the rest from the state. (Miami Today)
5. Bentley Residences, an upcoming 63-story luxury tower, will begin construction this spring, according to CNN. Completion on the development project is expected to finish by 2026. It will become the tallest oceanfront building in the United States at 749 feet tall. (The Next Miami, CNN)

Today in Miami:

• South Beach Sunset Dinner Tour at Miami Beach Marina. (5 p.m.)
• San Valentine at Artisan Beach House. (5 p.m.)
• Galentine's Day at W MIAMI. (6 p.m.)
• AYA Valentine's Cooking Class at Sylvester Medical Office Building. (6 p.m.)
• New York Philharmonic Quartet In Concert at Coral Gables Congregational United Church Of Christ. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Miami Police Department shared: "Congratulations to Officer Grave De Peralta who was awarded last month with a community service award. Thank you for all that you do. Congrats!" (Miami Police Department via Facebook)
• Miami-Dade Public Library System shared: "Xanthe, the winner of our 2022 Teen Library Card Design Contest, was so excited to get our newest library card that she designed. You can get one too. The new library card is now available at all MDPLS library locations." (Miami-Dade Public Library System via Facebook)
• City of Doral shared Sunday evening: "Fire at the County Recycling Plant is being contained. At this time there are no injuries. The City of Doral is in constant communication with the County to keep you updated." (Twitter)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you soon!

— 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.

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