🌱 Broward Superintendent Announced + Cafe Habana Stirs Miami Residents

Happy Thursday, people of Miami! Let's get this day started. These are the most important things happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with periods of sun. High: 75 Low: 67.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. A new restaurant set to open in Brickell celebrates Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and communism, and Miami's community is speaking out against the concept. Café Habana has locations in New York City, Malibu, and Tokyo. (CBS Miami)

2. The $60 million Golden Glades Park & Ride transit center that started building in December 2018 is to be ready within weeks. It featured a bus drivers' lounge, a new bus terminal, a new pedestrian bridge that connects to the existing bridge for Tri-Rail, electric car charging stations, hydration stations, and 10,450 square feet of retail. (Miami Today)

3. London's celebrity dive, Sexy Fish, is officially open in Brickell. The restaurant and lounge was originally planned for September 2020, but was delayed due to the pandemic. It serves a Japanese-influenced menu created by Chef Bjoern Weissgerber of Zuma Miami. (Eater Miami)

4. Vickie Cartwright has been selected as Broward County Public Schools’ full-time superintendent. The school board voted 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon to promote the interim superintendent who has led the district since last summer. (WPLG Local 10)

5. Kyle Holbrook's new mural of the actor Sidney Poitier in Little Havana honors the 1-month anniversary of his death and Black History Month. It was sponsored by Holbrook's organization, Moving Arts Kids, and unveiled last Sunday. (Miami Patch)

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Today in Miami:

• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting at City Of Coral Gables. (8:00 AM)
• SCA Coffee Skills Program: Introduction To Coffee at Counter Culture Coffee. (12:00 PM)
• Classic Tabletop Games at Culmer-Overtown Branch Library. (4:00 PM)
• Tween Team Thursdays at North Central Branch. (5:00 PM)
• Miami MoCAAD And Little Haiti Cultural Center Host Event To Elevate Stories Of The Black Experience at Little Haiti Cultural Center. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools and T-Mobile are set to provide 35,000 Students with FREE Internet. (Facebook)
• Help Miami-Dade build a stronger and healthier community by joining the school district on Saturday, March 5th for the 7th annual Superintendent’s 5K Challenge: A Race for Education. (Facebook)
• A job fair will be held at Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay on Tuesday, February 15th. (WSVN)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.