🌱 Burger King Shooting + Miami-Dade Youth Fair Foods Impress

Good morning, Miami! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on in Miami today.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 82 Low: 73.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. A female employee of a Burger King in northwest Miami-Dade County, at 4727 Northwest 167th Street, has been taken into custody after shooting at a customer in the parking lot on Thursday afternoon, according to CBS 4 Miami. A dispute between the worker and the customer started inside the fast-food restaurant just after 4 p.m. before moving outside the eatery and into the parking lot. (Miami Patch)

2. Two people were killed, two others were injured and a man was arrested afterward, police said. The people were shot inside a Broward County Transit bus in Fort Lauderdale. Police say the incident happened as the bus was heading westbound along the 1100 block of Broward Boulevard, at around 3:30 p.m., Thursday. The bus driver told police she headed to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, located along the 1300 block, after she heard gunfire inside the bus. (WSVN)

3. The Miami-Dade Youth Fair is providing new food options this year including deep-fried cheese flan bites made with powdered sugar and a drizzle of dulce de leche icing. Other notable options include gator mac and cheese and loaded fried pickle nachos from Chester's Gators and Taters, a Brazilian hot dog at Burger Bob's, and Fair Expo Grille's chili cheese corn dog. (Miami New Times)

4. A man has been charged after he reportedly made a false bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. On Thursday, around 5 p.m., Alin Olteanu stated there was a bomb in his luggage, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. (CBS Miami)

5. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech this week in which he called out Russians who have homes in Miami and called them "traitors." Many of the Russians who have villas in Miami feel that it is "a sign of belonging to the superior caste," Putin said. A 2016 report claimed that there are as many as 400,000 Russian speakers in the Miami area, although most are not from Russia itself. (The Next Miami)

Today in Miami:

• Bunny Brunch + Egg Scavenger Hunt at Dadeland Mall. (9:00 AM)
• The Casino @ Dania Beach Presents Rock The Block: A Free Family-Friendly Food Truck Event. (9:00 AM)
• Springtime Celebration Craft at Shenandoah Branch Library. (11:00 AM)
• Women's History Month Movie at Lemon City Branch Library. (3:00 PM)
• KIPPing It Under The Stars at Gwen Cherry Park. (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on the Palmetto that resulted in the death of one person and the hospitalization of another on Wednesday afternoon. (CBS Miami)
• Tickets are now available for an upcoming Maluma concert at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood happening May 5 at 8 p.m. (Twitter)
• South Florida's Berry Farm is now celebrating their annual Sunflower Festival with their 5-acre sunflower maze that is expected to hit full bloom on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27. Barn doors open each day of the weekend at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. (Miami's Community Newspaper)
• The 2022 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show was a huge success by all measures after returning to the Miami Beach Convention Center and Downtown Miami for five days of boating and yachting fun in February 2022. The event drew over 100,000 people to area. (Miami's Community Newspaper)
• In the past 12 months, the cost of a typical construction project has increased by around 20%, according to Chris Kennedy, vice president of preconstruction for Suffolk Construction. The root of the cause is believed to be COVID-19. (Miami Today)

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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.