🌱 FL Attorney Charged Smuggling Cocaine Into Jail + Miami Mini-Market Burglarized

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny with a t-storm. High: 78 Low: 69.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. A Florida attorney was arrested after the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office said he tried to smuggle fake legal papers soaked in cocaine into a local jail. David Casals was charged Friday with trafficking in cocaine, delivery of cocaine, and introduction of contraband into a county facility. (NBC Miami)

2. Keralty Hospital Miami has been appointed a new Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Abid Chaudhry. Dr. Chaudhry earned his medical degree at Ibero-American University in Dominican Republic. He completed his residency at the Brooklyn Hospital Center and has served on multiple medical leadership committees. (Miami's Community News)

3. The Coconut Grove Playhouse is awaiting a court resolution to a dispute between City of Miami and Miami-Dade County after 15 years of waiting. The Coconut Grove Playhouse Grassroots Team says the county's plans do not meet state or federal standards for historic restoration and are fighting to preserve the heritage of Coconut Grove. (Miami Today)

4. The Miami Police Department is looking for two men seen on video burglarizing a mini-market near Northwest 25th Avenue and Northwest 20th Street in Miami. Owners say more than $1,000 was stolen from the store. (WPLG Local 10)

5. A 22-year-old Oldsmar man has been charged with several counts of possessing improvised explosive devices after he was seen running from a political protest concerning the January 6th, 2021 Insurrection on Capitol Hill that happened in Washington D.C. (Tampa Patch)

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Today in Miami:

• Miami Beach Art Deco, History, Culture & Scandals Walking Tour. (10:00 AM)
• Intro To JavaScript at BrainStation Miami. (6:00 PM)
• Miami Business, Tech & Entrepreneur Professional Networking Soiree at Esotico Miami. (6:30 PM)
• Kundalini Yoga at The Bungalow. (7:00 PM)
• Throwback Mondays at Voodoo Rooftop On Ocean Drive. (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• An eight-year-old boy survived a fall from a 7th floor window of a building in North Miami. (NBC Miami)
• Miami-Dade Officer Frank Sangineto’s double lung and kidney transplant was a success. The police department is thanking the public for their support. (Twitter)
• A major lawsuit in the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building in Surfside that killed 98 people will go to trial in March 2023. (Florida Politics)

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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.