🌱Fatal Hialeah Tri-Rail Train Crash +Pembroke Pines Needs Lifeguards

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Mostly sunny and nice. High: 85 Low: 76.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. Miami's Urban Development Review Board has rejected a 60-story mixed-use residential tower proposed for Edgewater in a rare move. Concerns included planned traffic and pedestrian circulation of the proposed skyscraper. (Miami Today)

2. City of Doral has co-designated part of Northwest 114th Avenue as Nicky Langesfeld Place, one of the 98 people killed in the Surfside condo collapse, to honor her memory. Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez attended the ceremony for the renaming on Wednesday. (WSVN)

3. A woman was fatally struck by a Tri-Rail train in Hialeah during a crash that was reported early Wednesday morning. Hialeah police are investigating the incident which occurred at 1200 Southeast 11th Avenue. (NBC Miami)

4. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is defending its decision to shoot and kill a black bear over the weekend amid mounting criticism from residents and state wildlife officials. "We’re not the bear police — we don’t know how to handle a bear," PBSO spokesperson Teri Barbera said. "It is our responsibility to keep the public safe." (WPLG Local 10)

5. Pembroke Pines is in desperate need of lifeguards to help keep pools open amid a shortage across the state. The city is offering free training, pay starting at $16.05 and plenty of sunshine to those interested. (CBS Miami)

Today in Miami:

• Vaccine Pop-up at KB Community Center. (9 a.m.)
• Celebrate National Pink Day With Misha's Cupcakes. (10 a.m.)
• Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Official Grand Opening. (5:30 p.m.)
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Issabella's. (6 p.m.)
• Polynesian Nights at B Ocean. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade's unemployment rate fell to 2.3% in May, well below the 3% statewide and the national figure of 3.6% despite inflation, rising housing costs, and more. (Miami Today)
• Miami Beach is now offering virtual tours for all six Miami-Dade County Public Schools located in the city. (Twitter)
• The final phase of jury selection in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz began Wednesday. 83 candidates were left out of 1,800. (CBS Miami)
• Kick off Independence Day in Miami Beach with Skating at the Bandshell ahead of Miami Beach's 4th of July firework from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at North Beach Bandshell. (Twitter)

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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.

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