🌱 Hospitalized South FL Teacher Discharged + Chef Helps Ukraine

Get on up, Miami! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on today in Miami.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny with a shower. High: 81 Low: 76.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. Miami Beach police officers have arrested Jeremy Antonio Rivera for engaging in a scheme by acting as a realtor and scamming victims into making payments for three different apartments. Police say Rivera used Facebook Marketplace to run the scam and made over $30,000 from the operation. He is facing charges for organized fraud, fraudulent info use identification, possession of a stolen fictitious drivers license, and unlawful use of a communication device. (WPLG Local 10)

2. Miami Chef Karla Hoyos flew to the Ukrainian border with World Central Kitchen to help feed refugees caught in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Hoyos is former chef de cuisine at the Bazaar by José Andrés. She has also helped in other times of crisis with World Central Kitchen, including during the Surfside collapse in South Florida. (Miami New Times)

3. Two men are recovering at the hospital after, Miami police said, they were shot in Miami on Sunday. The incident happened along the 6900 block of Northwest Seventh Avenue, just before 1:30 a.m. An investigation is now underway. (WSVN)

4. Brooklyn's Smorgasburg has opened in Miami's Wynwood across from the Wynwood Walls. The open-air food market has over 50 vendors and over 90% of them are local to the area. The market is only open on Saturdays and plans to eventually hit 60 vendors. (Subscription: Miami Herald)

5. The South Florida teacher attacked last week by a 5-year-old student in an incident at Lake Pines Elementary School that resulted in the teacher being hospitalized, has since been released and returned home, according to police. The student has not been arrested and no charges have been filed, although the Pembroke Pines Police Department is investigating the incident. (Miami Patch)

Today in Miami:

• Morning Meditations at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (8:30 AM)
• Miami Shores Woman's Club presents Spring Fling Fashion Show at Miami Shores Country Club. (11:00 AM)
• Miami-Dade County Art In Public Places Meeting at Miami-Dade County Auditorium. (12:00 PM)
• MOCA At The Library at Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce. (3:30 PM)
• Teen Film Workshop at Arcola Lakes Branch Library. (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue family is wishing Firefighter Brett Miller a long and safe retirement. A member of Recruit Class 79/80, Brett began his career with MDFR on St. Patrick’s Day 1997. (Facebook)
• The 15th Annual Jazz In The Gardens Music Fest is this weekend. Limited tickets are available to see big acts, such as Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., The Isley Brothers, and more. (Twitter)
• Miami-Dade County is exploring if rent control is needed in the area and is first exploring a housing study to justify a housing "emergency" Committee hearing. (Twitter)
• Miami Police say detectives have successfully identified Luis Felipe Gonzalez for his involvement in a sexual battery crime committed on Feb. 27 in the area of N.W. 37th Avenue and N.W. 1 Street. He is currently in the process of being extradited to Miami. (Twitter)
• Inter Miami CF fell 5-1 to Austin FC at Q2 Stadium in the team's first away match of the 2022 season. (Inter Miami)

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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.