🌱 Infrastructure Bill Florida Windfall + Miami-Dade Mask Rule + Immigration Lawsuit

Happy Wednesday, Miami! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, a shower or two. High: 80 Low: 76.

Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Students at Miami-Dade County Public Schools are no longer required to wear face masks if their parents don’t want them to, due to a decline in COVID-19 cases. Opt-out forms for parents will be available on Wednesday and the mandatory mask protocol will no longer be in place starting Friday. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said if conditions change they may reintroduce a mandate in the future. (WPLG Local 10)

2. Economic Surge: Retail sales at Brickell City Centre are surging this year and are up 101% over the same period in 2020. Mall tenants have leased or signed letters of intent for 98% of space at the shopping center. (The Next Miami)

3. Florida filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday claiming his immigration policy is illegal. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis held a joint conference attacking the White House. DeSantis also signed several policies including one ordering law enforcement agencies to gather information on the identities of any immigrants said to be arriving illegally in Florida from the Mexico border. (WTSP)

4. A new mutation of the Delta COVID-19 variant called AY.4.2. and sometimes Delta plus is spreading worldwide and it's now in Florida, among other states. Scientists are monitoring the variant. (Florida Phoenix)

5. Florida is set to benefit from the Infrastructure Bill passed last week in Congress. The White House says Florida will receive $13.1 billion for highway programs, $2.6 billion to improve public transportation, $1.6 billion for water improvements, a minimum of $100 million to expand broadband coverage that will provide internet access to at least 707,000 Floridians, and more. (CBS Miami)

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Today in Miami:

• Lunchtime Lecture Series - Eric Firley. (12:00 PM)
• Chamber Networker - Thanksgiving and Rotary Wine & Food Fest Kickoff. (5:30 PM)
• Vizcaya Late at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. (6:00 PM)
• Miami Welcome Tech/Entrepreneur Happy Hour at Freehold. (6:30 PM)
• Miami Crypto Experience Open House This Wednesday + 3 Days of Workshops, Networking & Part. (7:00 PM)

Miami Patch Notebook

• Miami HEAT: "Ignore the score. This Duncan Robinson activity needs to be posted." (Instagram)
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools: "Day 1: Thankful for Miami-Dade County Public Schools parents, volunteers, and community organizations that are invaluable partners to public education. Because of your support, contributions and generosity, we continue to give our studen..." (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade Public Library System: "In observance of Veterans Day, all #MDPLS library locations will be closed Thursday, November 11. Our online library is always open. Enjoy eBooks, digital magazines, movies, music and more at mdpls.org.: #VeteransDay display at the Hi..." (Facebook)
• City of Miami: "The City of Miami @MiamiZeroWaste will conduct its regularly-scheduled garbage, recycling and bulky trash services this Thursday, November 11, 2021 – #VeteransDay" (Twitter)
• Burger Beast: "My #burgerclub is here, read all about it on my blog.." (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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