🌱 Instagram Censors New Times Cover + NFL Star Dwayne Haskins Killed

Get on up, Miami! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and delightful. High: 76 Low: 69.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. Miami Beach Pride is happening right now with events planned through today. Visitors can enjoy a free live music festival at Lummus Park all weekend and a Pride parade today. Tickets are available online for VIP access to the event. (WSVN)

2. Police are investigating a shooting after they received a shot spotter alert and found several people shot in Miami. According to detectives, four people were shot outside of a convenience store near Northwest 15th Avenue and 68th Terrace around 4:30 a.m., Saturday. (WSVN)

3. Instagram recently censored a Miami New Times Pride Week cover, leading to outcry from the LGBTQ community. Activists say it isn't a new issue with the popular social media platform and is made worse by the current "Don't Say Gay" bill controversy in the state. (Miami New Times)

4. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a car in South Florida at age 24 on Saturday morning while walking on Interstate 595 near Davie, according to a report. Haskins was in Florida this week for offseason work with several other Steelers skill position players when the tragic incident happened. (Miami Patch, NBC Miami)

5. An interdisciplinary group of Florida International University and University at Albany researchers are teaming up to co-lead a new $1.5 million virtual institute that will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions. The Virtual Institute of Cyber Operation and Research (VICOR) aims to advance a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) VICEROY initiative to establish cyber institutes through higher education partners across the country. (Miami's Community Newspaper)

Today in Miami:

• Blockchain2022 at James L. Knight Center. (9:00 AM)
• 16th Annual Deering Seafood Festival at Deering Estate. (10:00 AM)
• Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade 2022 at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (12:00 PM)
• Struts’s Miami Beach Pride Event. (4:00 PM)
• Ball & Chain's Salsero Sundays. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A 305 alumni, Ketanji Brown Jackson is a testament that Miami-Dade County Public Schools empowers students with the knowledge and skills to turn dreams into reality. (Facebook)
• Ride to the Deering Estate’s Seafood Festival with Bike305. 🍤🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️ Meet with your bike at 10 a.m. today at Matheson Hammock Park, entrance parking (ADDY) and ride to the Seafood Festival at Deering Estate. (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Superintendent Jose L. Dotres and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1184 President Phyllis LeFlore honored the finalists for the 2021-2022 outstanding Support Personnel of the Year Thursday night at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention. (M-DCPS)

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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.