🌱 Little Havana Shooting + Miami Film Industry Comeback + U.S. Coast Guard Search Ends

Good morning, people of Miami! Carlos Hernandez here with the Sunday edition of the Miami Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cool with abundant sunshine. High: 62 Low: 51.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. 6 people were killed after a 17-year-old driver, who was speeding while under the influence, caused a rollover crash in Delray Beach on Thursday night, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11 p.m. in the 14000 block of South State Road 7. (NBC Miami)

2. A tenant in Little Havana was fatally gunned down by a wheelchair-bound neighbor with a rifle over cigarettes, according to police. 58-year-old Eduardo Gonzalez was arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder. (WSVN)

3. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for the remaining 34 people missing at sea after their boat capsized last weekend. The search ended around 6 p.m. Thursday. Coast Guard rescue crews recovered five bodies during the two-day search and rescue operation. (Miami Patch)

4. The Honorable William Thomas of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida has granted Miami-Dade County’s motion to join the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) as an indispensable party in a lawsuit against the Greater Miami Expressway Agency (GMX). Judge Thomas’ recent ruling puts an end to a three-year legal battle. (Miami's Community News)

5. Miami-Dade’s film industry is coming back to life and reclaiming its reputation as being one of the most desirable shooting destinations in the world. Miami-Dade has its own incentive program, which offers a $50,000 tax credit to productions spending $500,000 and up to $1 million and $100,000 to productions surpassing $1 million. (Miami Today)

Today in Miami:

• Vizcaya Village Farmers Market at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. (9:00 AM)
• Cinnamon Rolls Class (Ages 2-8 w/ Caregiver) at Taste Buds Kitchen. (10:00 AM)
• SmileHaven Clean Up Day. (10:00 AM)
• Sunday Zen Garden Yoga at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (10:30 AM)
• Sundays Are Lucky With Cocodrills, Cortes & More at 1-800-Lucky. (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• There are four finalists for Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year Award. (Facebook)
• Panama’s first-ever Oscar-shortlist contestant, PLAZA CATEDRAL, will end this year’s Miami Film Festival with a bang. (Facebook)
• In celebration of the 169th anniversary of José Martí’s birth, the latest Miami-Dade Public Library System's Digital Collections blog features “Portfolio: 20 Years of Exile, 1959-1979, José Martí - Eighteen Poems, Agustín Fernández - Six Lithographs." (Facebook)
• Miramar Green Team collected over 30 pounds of micro-plastics from Crandon Park last weekend. (Facebook)

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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.