🌱 Mai-Kai Reopening + Scooter Ban Push + Cuban Migrants

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything going on around Miami today.

First, today's weather:

Humid throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 80.

Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. An accused white supremacist who called for a race-based civil war online to thousands of his followers was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison on multiple firearms offenses. 33-year-old Paul Nicholas Miller of Fort Lauderdale sobbed in court as he was sentenced to prison. (NBC Miami)

2. Miami commissioners are pushing to ban the use of scooters, citing concerns about safety. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla says he does not want to see Miami become guinea pigs or see residents risking themselves for an experiment. (Miami Today)

3. 16 Cuban migrants are in federal custody after coming ashore near Key West early Wednesday morning. The migrants arrived in a homemade raft according to U.S. Border Patrol officials. (WSVN)

4. Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is among four Heat players to crack the top 150 fantasy players in the NBA. Butler is ranked 15th. (Sports Illustrated)

5. Mai-Kai, a beloved Fort Lauderdale landmark from the 1950s, has announced plans to reopen after abruptly closing last year. The Thornton family has joined Barlington Group and Mad Room Hospitality in the reopening project. No date has been set to reopen. (Miami New Times)

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Today in Miami:

• Miami Springs Drive-Thru Food Distribution. (9:00 AM)
• Free Admission Thursdays at MOAD. (4:00 PM)
• Tony Goldman Music Series at Wynwood Walls. (5:00 PM)
• House of Horror Haunted Carnival. (6:00 PM)
• Hadestown at Ziff Ballet Opera House at Adrienne Arsht Center. (7:00 PM)

Miami Patch Notebook

• Miami HEAT: "Day 1 went as expected. #HEATCulture⁣ ⁣ @miamiheat // @baptisthealthsf" (Instagram)
• Miami-Dade Public Library System: "Check out a library tablet with your #MDPLS library card and get connected wherever you are! The Android tablets with built-in wireless internet access and Wi-Fi capability can be checked out for 30 days and renewed up to 3 times. Learn ..." (Facebook)
• Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce: "We love to see a good Member to Member collab: Creative Director Omer BarSadeh, from Vision Movies LLC, created a welcome video for Melissa Rubin’s @mjrgroupe Website.. Omer captures the essence of Melissa’s work, passion, and her chic M..." (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.

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