🌱 Miami Beach Convention Center Naming Rights + World Of Beer Returning + Evictions

Happy Friday, Miami! Here's everything happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 78 Low: 72.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. The City of Miami Beach is in negotiations with Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line on an agreement for the naming rights of the Miami Beach Convention Center. The city would receive $11.75 million over a 10 year period starting with $1 million this year, if approved. (Miami Today)

2. As the housing market grows, thousands of people in South Florida are facing eviction. Realtors say the push is leading landlords to make unethical and sometimes unlawful decisions in a ploy to sell homes as quickly as possible. (CBS Miami)

3. After refuting claims from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried that the Florida health department was in possession of stockpiled COVID-19 tests that were about to expire, state leaders admitted that they were requesting a waiver for stockpiled tests to see if they might still be safe and effective to use. (Florida Politics)

4. Miami-Dade County is now offering at-home testing for homebound residents and a new testing site in Miami Springs. Miami-Dade saw an all-time high with more than 70,000 tests administered in a single day on Monday. (Miami Patch)

5. World of Beer (WOB) is returning to South Florida with several new restaurant openings planned. Locations include Doral, Miramar, and Royal Palm Beach. Negotiations are also underway in Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas neighborhood. (Miami New Times)

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Today in Miami:

• Riverside Circus at The Wharf Miami. (4:00 PM)
• Food Trucks Fridays Fiesta at Tropical Park. (5:00 PM)
• Plant Based Junk Food at J. Wakefield Brewing. (5:00 PM)
• Music in the Park at Gulfstream Park Village. (6:00 PM)
• New Moon Red Tent at Unleash Your Inner Power. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools' graduation rate increased in 2020-2021. (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools is now accepting applications for the position of Superintendent of Schools. (Twitter)
• The ICP (Independent Civilian Panel) will hold its monthly meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Monday, January 10th, in the second floor County Commission Chambers of the Stephen P. Clark Center. (Twitter)
• The CDC’s latest data shows Florida reported 67,369 new COVID-19 cases from Wednesday, the second-highest daily total in the state since the start of the pandemic. (WPLG Local 10)

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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.