🌱 Miami Art Week Attracts Thousands + $1,000 Coffee Cup + Destination Sport Miami

Happy Thursday, people of Miami! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 78 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Thousands of people are in South Florida right now for Miami Art Week. Art Basel is the premiere event in Miami Beach with over 250 galleries on display from 36 countries, featuring artists from around the globe. There are also a number of free and paid events happening all over town through Sunday. (Miami Patch)

2. The first person to contract the omicron variant in the United States has been identified in California, the White House announced Wednesday. The person was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22nd and tested positive on November 29th. The infected person has mild symptoms and was fully-vaccinated, but has not received a booster shot. There has been no news about the variant being present in Florida. (WSVN)

3. Need a boost? Art Plug art agency and Superlost Coffee are offering a $1,000 cup of coffee at the UR Special Coffee pop-up at the Bagel Club in Wynwood from now through Sunday. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and a hand screen-printed sack of coffee. (Miami New Times)

4. An effort by Florida Republicans to make Florida’s school board races partisan contests advanced in the state Senate this week. Democrats are concerned about the partisan push after school board members suffered from angry attacks at school board meetings this year. (Florida Politics)

5. A multi-level indoor sports facility called Destination Sport Miami is being planned near the Dolphin Mall and starting construction soon. It will include 2 NHL-sized ice rinks, an NFL-FIFA sized artificial turf field, 18 NBA-sized basketball courts, a 20,000 square foot E-Sports arena, and much more. The cost of the project is estimated at $150 million. (The Next Miami)

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Today in Miami:

• The LOOP Presents WONDERLAND: The Grinch Who Rocked Christmas. (9:00 AM)
• Armour Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker. (10:00 AM)
• Book Signing with Cey Adams & Martha Cooper at Museum of Graffiti. (12:30 PM)
• Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair at Miami Dade College. (4:00 PM)
• Nouba Boutique 4th Anniversary Celebration. (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade Public Library System: "New books were just added to our #MDPLS Florida Collection! Discover what happened on this day in Florida history, dive into the works of Florida artists, learn about estate planning in Florida and more. Request the books today! https://..." (Facebook)
• Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce: "#throwback to when our immediate past chair Robin Jacobs was honored with the Robin Jacobs Day 📜 by Miami Beach Commissioners & Miami Beach Mayor! Make sure to mark your calendars every November 2nd as Robin Jacob's day😏 Congratulatio..." (Facebook)
• Miami HEAT: "INJURY UPDATE: Bam Adebayo suffered a torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament in his right thumb during Monday's game vs Denver and will undergo surgery this weekend. A timetable on his return will be provided post-surgery." (Twitter)
• City of Miami: "The last King Tide window begins today, December 2nd, and runs through Tuesday, December 7th. If you see flooding, the City of Miami welcomes your observations via the ISeeChange app..." (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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