🌱 Miami Pharmacy Carbon Monoxide Leak Cleared + Doral Strip Club Shooting

Happy Monday, neighbors and Happy Valentine's Day! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 70 Low: 64.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Newly hired Miami-Dade Superintendent Jose Dotres starts today. He has spent three decades as a teacher, administrator and assistant superintendent in Collier County and was selected by Miami-Dade School Board in a 6-to-3 vote. (WPLG Local 10)

2. Miami-Dade County Public School officials announced Saturday that starting Monday the use of masks is no longer mandatory for adults. The use of masks is still encouraged for students, employees, visitors, contractors and volunteers, officials said. (CBS Miami)

3. A Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Miami reopened Saturday just hours after high levels of carbon monoxide caused more than two dozen people to become sick and sent eight employees to the hospital. Workers said they believed the cause of the chemical leak may have been from a machine that was being used to clean the floors. (WSVN)

4. Two men are in the hospital in critical condition after being shot in the upper torso during a robbery attempt at Bobby Trap strip club in Doral on Saturday, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. An investigation is underway. (NBC Miami)

5. More than 1.4 billion flowers were imported into Miami International Airport for Valentine's Day. U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspected them all for pests. The airport receives 91% of all flowers imported to the U.S., most of them coming from South America and valued at nearly $1.2 billion annually. (Miami Patch)

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Today in Miami:

• Anti-Valentine's Day at Batch Gastropub: Miami. (12:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day Dinner at Royal 350 Tap and Kitchen. (4:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day: A Taste Of Italy Class (2 Spots / 18+) at Taste Buds Kitchen. (4:00 PM)
• Keba, French Horn Collective at Deering Estate Valentine’s Concert. (7:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day Movie Under The Stars Picnic at OM & Vine. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Jean Monestime, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioner joined Miami-Dade Parks as they officially broke ground on future improvements coming to Oak Grove Park. (Facebook)
• Join Miami-Dade Parks on Saturday, February 26th at Tropical Park for their Girls Got Game event that will celebrate girls and women in sports. This free event will provide girls ages 6 to 15 with the opportunity to participate in various sports while receiving quality instruction, motivation and encouragement by guest speakers, athletes, and coaches and mental health professionals. (Facebook)
• Artists of all ages and talents are invited to participate in the Miami-Dade Public Library System's 2022 Make A Bookmark Contest from now through February 28th. (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.