🌱 Miami Cashes Out Bitcoin + 'Stand Your Ground' Defense In Miami Beach Attack

Rise and shine, Miami! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 78 Low: 69.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced the city has received about $5 million from MiamiCoin after the city decided to cash out during a volatile time in crypto. The digital wallet earmarked for the city went from $29 million in value to as low as $13 million, according to the Miami Herald. (NBC Miami)

2. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office will be officially charging real estate agent Willy Suarez Maceo with several murders, labeling him a serial killer. It will also release video of one of the murders. Records show Suarez Maceo does not have a prior criminal history in Florida. (WPLG Local 10)

3. Two Miami men have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing ventilators from South Florida that were headed to a COVID-19 intensive care center in El Salvador as part of a U.S. aid program, officials said. The ventilators were valued at $3 million and owned by the United States Agency for International Development. (WPTV)

4. Defense lawyers in a Miami Beach Gay Pride parade attack on a couple that happened nearly 4 years ago are planning to use a "Stand Your Ground" defense. They claim their clients assaulted the couple in self-defense after being bumped. A judge will decide if that defense is valid. (CBS Miami)

5. The two finalists for the vacant Broward supervisor position are current interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie Cartwright and retired Air Force colonel and businessman Michael Gaal. The decision should be made in the next week. (CBS Miami)

Today in Miami:

• Bill Baggs Weekly Beach Cleanup at Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. (9:00 AM)
• 2nd Annual Touch-A-Truck Event at Divine Savior Church. (10:00 AM)
• Lasagna Lovers Class (Ages 2-8 w/ Caregiver) at Taste Buds Kitchen.(10:00 AM)
• The 6th Annual Miami Beach Youth Music Festival. (4:00 PM)
• The 3rd Bi-Annual Art of A Spiritual at African Heritage Cultural Arts Center. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Miami Police Department’s Do The Right Thing of Miami, Inc. program will be offering a scholarship to one winner to cover tuition up to $6,100 for the Miami Police Academy. (Facebook)
• Gabriela Goitia Vazquez from Alonzo and Tracy Mourning SHS is the 2022 Rookie Teacher of the Year for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade Public Library System is now lending Wi-Fi hotspots as part of its Community Internet Connectivity Initiative. Borrow a hotspot for 30 days to get free Wi-Fi wherever you go – all you need is your library card. (Facebook)
• Join Miami Heat Wheels and Miami-Dade Parks' Therapeutic, Recreation & Inclusion Division for their wheelchair basketball tournament. The competition takes place on February 19th at 9 a.m. in the Miami Springs Community Center. (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.