🌱 Miami-Dade Drive-By Shooting + Spring Break Crackdown

Hello, neighbors! Carlos Hernandez here with the latest copy of the Miami Daily.

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Partly sunny and breezy. High: 79 Low: 77.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Five people were injured in two separate shootings in South Beach over spring break weekend. 19-year-old Derrick Mitchell was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm and tempering with evidence in connection to the Monday morning shooting. (Patch Miami, CBS Miami)

2. Police are investigating an early morning drive-by shooting Monday where multiple homes and cars were hit by gunfire in northeast Miami-Dade near Northeast 180th Street and 8th Avenue. Miami-Dade PD said three homes and several vehicles in the area were struck by gunfire, but no people were hit. (NBC Miami)

3. Israel developer Gazit began demolition of a building late last week across from Brickell City Centre where it plans a major project called Brickell Gateway. Demolition is being overseen by the city, not the county. (The Next Miami)

4. Dandy Bear of Kendall announced on Sunday it will be shutting its doors on Sunday, March 27 after 30 years in the community. The amusement is known for hosting kids birthday parties, events with games and an indoor playground. (WSVN)

5. Miami Beach has announced it will declare a "state of emergency" and impose new crowd-control restrictions after two shootings on Ocean Drive this past weekend ended what was a calm Spring Break celebration. Arrests are down from last year when more than 100 guns were confiscated. (Subscription: Miami Herald)

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Today in Miami:

• Upcycled Bookmaking at The Bass. (8:00 AM)
• Women's Business Council Meeting at Miami Beach Chamber Of Commerce. (11:00 AM)
• Miss Hooters International Gianna Tulio and First Runner Up Sloan Miavitz celebrity bartenders at Hooters of Beach Place. (11:00 AM)
• Miami Shores Recreation Pickle Ball Clinic at Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce. (6:00 PM)
• Baila Little Havana Con Marisol Blanco - Intermediate at Koubek Center. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Ytech CEO Yidios has bought a Fisher Island condo for $17.5M and sold his Brickell condo. Fisher Island is one of the wealthiest ZIP codes in Florida and can only be reached by boat. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue honored its own on Sunday at the 2022 Medal Day Ceremony, held this year at loanDepot Park. This year’s observance was dominated by the recognition of heroic actions at the collapse of Champlain Tower in Surfside on June 24, 2021. (Facebook)
• The Barcelona Jupiter Apartments in Palm Beach County has sold for $138.5 million, posting a big gain in value from a previous sale of $87.6 million in 2016. Rising rents are also increasing apartment values. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
• MDC will provide low-income, elderly and non-English speaking residents with free tax preparation services at various campuses until April 13. Appointments are required. (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.