🌱 New Miami Whole Foods + Florida Mental Health Worker Shortage + Wendy's Shooting

Good day, people of Miami! Carlos Hernandez here with the Monday Miami Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and beautiful. High: 77 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Whole Foods Market has officially signed to open a new store next to Midtown Miami. It will be located in multiple levels at the new Nema apartment tower at 2900 Biscayne Boulevard. (The Next Miami)

2. Police said rescue crews took a man to Aventura Hospital on Saturday after he was shot at a Wendy’s drive-thru in North Miami Beach. Investigators said others who were initially in the car with him ran away. An investigation is underway. (WSVN)

3. South Florida Uber driver, Sumey Martinez Arzuaga, says she was assaulted and beaten up by an angry passenger in Overtown on Saturday morning after the driver said he was asking to be taken to too many places. Arzuaga says she recently came from Cuba and found work with Uber as a driver. (NBC Miami)

4. Florida is facing a shortage of mental health counselors just as the need is growing for services. Senator Anna Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) is pushing to make changes that would help bridge the gap. (WMFE)

5. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over the constitutionality of the employer COVID-19 vaccine mandate by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The lawsuit was filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. (Patch Florida)

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Today in Miami:

• ShowEast 2021 - Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment (all day)
• Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting. (8:30 AM)
• Wonderland: Miami. (10:00 AM)
• Hiring Fair for Barbakoa by Finka. (11:00 AM)
• Holiday Bazaar at Miami Country Day School. (3:00 PM)

Miami Patch Notebook

• Miami HEAT: "Oh, hey Champ - @floydmayweather saw our Saturday night W up close and personal @miamiheat // @onesir" (Instagram)
• Miami Film Festival: "Enjoy the recap of our bright Opening Night Party! After PARALLEL MOTHERS premiere, our guests traveled to the beating heart of Madrid and immerse yourself in our colorful take on ‘Mercadito GEMS’ #GEMSFF Videographer : @sa..." (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade Public Library System: Bonus Borrows on Hoopla digital are back for November! From holiday romance to heroes and villains to series you’ll love, check out eBooks, audiobooks, comics and movies from the Bonus Borrows collection with your #MDPLS library card, al..." (Facebook)
• Arts & Business Council of Miami: "Art of Black Miami Cover Competition Now Open! MIA Magazine and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to enter the Art of Black Miami Cover Competition. The competition is open to all visual artists working and livin..." (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.

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