🌱 North Miami Condo Evacuated For Being 'Unsafe' + Brightline Crash

Welcome back, Miami! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the morning. High: 83 Low: 78.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. A North Miami Beach condominium building was evacuated Monday after it was deemed to be structurally unsafe, city officials said. The owners of Bayview 60 Homes at 3800 Northeast 168th Street requested the city order an immediate evacuation of residents from the five-story building, the city said in a statement. Owners were repairing units since July in advance of the building's upcoming 50-year recertification inspections. (NBC Miami)

2. Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue responded to a collision involving a Brightline train and a grey sedan in Hallandale Beach on Monday at around 3 p.m. .The incident occurred at Southwest 11th Street and the railroad tracks near the Miami-Dade/Broward County line. (WSVN)

3. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, stopped at Cypress Bay High School in Weston on Monday to speak about the state of education. Cardona checked out the school’s career development programs, including the FBI Cyber Stem Academy. (CBS Miami)

4. Jury selection in the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to date to go to trial began Monday with preliminary screening for the panel that will determine whether Nikolas Cruz will be put to death for murdering 17 students and staff members at a Parkland, Florida, school. The prospective jurors were asked if they can put aside any animosity toward Cruz and judge the case fairly. (WSVN)

5. A fire erupted Monday at the Swap Shop & Thunderbird Drive-in Theater in South Florida's Lauderhill. The fire fight focused on screen number 5 at the theater. No injuries have been reported and an investigation is underway. (WPLG Local 10)

Today in Miami:

• Post-Pandemic Speed Networking On South Beach at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (7:30 AM)
• Miami Shores Friendly Villagers Club Luncheon at Miami Shores Country Club. (11:30 AM)
• Haiku Portraits at North Central Branch. (4:30 PM)
• Chi Gong & Meditation at Miami Beach Regional Library. (6:30 PM)
• UM Sea Secrets Lectures 2022 at Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miami's Oolite Arts, which recognizes and supports local artists, is partnering with the Miami Herald to create an NFT collection. The initial series will feature two respected, emerging Miami artists, Gonzalo Fuenmayor and Edison Peñafiel. (Miami Herald)
• Police have released the identity of a man who is accused of stabbing a driver before he crashed into Billy’s Stone Crab in Hollywood. (WPLG Local 10)
• Psycho Bunny has brought its artist series to Miami, with its PB x SURGE collab (@illsurge). SURGE is known for his unmistakable Postgraffisim style, inspired by a love of cartoons, hip-hop culture and color. (Instagram)
• Starting Wednesday, April 13, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will open its Off-Cycle Magnet Application Process to provide students another opportunity to apply for Magnet seats for next school year. (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)

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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.