🌱 NY's Industrious Coming To Miami Beach + Russian Vodka Moves

Morning, Miami! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in Miami.

First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 82 Low: 73.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Pink Love Donuts & More has opened in Oakland Park and is now selling donuts, croissants, empanadas, and more. The bakeshop opened in June 2021 when owner Diego Macedo and his wife Jaqueline had to close their Argentinian restaurant due to COVID. (CBS Miami)

2. Industrious, a coworking space provider based in New York, is coming to South Beach with a new 40,000-square-foot location. It will replace the space previously occupied by WeWork. The office market in Miami Beach is surging thanks to wealthy hedge fund managers buying homes in the city during the pandemic. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)

3. A company that produces a Russian-made vodka, Zyr Vodka, is switching operations to South Florida after an entrepreneur changed up his business plan due to the crisis in Ukraine. CEO Dave Katz plans to recreate Zyr with American wheat and rye, and then distill the vodka in South Florida. (WSVN)

4. THesis Hotel Miami is bringing the stylish local clothing brand Tyna Collection to its lobby on Friday, March 18 between 6p.m. and 9p.m. Guests can browse an elegant collection of apparel and accessories at this pop-up shop as a part of the hotel's female-owned businesses series honoring Women's History Month. (The Boca Raton Observer)

5. A visitor to South Florida accidentally slept in someone's home thinking it was his Airbnb. After a long day of traveling, he arrived at what he thought was his unlocked room, around 2 a.m. "In the bedroom, the bed was made and ready to go, and there were two clean folded towels waiting for me," said Paul Drecksler. A confused homeowner showed him out in the morning. (WSVN)

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Today in Miami:

• Key Biscayne Woman's Club Brunch at Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. (10:00 AM)
• Art For Kids I at The Bass. (2:30 PM)
• ProjectArt Miami at Shenandoah Branch Library. (4:00 PM)
• Anime Club at Arcola Lakes Branch Library. (4:30 PM)
• Business Books & Wine at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• A woman in Russia name-dropped Miami as a destination for those fleeing the country to escape crippling economic sanctions. (Twitter)
• An 8-story apartment building with exclusively one-bedroom units is proposed in the Coral Way neighborhood of Miami. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
• Miami PD says it is aware of a video circulating on social media depicting a Miami Police officer involved in a use of force incident. An Internal Affairs investigation was conducted and they say they have cooperated with the State Attorney's Office. (Twitter)
• You can rent a Bright Bike for just $1 per 1/2 hour. There are currently more than 200 bikes across 13 stations around the city with more stations coming next month. (Twitter)
• Books & Books is welcoming FIU Medicine professor Dr. Eugenio Rothe and UF Health professor Dr. Andres Pumariega tonight for a discussion on their research book, “Immigration, Cultural Identity, and Mental Health.” The event is a collaboration with the Cuban Research Institute. (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.