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Happy Sunday, people of Miami! Happy Easter. Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.
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1. There are number of great events happening around Miami in celebration of Easter Sunday. Local gatherings happening include City of Hialeah Easter Extravaganza, Coconut Grove Easter Egg Hunt, Egg-Venture 2022 at Zoo Miami and more. (CBS Miami)
2. Oasis Wynwood is collaborating with Arcade1Up to host pop-up showcasing classic arcade games. Games will include "Mortal Kombat," "Street Fighter," "NBA Jam," "Pac-Man," "Ms. Pac-Man" and a number of other favorites from the retro gaming era. (WSVN)
3. A tense confrontation between police and a Homestead resident posted to YouTube is part of an internal review underway. The video was recorded using a Ring camera. A Homestead homeowner says he was treated like a criminal without cause, but police say they were investigating a burglary. (WPLG Local 10)
4. OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami, which is internationally recognized as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, will open its 24th edition with the first Florida live screening of “B-Boy Blues” (2021) at The Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater on Friday, April 22 at 7 p.m. (Miami's Community News)
5. The family-friendly 1st Annual SOMI Music Festival is coming to South Miami in May at Palmer Park located at 6100 SW 67 Avenue. The festival will occur on May 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and feature multiple genres of music including rock, salsa, R&B and smooth jazz. (Miami's Community News)
Today in Miami:
- ZWF Easter Experience. (8:00 AM)
- Free Family Mini Photo Sessions at Wynwood Art District. (9:00 AM)
- Photos w/ the Easter Bunny at HVKBP at Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. (11:00 AM)
- Cozybunny: Easter Egg Hunt at Tropical Park. (1:00 PM)
- Ball & Chain's Salsero Sunday. (9:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Don't miss Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat today at 1 p.m. in the NBA Playoffs Round 1. You can catch the game on TNT. (Yahoo)
- Police say a man cut his arm and used his own blood to deface a Holocaust memorial in Miami Beach. (WPLG Local 10)
- Kaseya, a premier provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has teamed up with FIU to create a workforce pipeline in tech. (Miami's Community News)
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