🌱 Omicron Impacts Transit Routes + Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh Killed + Fire Displaces Locals

Morning, people of Miami! Carlos Hernandez here with today's edition of the Miami Daily.

First, today's weather:

Couple of thunderstorms. High: 78 Low: 62.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. An overnight fire at a Northwest Miami apartment complex has displaced six families as of Saturday morning. The fire occurred at a complex on northwest 95th Street and 13th Avenue. Residents who live in the complex say the smoke detectors did not go off. (CBS Miami)

2. The man accused of pulling out a gun and shooting at another man at the CityPlace parking garage in Doral made bail this week. The accused, 32-year-old Alex Arnaud, said, "the truth will set you free, everybody will find out in a minute." (WSVN)

3. 28-year-old Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh was out for a drive with his two children in Kendall on Friday evening when he was killed in a drive-by shooting. His children and a woman in the passenger's seat were not injured. (Miami New Times)

4. Two men were shot by a coworker during a workplace dispute at Miami International Airport Thursday evening, Miami-Dade police said in a news release. 31-year-old Jackson Etienne was charged with two counts of battery/aggravated assault with a firearm. (Miami Patch)

5. Miami-Dade County officials announced Friday that due to Omicron and an existing shortage in bus operators, they will be making temporary adjustments to certain transit routes. "We are doing everything we can to minimize service interruptions while protecting our workforce and residents. We ask our residents for your patience and support as we deal with these unprecedented challenges," they said. (CBS Miami)

Today in Miami:

• Vizcaya Village Farmers Market at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. (9:00 AM)
• Sunday Zen Garden Yoga at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (10:30 AM)
• Brunch at The Bass: Explore & Learn – Naama Tsabar, Perimeters Exhibition. (11:00 AM)
• Grand Opening for Ayala Royal Ballet, Dance & Music Academy. (11:00 AM)
• A Wonderful World at Colony Theatre. (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• There will be no school in Miami-Dade County on Monday, January 17th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. (Facebook)
• A large fire broke out in Miami-Dade County on Saturday at a junkyard in Opa-locka near Northwest 32nd Avenue and 127th Street. (WPLG Local 10)
• An investment group that includes Starwood Property Trust and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez acquired 57 single-family rental homes in Palm Beach County for $22.83 million as part of a portfolio deal. (South Florida Business Journal)

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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.