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Hello Miami! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one Westchester family got Comcast to finally fix a dangerous wire
  • How will Miami’s new mayor speed up your building permits?
  • How a backyard blaze left Miami neighbors suddenly in the dark

Also on today's calendar: intriga Vol 35 ft Santelises and friends(Grand finale 2025) and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Comcast removes problem cable after homeowner turns to CBS News Miami (cbsnews.com) — A Westchester homeowner finally got a hazardous Comcast cable removed after her family turned to CBS News Miami for help. Within hours of the station contacting Comcast, technicians arrived, cut down the dangling wire, and the company apologized, promising to review why the line stayed up so long in this Miami-area neighborhood.
   

2. Eileen Higgins takes office as Miami mayor, pledging to fix city's troubled permitting process (cbsnews.com) — Miami’s new mayor Eileen Higgins is promising to overhaul the city’s slow, frustrating permitting system, which she says is delaying basic home repairs and needed housing. City officials at the downtown Miami permitting office agree changes are needed and highlight existing help for homeowners, while backing her plans for more staff and better technology to speed approvals.
   

3. Backyard fire at Miami duplex displaces family, knocks out power to dozens (cbsnews.com) — A backyard shed fire at a Miami duplex Thursday displaced a family and cut electricity to about 35 nearby Florida Power & Light customers. Crews worked into the night to repair a blown transformer as neighbors described thick smoke and a loud blast, but no injuries were reported. The displaced mother, previously evicted from Little Abner Mobile Home Park, says she’s grateful her family is safe.
   

4. Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine (thehill.com) — Top-level talks on a U.S. peace plan for Ukraine are set to take place in Miami this Saturday, bringing a Kremlin envoy together with Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. While the war’s details are global, the meeting’s location puts Miami at the center of sensitive diplomacy that could shape U.S.-Russia-Ukraine relations.
   

5. Infielder Christopher Morel and Marlins finalize $2 million, 1-year contract (wsvn.com) — The Miami Marlins have signed infielder Christopher Morel to a one-year, $2 million deal, marking their first major move of the offseason. Morel, 26, comes from the Tampa Bay Rays and previously spent three seasons with the Chicago Cubs. The signing gives Miami another power-capable bat as the club looks to rebound from a 79-83 season under manager Clayton McCollough.
   

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    Please contact me if you know who he might belong to. (Nextdoor Ponce De Leon)
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