🌱 Pubbelly Sushi Expansion + BCPS Student Enrollment + Dead Kitten

Up and at 'em, Miami! Let's get this Monday, September 27th started. Here's what's going on in Miami today.

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First, today's weather:

Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 78.

Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. A parking garage in North Miami near Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 126th Street has been closed after being deemed unsafe. Inspectors found visible cracks and structural issues at the garage. (WSVN)

2. Public school enrollment in Broward County is down by thousands of people. In response, 400 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) teachers and staff members spent the weekend going t0 door-to-door to try and let residents know school is back and that they are doing what they can to make school safe. (NBC Miami)

3. A dead kitten was found in Miami Beach with a note tied to its corpse that stated feeding kittens is prohibited. The incident is considered animal cruelty, a third-degree felony that is punishable with up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. (Miami New Times)

4. An additional 2,340 people were reported by Florida to have lost their lives to COVID-19 last week, bringing the total death toll in the state past 53,000 as the Delta variant continues to spread. Both cases and deaths are declining, although reported deaths only fell by 138 from the week prior. (WUSF)

5. Pubbelly Sushi has announced a major expansion across South Florida to Boca Raton, Doral, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines. The first location Pubbelly opened in Miami Beach was back in 2010. The concept is spearheaded by Chef José Mendín who is a 5 time James Beard Award Semi-Finalist. (Ocean Drive)

Today in Miami:

• Special City Commission Meeting at Miami City Hall. Discussion regarding the City of Miami’s Chief of Police and adoption of any pertinent resolutions. (10:00 AM)
• September 27 Blood Drive at Miami VA Healthcare System. (10:30 AM)
• Taste of Maia Celebrating Hispanic Heritage. (6:00 PM)
• TLC's Celebration of CRAZY SEXY COOL with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. (7:30 PM)
• Boho Mondays at BOHO Miami. (7:00 PM)

Miami Patch Notebook

• Wynwood Miami: "Led by the team behind Buya Izakaya + Yakitori, Buya Dumplings + Buns is their Japanese soul food outpost inside Oasis Wynwood. Stop by for your fill of favorites such as rangoons, bao buns and dumplings." (Twitter)
• Senator Annette Taddeo: "A great night celebrating the 50th anniversary of @CHISouthFl where all Gala proceeds went to the Children’s Crisis Center. Affordable quality health care is essential to the health & prosperity of our community & I couldn’t be more grateful to witness this milestone." (Twitter)
• Coconut Grove Miami: "We're not surprised our very own Kennedy Park won Best Dog Park 2021." (Twitter)
• Florida Trend: "Entrepreneur Felice Gorordo has emerged as one of Miami’s top tech advocates. "We’re not going to be Silicon Valley. We’re going to do something very Miami. Part of our secret sauce is how welcoming and inclusive we’ve been as a city built by immigrants." (Twitter)
• M&M Take Miami: "#Croquetas…#Tequeños…#Empanadas…oh my! Which are you grabbing first? #mmtm (cc: @latincafe )" (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.

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