🌱 Surfside Condo Victim Families Settlement + Broward School Rankings

Get on up, Miami! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on around Miami today.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 83 Low: 73.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. Tri-Rail says that trains will be rolling in downtown Miami by November. However, a report from the county's Office of the Inspector General says a realistic date for the start of Tri-Rail revenue service on the Downtown Miami Link is still early 2023. (Miami Today)

2. A South Florida teacher is accused of having sex with a former student two years ago in the closet of the middle school classroom where he taught, authorities said. 41-year-old Daniel Heath Norment of Jupiter was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual activity with a minor and a sex offense against a student by an authority figure, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office online booking records. (WFTV)

3. Some loved ones of the victims of the Surfside condo collapse said they are too deep in mourning to contemplate the nearly $1 billion settlement their attorneys negotiated on their behalf. The developers of Eighty Seven Park continue to insist their building was constructed safely and played no part in the collapse. (WSVN, Patch Miami)

4. The Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix made its inaugural debut this past weekend in Miami Gardens, and enjoyed the prestige attached to hosting such a race on the F1 circuit. With a viewership of more 400 million worldwide, F1 racing is the third most-watched sporting event on the globe behind the Olympics and the World Cup. (The Miami Times)

5. Four Broward County schools are ranked among the top schools in the nation. According to the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools, Pompano Beach High School and William T. McFatter Technical High School rank in the top 2.5 percent of schools. Cypress Bay High School and Sheridan Technical High School rank in the top five percent. (WPLG Local 10)

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Today in Miami:

• Riverside Happy Hour at The Wharf Miami. (4 p.m.)
• Marlins Vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Nightlife Brewing Company. (5 p.m.)
• Local Art Club - Wynwood Art Walk at R House Wynwood. (6 p.m.)
• Friday Night Sound Waves at The LOOP. (6:30 p.m.)
• Ball & Chain Miami Boheme. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Cuban rescue workers say 45 bodies have now been recovered and all people reported missing at the Hotel Saratoga explosion site have now been accounted for. Workers will continue to clear rubble caused by the blast. (Twitter)
• The developer of the collective co-living project in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami is facing a $23 million foreclosure lawsuit. The complaint covers half of the site. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
• The Miami City Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a new agreement with Ultra Music Festival that will allow the EDM event to stay in Bayfront Park until at least 2027. (Subscription: Miami Herald, Free: Time Out Miami)
• Shoplifters allegedly set a fire at a Fort Lauderdale Target as diversion on Wednesday night. Investigators said multiple shoplifters fled the store with items that weren't paid for. (WSVN)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Miami Daily? Contact me at carlosreportsnews@gmail.com