🌱 Voters Fire Surfside Mayor + South Florida Server Remembered

Happy Thursday, Miami! Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 80 Low: 74.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Voters ousted Mayor Charles W. Burkett, who led the town of Surfside through the tragic collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South building, in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results from the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. Challenger Shlomo Danzinger took home nearly 35 percent of the vote Tuesday. (Miami Patch)

2. Employees of Shooters Waterfront held a private memorial on Wednesday morning, a day after a server was shot dead following what police say was an argument with a former worker at the popular Fort Lauderdale restaurant. Friends and co-workers say the victim, Jordan Siddiq, had just started his shift as a server when he was shot at the restaurant's tiki bar. (WPLG Local 10)

3. The lawyers for two men arrested after a shootout at a corner store in Miami are asking for a retrial. A statement made by a juror saying he did not think they were guilty could land them with another trial. Sentencing is scheduled for May 3, where a judge can consider the juror's statement. Fort Lauderdale detectives are asking for the public's help to collect video of the incident. (WSVN)

4. A new bank in Hialeah called OUR Community is preparing to open by September. The bank has already received approval from the Office of Financial Regulation to become a state-chartered bank. It will be the first new state-chartered bank in Miami-Dade County in at least five years. (Miami Today)

5. Amazon is opening its biggest ever office in Miami, according to the Wall Street Journal. The online retailer's new lease is for 9,000 square feet in a WeWork building in Coral Gables and is expected to be used by about 160 employees. Kayak.com also recently leased space in the same building. (The Next Miami)

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Today in Miami:

• St. Patrick's Day Riverside Festival at The Wharf Miami. (4:00 PM)
• Wynwood St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl. (5:00 PM)
• 7th Annual St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl In Brickell. (5:00 PM)
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Whitmans at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (5:30 PM)
• Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at B Ocean Resort. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Lennar has 117 acres of farmland near Florida City under contract. It's asking Miami-Dade County Commission to remove workforce housing requirements there. (Subscription: South Business Journal)
• Landlords in Miami-Dade County will now have to give at least a 60 day notice to tenants before raising rent by 5% or higher. (WLRN)
• In December, someone defaced a sculpture by Najja Moon with spray paint, writing offensive messages seemingly aimed at Moon. (Miami New Times)
• A construction permit to build a surface parking lot at the former Skyrise site has been submitted to Miami's Building Department. (The Next Miami)

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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.