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In today's newsletter:

• How will 20 new Miami Beach hotels reshape tourism and traffic?
• How detectives finally closed a 2022 Miami Beach Rolex robbery case

Also on today's calendar: Mocktail Fest Miami: a Dry January Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 20 hotels in construction in Miami-Dade, 78 more wait in wings (miamitodaynews.com) — Miami Beach is slated to get 20 of the 98 new hotels planned across Miami-Dade, including the 800-room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel now under construction to anchor the convention center. Overall, the county’s pipeline could add more than 20,000 rooms, though some large projects remain deferred or unconfirmed, potentially reshaping tourism options for local residents and visitors alike.
   

• It took some time but man is arrested after snatching tourist's Rolex in Miami Beach, police say (miamiherald.com) — Miami Beach police say a man has been arrested nearly four years after a tourist’s Rolex was taken at gunpoint near Mac’s Club Deuce, following a long investigation that continued while the suspect served time for another robbery. Detectives linked him to the 2022 Miami Beach incident using surveillance images and later arrested him in Miami, where he now faces an armed robbery charge.
   

📸 Around Miami Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miami Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Mocktail Fest Miami: a Dry January Celebration
  Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• South Beach Jazz Festival - Friday Line Up
  The Bass , 2100 Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  8:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach , 64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower , Miami Beach
  7:30 am
• Zumba at Lummus Park on South Beach
  Lummus Park , 13th Street and Ocean Drive , Miami Beach
  9:00 am
• Group Fitness Workout at Altos Del Mar Park
  Altos Del Mar Park , 76th St and Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  9:30 am
• The Bass Highlight Tours
  The Bass , 2100 Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  5:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water
  7:30 am
• Lincoln Road Farmers Market
  Lincoln Road Farmers Market , 1920 Meridian Ave , Miami Beach
  9:00 am
• JETSET Pilates x W Miami January Reset Month
  W Miami , 485 Brickell Ave , Miami
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• CKO Kickboxing x W Miami January Reset Month
  W Miami , 485 Brickell Ave , Miami
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 20

• Squeezed Pilates x W Miami January Reset Month
  W Miami , 485 Brickell Ave , Miami
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• South Florida Symphony Orchestra Presents Sibelius, Ravel and Williams at New World Center
  New World Center , 500 17th St , Miami Beach
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray rabbit!
  FOUND on January 7, 2026 in Miami Beach, FL 33141 near North Shore Dr, Miami Beach, Fl Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Upper North Beach)
• Estoy en busca de un entrenador o entrenadora física.
  Busco opciones económicas y un plan mensual, ya que no puedo pagar clases por hora. Cualquier información será bienvenida. ¡Gracias! (Nextdoor Upper North Beach)

• South Beach Group Hotels posted a job opening for Houseman - Whitelaw Hotel in Miami Beach. Apply here.
• sweetgreen posted a job opening for Sunset Harbour - Core Team Member in Miami Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Surfside

• 'It's a disaster': First Live Local Act proposal in Surfside riles up small coastal town (therealdeal.com)
• Tom Brady Was Informed About Ex's Marriage — Source (mandatory.com)

Miami

• A decade of the South Beach Jazz Festival with Miami Beach as its stage (communitynewspapers.com)
• Camila Cabello to receive key to the city at Miami's Three Kings Parade (cbsnews.com)
• Free opera presentation for kids in Miami (miamionthecheap.com)

Ok Miami Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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