🌱 Pembroke Pines Police Search + Miami Military Museum Acquisition
Hello, people of Miami! It’s me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Miami Daily.
First, today’s weather:
Breezy in the morning. High: 82 Low: 76.
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Here are the top stories in Miami today:
1. Miami Military Museum and Memorial may become county-owned as Miami-Dade commissioners on Tuesday directed Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s administration to begin a transition agreement leading to a takeover. A unanimously adopted resolution from Chairman José “Pepe” Díaz seeks a administration report within 60 days with the steps necessary to transfer ownership of the museum’s assets to the county. (Miami Today)
2. Pembroke Pines police are searching for a man accused of pulling a gun on a man and woman in front of their home and robbing them of their possessions overnight. Police said it happened in the 1700 block of Acorn Lane in Cedarwoods, Saturday at 1:43 a.m. (CBS Miami)
3. A 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to the campus of Coconut Creek High School on Friday, officials said. Coconut Creek Police officials said officers responded to the school on Northwest 44th Avenue. (NBC Miami)
4. Daniel Oates, the former Miami Beach Police chief who retired in 2019, has been re-hired as the top cop of another former police department in Aurora, Colorado. Oates led the police department in the Denver suburb of Aurora when a gunman killed 12 people in a movie theater a decade ago. Now he is returning to temporarily lead the embattled department following the firing of its last chief. (CBS Miami)
5. A 35-year-old woman working as a security guard was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Friday afternoon, according to Miami police. Officers responded just after 4 p.m. to 250 NE 72 St. in reference to a shotspotter alert. (WPLG Local 10)
Today in Miami:
- Vintage Market at Union Beer. (2:00 PM)
- Miami Hurricanes Baseball vs. Pittsburgh Panthers at Mark Light field. (2:00 PM)
- Sundays On The River at The Wharf Miami. (3:00 PM)
- Sundays Are Lucky at 1-800-Lucky. (4:00 PM)
- Puerto Rico De Mis Amores (Música De Mi Tierra Borinqueña) at Manuel Artime Theater. (5:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools is proud to announce the grand opening of the CareATC Hialeah clinic. This new shared site will provide employees, their dependents, and retirees with additional opportunities to obtain quality healthcare at affordable prices. (Facebook)
- Friday morning, Miami-Dade Parks celebrated 🌎 Earth Day at Crandon Park with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Commissioner Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade Parks Director, Maria Nardi and the community. (Facebook)
- A luxury hotel has broke ground on Las Olas Boulevard led by Steve Hudeon, Charlie Ladd. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)
- A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a car after officials say he was improperly walking on the outside lane of northbound I-95 early Saturday morning. (NBC Miami)
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That’s it for today! See you tomorrow morning for another 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 ( and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.
