🌱 GIA Miami Appoints New Executive + FIU & Miami Venture Capital

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

First, today’s weather:

Partly sunny, a shower or two. High: 79 Low: 74.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. Surveillance video shows a 46-year-old man throwing fuel on a house and the flames intensifying before more than a dozen Miami-Dade firefighters arrived, police said. Accused arsonist Richard Garcia was allegedly so angry about not finding his backpack that he decided to set an efficiency at the house on fire on Saturday afternoon, according to the arrest report. (WPLG Local 10)

2. A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman found shot inside a partially submerged car in a Pompano Beach car last week. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Ja ‘Kolbi Jacsaint in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. (CBS Miami)

3. Miami’s newest mental-health treatment facility, GIA Miami, has appointed Terry Shapiro as executive vice president and partner. Shapiro has more than 30 years of experience in the field of addiction and behavioral health, as well as 15 years in executive leadership roles, both in the U.S. and Latin America. (Miami’s Community News)

4. FIU and the city of Miami have partnered to help businesswomen of color get the attention of venture capitalists. The Venture Miami Opportunity Program, supported with a $150,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase, in January recruited its first cohort of business owners. Many run tech-based companies and all head enterprises with the potential to break into billion-dollar industries. (FIU News)

5. Police are investigating after a car crashed into the Fort Lauderdale hair salon early on Monday morning. The owner of the salon, Eric Nashbar, said the incident happened around 2 a.m., and no one was there at the time. (NBC Miami)

Today in Miami:

• Women’s Business Council Meeting at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (11:00 AM)
• Taco Tuesday Time at La Santa Taqueria. (12:00 PM)
• The Manifestival at Center For The Higher Self. (12:00 PM)
• Black History Month Bingo at Allapattah Branch Library. (3:30 PM)
• Movie Tuesday at Shenandoah Branch Library. (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The South Shore Branch Library has been serving the Miami Beach community for over five decade. The branch originally opened in 1964 and relocated to its current location in 2005. (Facebook)
• Stop by the Miami-Dade Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23rd in the Stephen P. Clark Center lobby. (Twitter)
• The City of Miami will hold a regular Commission Meeting on Thursday, February 24th. (Twitter)

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You’re all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for your next 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.