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Cheers Miami Beach! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 2027 Miami Beach event could unlock millions for charities
  • How GTA VI ads could help pay for Flamingo Football Stadium
  • What's next for Miami Beach's legendary 323 23rd Street nightclub space?

Also on today's calendar: Do Not Sit Wednesdays: Haze-M, Santelises, Lunæye & More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Sunshine, a shower; humid, temps: high: 91, low: 82.
  • Tuesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 89 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The World's Largest Philanthropic Capital Introduction Event Is Coming Back — And It's Changing the Model (worth.com) — Miami Beach will again host Funds4Charity at the Miami Beach Convention Center from February 22–24, 2027, alongside the huge Global Alts Miami conference. Organizers are rolling out a new Donor Circle model where members pre-commit $250,000 in charitable funds, ensuring every nonprofit on-site meets donors who have already decided to give, potentially channeling millions more through the city into vetted national and international causes.
   

• Should Miami promote GTA VI across the city? (miamiherald.com) — Miami Beach commissioners have directed the city manager to pursue a deal to advertise the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI video game around town, potentially bringing in about $4 million. That money would help fund long-planned renovations at Flamingo Football Stadium. While Miami and Miami-Dade leaders also eye splashy Vice City-themed promotions, some law enforcement officials are pushing back over the game's crime-focused content.
   

• Miami's Treehouse Venue Reports $20 Million Renovation, With History Tracing Back to Groovejet (edmtunes.com) — A storied Miami Beach nightclub space at 323 23rd Street, best known recently as Treehouse, is being heavily renovated and prepared for sale after decades as a cornerstone of the city's dance music scene. The article traces its evolution from Groove Jet to Rain to Treehouse, details a reported $20 million renovation, and explains why DJs and regulars are anxiously watching what opens there next.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Surfside

  • Reflecting on 5786, a Year of Defiant Growth, Even Amid Loss (crownheights.info)
  • New Fannie Mae rules will squeeze condo budgets in 2027 (habitatmag.com)
  • Gisele Bundchen makes rare comment on welcoming a baby at 44: 'Such a gift' (meaww.com)

Miami

  • Former Florida City police officer accused of threatening to shoot at police station, city officials (local10.com)
  • MorfUno Image Import (google.com)
  • Sam Surridge's brace earns Nashville draw with Inter Miami (statenews.net)

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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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