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Miramar midweek rewind: Stories making the biggest headlines in your city

By Edited by Mike Garbett and produced with AI assistance
Blaz’n Chicken, serving Nashville-style hot chicken with four spice levels, recently opened inside the Kwik Stop on Miramar Parkway and University Drive.
Blaz’n Chicken, serving Nashville-style hot chicken with four spice levels, recently opened inside the Kwik Stop on Miramar Parkway and University Drive. Tim Mossholder Unsplash

From a Jamaica-themed charity run to a soon-to-open freestanding emergency room and Spirit Airlines’ collapse, it’s been a busy start to the week in and around Miramar.

Here’s a roundup of the top stories:

  • Charity run returns: The Jamaica Hi-5K race returns to Miramar Regional Park on Saturday, with reggae stars Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz appearing as race ambassadors to support the Adopt-a-Clinic Initiative.
  • New freestanding ER: Miramar will soon get a new Memorial Healthcare System emergency department, with expectations that it will reduce wait times and help relieve overcrowded hospitals as patient volumes increase.
  • Airline shake-up: JetBlue is expanding its footprint at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with nearly 130 daily departures expected this summer after Spirit Airlines ceased operations.
  • School cuts delayed: The Broward County school board postponed its vote on eliminating over 800 positions until May 19, with a reorganization that could save approximately $40 million amid declining enrollment.
  • Intersection redesign: Broward County is planning a redesign of the Pembroke Road and Palm Avenue intersection, with a public meeting scheduled for May 19 at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines.
  • New eatery opens: Blaz’n Chicken, serving Nashville-style hot chicken with four spice levels, opened last month inside the Kwik Stop on Miramar Parkway and University Drive.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.