Cinnamon rolls, road redesign and a Miramar crash. Don’t miss these 3 stories
Miramar is making headlines this week with developments spanning a viral bakery, a busy intersection redesign and the loss of a longtime city employee.
Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening across the city:
Miramar’s viral cinnamon roll sensation Roll & Dough shuts down briefly to revamp
Roll & Dough, the viral cinnamon roll pop-up inside Puce Patisserie Bakery at 7150 Pembroke Road, is temporarily closing Thursday through Sunday to hire and train at least three more bakers.
Co-founder Julie Pierre said the team currently produces 700 to 800 oversized cinnamon rolls a day and aims to increase output to more than 1,000 rolls daily after taking a step back to rework its operations.
Broward commissioner pushes for Pembroke Road improvements amid traffic concerns
Broward County Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis is backing a planned redesign of the Pembroke Road and Palm Avenue intersection, which connects Miramar and Pembroke Pines and often sees heavy rush-hour congestion.
A public information meeting on the proposed upgrades — including added lanes and other safety enhancements — will be held May 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, with funding from the county’s Mobility Advancement Program.
Longtime city employee killed in Miramar Parkway crash as police investigate
Leighton Henriques, 46, a heavy equipment supervisor in Miramar’s utilities department who was hired in 2010, was killed in an early-morning crash around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3, near the 8900 block of Miramar Parkway.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Miramar police’s traffic homicide unit, and a visitation is set for May 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
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