A 35-Acre Tech Campus Is Coming to Wynwood
Miami, FL · October 1, 2026
Brisk bay breezes and passing showers are greeting the first morning of October. Keep an umbrella tucked under your arm if you are stepping out for cafecito today.
The Lead
Carnegie Mellon University announced a historic $3 billion donation from Citadel founder Ken Griffin to establish a new 35-acre university campus in Wynwood. The unprecedented gift designates $2 billion directly toward the new Miami site, with the remainder supporting the university’s main campus in Pittsburgh. Designed to house approximately 3,500 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, the institution will center on artificial intelligence, computing, and complex societal challenges. For Wynwood, a neighborhood historically defined by street murals, converted warehouses, and dining, the development represents a major institutional shift into high-level research and academic infrastructure. The arrival of an elite engineering hub also accelerates long-standing efforts to anchor top-tier research talent within the urban core. University leaders and local planners will begin initial site mapping and municipal zoning discussions this winter.
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Today's Outlook
- High 85°F · Low 78°F — Rain showers (54% chance of precipitation)
- Keep an umbrella handy today as scattered rain showers move across the area.
What's On Around Town
Today
Harvest Celebration Regatta Grove (3415 Pan American Dr), 4:00 PM–1:00 AM · Free Seasonal bayfront cocktails, fall photo pop-ups, and local food stations.
Arsht Plus: Rhythm & Roots Thomson Plaza for the Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd), 6:00 PM · Free Live outdoor music, dominoes, and artisan pop-ups before tonight's curtain.
Buena Vista Social Club Ziff Ballet Opera House (1300 Biscayne Blvd), 7:30 PM · $53–228 Broadway-bound musical honoring golden-era Cuban music legends on stage.
Tomorrow
Karol G Hard Rock Stadium (347 Don Shula Dr), Miami Gardens, 7:00 PM · Paid
Permission to Read Exhibition Opening Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave), Coral Gables, 7:00 PM · Free
Thundercat Miami Beach Bandshell (7275 Collins Ave), Miami Beach, 7:00 PM · $75
Saturday
Junior Carnival Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition (10901 SW 24th St), 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Paid
Sip, Savor, Celebrate Regatta Grove (3415 Pan American Dr), Noon · Free
Wild Fork Meat & Seafood Festival Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152nd St), 5:00 PM · $25–75
Spotlight & Story
- King Mango Strut
- When the Mango Marching Band was barred from the 1982 Orange Bowl Parade for playing kazoos, conch shells, and garbage cans, founders Glenn Terry and Bill Dobson staged their own march through Coconut Grove, transforming local rejection into four decades of brass-and-kazoo satire.
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