🌱 Early Voting Begins + La Placita Taco Grill Now Open

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Miami Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Including updates on:

• 🗳️ Early voting kicks off today throughout South Florida for those who registered to vote by Oct. 11 in the Nov. 8 general election.
• 🛥️ The USNS Comfort docked at PortMiami on Sunday morning to pickup supplies for its next humanitarian mission.
• 🌮 La Placita Taco Grill opened earlier this year in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood.

Ready to vote? Early voting is underway in Miami-Dade County. Here is a quick guide to the early voting sites and times in the county.

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Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Eligible voters will be able to participate in early voting starting today, Monday, Oct. 24. Only voters registered by Oct. 11 are eligible to vote early. Early voting is available in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties. (NBC Miami)

2. The USNS Comfort docked at PortMiami on Sunday morning to pick up supplies and additional aid for its next humanitarian mission as part of Operation Continuing Promise. The operation aims to help countries still battling COVID-19 with medical services and aid. The ship crew includes military members and civil service mariners. (WPLG Local 10)

3. Rail cargo volume at PortMiami has slightly decreased in 2022, but still remains the second largest recorded in history. Volume initially surged due to the pandemic, but PortMiami remains the confident that volume will still pickup in 2023. (Miami Today)

4. A developer has broken ground on an apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale after obtaining a $77.5 million construction loan. The development will be built in Progresso, a historically Black neighborhood. The Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) provided $12 million in funding for the project. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal)

5. La Placita Taco Grill is a new Mexican restaurant in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, located at 6420 Bird Rd., serving a variety of cheap eats. Chef Daniel Aguilera is from Mexico City and his partner is from Merida, Yucatan. (The Miami Hurricane)

Today in Miami:

• Miami-Dade County Elections Early Voting General Election. Various locations. (7 a.m.)
• Meta Monday at American Social. (4 p.m.)
• Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors at FTX Arena. (4:30 p.m.)
• Blue Martini Mondays at Blue Martini Brickell. (7 p.m.)
• Blacklight Yoga & Body Art at Inhale Miami. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue shared: "Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel and their families, led by Fire Chief Ray Jadallah, joined thousands of South Floridians at loanDepot Park on Saturday morning for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk..." (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Facebook)
• The Hometown Heroes Parade is apporaching on Sunday, Oct. 30 at FTX Arena at 601 Biscayne Blvd. It will celebrate first responders for all their work during the pandemic. (Mayor Daniella Levine Cava via Twitter)
• Muriel Siebert Financial Corp. is moving its headquarters from New York City to Miami Beach. The move comes as a number of financial firms relocate from The Big Apple to what some are calling "Wall Street South." The move will create about 8 new jobs in four years and relocate or hire 28 people. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal, Miami Today)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right! See you tomorrow for another 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.

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