🌱 Flagler Street Art Fest + Surfside Mayor Scandal + Brightline Opens Tickets

Up and at 'em, Miami! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around Miami today.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 86 Low: 79.

Here are the top stories today in Miami:

1. Flagler Street Art Festival has joined a list of new downtown Miami activities. The Miami Downtown Development Authority Executive Committee was asked for a quarter million dollars for the event. The festival will be held during Miami Art Week from November 30th to December 5th. (Miami Today)

2. Authorities have found 35-year-old Miami woman Yennyfer Rodriguez who was reported missing earlier this week and reunited her with her caregivers. She has an intellectual disability and suffers from diabetes. (CBS Miami)

3. The FBI released new bodycam video footage showing a Central Florida man, Jonathan Pollock, who the agency said is wanted for assaulting police officers during the riot at U.S. Capitol Hill on January 6th. (NBC Miami)

4. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett was captured on police bodycam footage saying questionable things. Some have called the comments "sexual harassment and inappropriate." The footage was recorded after the mayor called police over loud music. (WSVN)

5. Brightline has opened ticket sales for its rail service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Service begins in early November and prices are discounted for now and tickets start at $10. (The Next Miami)

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Today in Miami:

• Frost Chamber Singers Recital - University of Miami College Art and Culture. (3:15 PM)
• Fashion Funds the Fight - Benefit for The Cancer Cartel. (4:00 PM)
• Educators' Night Out at the Museum of Discovery and Science. (4:30 PM)
• MCAD Presents Book Talk: Cuban Modernism, Mid-Century Architecture 1940 – 1970. (6:00 PM)
• Salsa Night at InterContinental Miami. (6:30 PM)

Miami Patch Notebook

• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue: "During this morning's Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners meeting, #MDFR's K-9 Peer Response Unit and Foundation Citizen held a special presentation introducing our K-9 team and to share their role during the Surfside building colla..." (Facebook)
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools: "Did you know? Our youngest and most inexperienced drivers are most at risk, with 10% of all distracted driving crashes involving drivers under the age of 20. During Teen Driver Safety Week, help us encourage teen drivers to #PutItDown an..." (Facebook)
• Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce: "Join us for our upcoming Chamber Fall Networker & Dinner! Grab your colleague and join us next Wednesday, October 27 from 6 PM-7 PM for Happy Hour. Dinner will be All-you-can-eat meat carved tableside plus an extensive salad bar. Pesca..." (Facebook)

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— 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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