🌱 Miami Beach Commissioner Under Investigation + Ian Evacuation Video

Good morning, neighbors! It's Friday in Miami and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town. Today you'll learn about:

• 🚨 Authorities are investigating after human remains were found in the Florida Keys.
• 🗳️ The Miami Herald is reporting that Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez is under investigation for election interference.
• 🏈 The Miami Dolphins' practice in Cincinnati was filmed and shared to Twitter ahead of Thursday night's game.

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But first, today's weather:

Some sun, then turning cloudy. High: 88 Low: 73.

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Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Police are investigating after human remains were found in the mangroves in the Florida Keys. The remains were found near Mile Marker 5.5, near Stock Island, according to Monroe County Sheriff's Office. (NBC Miami)

2. A video has gone viral of a Florida man forced to carry his dog while evacuating his home in Key West from Hurricane Ian. The man was playing video games with his roommates when water started flooding their living room and went up to his ankles as they started packing their things and leaving. (WSVN)

3. The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is investigating whether Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez used her position of power to try to interfere with an upcoming election, according to the Miami Herald. If found guilty, the crime would be a first-degree misdemeanor. (Subscription: Miami Herald)

4. Miami DDA's Downtown Development of Regional Impact (DDRI) Task Force has identified a pool of credits to allow for safely adding 15,000 or more downtown residential units, which is currently already over the development limit. It would draw on office space, hotel, and retail credits to allow for more residential units. (Miami Today)

5. The Miami Dolphins' practice sessions were recorded and leaked on Twitter after a workout at University of Cincinnati for Thursday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Dolphins asked Barstool Cincinnati to remove the tweets, but the request was refused. (The PH Insider)

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Today in Miami:

• Chamber Chat with Mayor Dan Gelber at Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. (9 a.m.)
• Knitting Club for Adults at West Kendall Regional Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• YOUmake Miami: Painting for Adults at West Kendall Regional Library. (2 p.m.)
• Food Trucks Fridays Fiesta Tropical Park. (5 p.m.)
• FinTech Friday: DeFi & Drinks City Nights at SAAM — SLS Brickell. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Baptist Health has sold a South Florida data center in Doral for $34 million. (The Real Deal - Miami)
• FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced via Twitter that the company will move its U.S. headquarters from Chicago to Miami. City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez retweeted the announcement. (Subscription: South Florida Business Journal, Free: Commercial Observer)
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will reopen to the public on Saturday, Oct. 1. The theme park shared, "All animals and employees are safe and unharmed. We would like to thank our dedicated teams who stayed onsite during the hurricane to tend to the needs of our animals." (Twitter)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— 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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