🌱 Weston Concerned Over Racist & Antisemitic Graffiti + PETA Protest

Hey, everybody! Happy Halloween to all who celebrate. It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Miami Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. Today's issue includes...

• 🚓 Weston residents are considered after antisemitic and racist graffiti was tagged across the neighborhood for the second time this month.
• 🐬 Protesters organized outside the Miami Seaquarium after a report about mistreatment of dolphins by the USDA.
• ⚠️ Pembroke Pines residents were evacuated over a natural gas leak on Saturday. No one was injured.

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Here are the top stories in Miami today:

1. Weston residents in South Florida are concerned after a second incident this month of racist and antisemitic graffiti. A Nazi swastika was spray painted on a speed limit sign, a neighborhood sign, and a electrical box. Offensive terms for the Black community and the Jewish community were also spray painted. Concerns also come as Florida is the top state for criminals charged over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol Hill. (NBC Miami)

2. Pembroke Pines Police on Saturday afternoon advised those near Northwest 99th Avenue and Johnson Street to leave the area due to a natural gas leak. The evacuation was lifted after officials deemed it safe to return. (WSVN)

3. PETA supporters rallied outside the Miami Seaquarium on Saturday after a USDA report on the treatment of dolphins at the facility. Activists are calling on the aquarium to send dolphins to seaside sanctuaries and live a life outside of confinement. (WPLG Local 10)

4. The Broward Sheriff's Office is hopeful that a sketch will help detectives obtain more information to crack a decades-old cold case. The victim was killed on the evening of Dec. 18, 1998. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities. (CBS Miami)

5. Private ambulance rates in Miami-Dade are increasing between 67 percent and 110 percent as county commissioners approved an adjustment on Oct. 18. Most ambulance fee rates remained unchanged over the last two decades. Officials claim the increases will not impact most people since most fees are "typically paid by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance." (Miami Today)

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Today in Miami:

• Miami-Dade County Elections Early Voting. Various locations. (7 a.m.)
• Halloween Yappy Hour at Kush Coconut Grove. (5 p.m.)
• Halloween At Lincoln Road. (6 p.m.)
• Wynwood Halloween Block Party at Wynwood Marketplace. (7 p.m.)
• The Horrorland Scream Park at Jungle Island. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Miami-Dade Police has safelly located previously missing Jorge "Jojo" Morales and recovered him in Canada. He was found in good health and unharmed, according to police. (Twitter)
• City of Miami Beach will hold a hybrid public meeting to discuss the latest design for the upcoming First Street & South Pointe Storm Water Improvement Project on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at Miami Beach City Hall Commission Chambers, 3rd floor. (Twitter)
• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue shared "As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue family participated in the 2022 Dragon Boat Festival at Haulover Park, which supported, in part, breast cancer awareness and raised funds for Save Our Sisters." (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! 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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