Publix is open. Courts? Will garbage get picked up? What’s working on MLK Day in Miami
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the civil rights leader who was assassinated April 4, 1968, while organizing the Poor People’s Campaign. The holiday, sometimes also called MLK Day of Service, brings a pause to some public services, but the high-speed retail train —supermarkets, malls, big box stores, pharmacies — keeps rolling down the tracks.
So, Publix, Costco, Target, Aventura Mall, Walmart, Sedano’s, Dadeland Mall, etc. all will be open and accepting your money on an equal opportunity basis.
As for other entities:
Mass Transit
Miami-Dade: Regular weekday service for Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover, MetroConnect and MetroLink. Special Transportation Service (STS) trips can still be reserved or canceled at 305-871-1111.
Broward: Regular weekday service for Broward County Transit Customer. The phone line for trip-planning for fixed and paratransit Tops service — 954-357-8400 (TTY 954-357-8302) —will be staffed beginning at 6 a.m.
Tri-Rail: Tri-Rail will run on a regular weekday schedule.
Garbage
Miami-Dade: None.
Miami: None.
Broward: Regular collection.
Fort Lauderdale: Regular collection.
U.S. Mail
Branches will not be open and mail will not be delivered unless it’s Priority Mail Express.
Stock Markets
Both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ will be closed.
Courts and county offices
Miami-Dade: Closed.
Broward: Closed.
Public schools and libraries
Miami-Dade: Closed.
Broward: Closed.
