• The Jaguars will unveil their new uniforms April 22 at the stadium. Don’t expect too many changes, but owner Wayne Weaver has said he’d like to simplify what the team wears.
• Speaking of Weaver, he and his wife Delores are hosting a meeting of those behind the “Save Duval Schools” initiative Monday in The Weaver Suite at stadium. The meeting is from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Former City Council member Elaine Brown has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the Board of Directors of the Northeast Florida Regional Council. Brown, who served two terms on Council, is director of governmental affairs for Killashee Investments in Ponte Vedra.
• The Main Library is showing “Raiders of the Lost Ark” tonight in the Hicks Auditorium. Show time is 5:45.
• Look for next year’s Guns-n-Hoses event in the Arena to be in April instead of March. Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba says it will move to Friday instead of Saturday as well.
• Speaking of FOP, Chief David Stevens is one of the “Kiss the Pig” contestants and Cuba urged those who attended the first FOP luncheon of the year to contribute to Stevens’ cause. The fundraiser benefits Learn to Read.
• City Council member Art Graham said he picked up about 1,000 petitions in his bid for State Sen. Jim King’s seat Saturday at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach. When Graham went on stage to address the crowd, he was reminded by event organizer Sam Veal that he can’t tell folks he’s running for office. Instead, Graham reminded everyone that he “wasn’t there” to them he’s running for King’s seat.
• Do you recall the enormous painted jaguars and manatees the Otis Smith Foundation used to place all over town and then sell as a method of raising funds? Look for giant sea turtles in the near future to start popping up. Bonnie Upright, who used to handle the PR for the Otis Smith Foundation, is managing the campaign — known as Turtle Trails — on behalf of Child Guidance Center.
• Dr. Buster Browning, who has a practice in Jacksonville, has joined U.S. Preventive Medicine as associate medical director. The organization has its primary operations in Jacksonville and focuses on cost-efficient health improvements.
• Another group is going to get in on the Trail Ridge Landfill issue. The Taxation, Revenue and Utilization of Expenditures Commission will discuss the contract extension during a one-agenda-item meeting April 23. It’s at 4 p.m. in Conference Room A at City Hall.
• The Christian Legal Society meets today at noon on the 10th floor of the Wachovia Building to make Easter baskets for children at the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville and Pediatric Oncology at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
• One side effect of the Jazz Festival cleanup project at Snyder Memorial at Laura and Monroe streets: the pressure-washing process led to one of the historic building’s pipes bursting, flooding the basement of the building next door.
• The bright green footprints on several Downtown sidewalks are there for a reason. The American Heart Association has marked a course on Hogan, Water, Laura and Duval streets that will lead you from Hemming Plaza to the Landing and back to the plaza while clocking a 1-mile walk.
• World War II and Korean War veterans who never graduated from high school now have the opportunity to participate in graduation ceremonies with Duval County Public Schools students. Honorably discharged veterans can receive their diploma through the Florida Department of Education, and can be recognized during a high school graduation ceremony of their choice or at a regularly scheduled School Board meeting. For all the details contact the Duval County Public Schools’ Guidance Department at 390-2090.