• Jack Del Rio will be present at the Palencia development in St. Johns County this afternoon to help unveil the 2004 Suntrust/ASID Symphony’s Showhouse, which is being named for the Jags coach, who is also the honorary chairman of the event.
• There’s a new tenant in the Morocco Temple Building space formerly occupied by the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Official Reporters, owned and operated by five court reporters, recently relocated to the space from Liberty Street.
• The London Bridge Pub has extended its happy hour drink and appetizer specials. Starting an hour earlier than previously advertised, the pub will pour a little more heavily from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The special prices will also carry over all day Sunday. They’ve also put in a pool table.
• An Ergonomics Assessment Workshop has been scheduled for the executive Council assistants at City Hall. A risk management mandate for all City employees, the workshop will serve as the first in a two-step process assuring employee workstations are set up in way that best promotes solid work habits with little chance for stress or injury. Typical suggestions include chair or computer monitor height adjustments.
• Recovering: St. John and Partners publicist Jay Solomon. Vertebrae surgery.
• New resident at Queen’s Harbour: Jags quarterback Bryon Leftwich, who purchased a $1.15 million home.
• The Fuel Coffehouse in Five Points has reopened. After a short stint as Thee Imperial, a late night music club, the location at 1037 Park St. is once again home to a coffee shop.
• A grand opening for Cuban Libre, the upscale bar located at the Havana-Jax Cafe at 2578 Atlantic Blvd., has been set for Aug. 1. The bar is currently open on Friday and Saturday.
• Former chief of staff Audrey Moran congratulated the new administration by e-mail for their choice of Lynn Westbrook to replace Sam Mousa as chief operating officer. As for Moran, she’s in East Palatka “helping my kids catch blue crabs and loving every second.”
• Friday Fest returns to Hemming Plaza Aug. 1, featuring a Sock Hop Ice Cream Bop from 4:30 -8 p.m. The Corvettes will perform classic hits rock n’ roll from the 1950s.
• Some old artwork is getting new life at the airport. Several murals that have been in storage, and at one time were hung by the baggage claim areas, are being installed on the concourses.