• The man suspected of hiding in women’s bathrooms in downtown buildings has been arrested, according to Downtown Vision, Inc.
• Owner John Lee of KoJa, a Korean-Japanese restaurant at the Landing, is aiming for a late October opening.
• Mayor John Peyton said last week’s symphony performance by visiting violinist Kyoko Takezawa inspired his wife to pick up her violin after an extended layoff. Kathryn Peyton is a classically-trained musician who switched to medicine in college after developing nerve problems in her wrist.
• Scoop, the Super Bowl Host Committee pelican mascot, may share his name with a Beanie Baby, but he isn’t the only one. Detroit Lions mascot Roary the Lion, who’s been around for a lot longer, does too. Based on that, the Host Committee says there isn’t any reason why the two Scoops can’t “peacefully coexist.”
• Beginning Monday, the Main Street Bridge will be closed on select days from 7 p.m-6 a.m. for painting and structural repairs. On Wednesday and Sunday the bridge will be closed from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. to accommodate downtown church traffic. Traffic will be detoured to the Acosta Bridge. Currently, the project is on schedule and should be completed by next summer.
• The Trust for Public Land concluded its contract work last week on the Jacksonville Preservation Project. The Trust helped acquire more than 3,500 acres in Duval County that will be converted into parks during the project’s next phase. Susan Grandin of the Trust said the land was purchased over four years for $54.4 million, $7.8 million less than the assessed market value. Grandin said the Trust would still be available to the City as the project progresses.
• Gov. Jeb Bush and Mayor Peyton will attend the ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for Kaman Aerospace Corporation’s Jacksonville Operations Facility.
• The Downtown Development Authority is scheduled to meet Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. in the 15th floor conference room at the City Hall Annex.
• The Fraternal Order of Police has a new program to reward students for good behavior. Shop with an FOP Cop will give 100 local school children $75 to go Christmas shopping Dec. 22 at Regency Square Mall. Five organizations — the Police Athletic League, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 100 Black Men, the Jacksonville Housing Authority and the Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board — will each select 20 youngsters to participate, based on good grades and community involvement. Regency Square merchants are offering an additional 10 percent discount.
• Members of the City’s Finance Department will meet with Florida TaxWatch to discuss ways to save taxpayer dollars. Among other things the City will look into is a program that rewards employee ideas and innovations that lead to tax savings.