• Former City Council member and lobbyist Ginny Myrick has joined the law firm of Holland & Knight. She’ll serve as a senior policy advisor in the Jacksonville office.
• Jacksonville Concierge Services has teamed with Xtreme Professional Athletic Concierge Service, which offers personal assistance to professional athletes. Jacksonville Concierge Service will manage concierge services for athletes living in Northeast Florida, and for those who visit the city for games or events.
• Florida/Georgia fans will have another way to settle scores before the teams take the field at Alltel Stadium. The Wednesday before the football game there will be a charity softball game at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville between the Georgia Bulldog Club of Jacksonville and the Florida Gator Club of Jacksonville. Proceeds will benefit each school’s scholarship fund and the Arthritis Foundation of Northeast Florida.
• Congratulations to Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra percussionist Mark Griffith, who has accepted a position as section percussionist with the Houston Symphony. Griffith, a member of the JSO for the past three seasons, begins his new role in August.
• Mayor John Peyton appeared on a couple of national television morning shows Thursday to discuss his role in Wednesday’s hostage crisis involving Rogers Towers attorney Chris Hazelip, who also received interview requests from The Associated Press, MSNBC, “Inside Edition” and “Good Morning America.”
• The Chamber’s Leadership Trip to San Diego is causing a scheduling conflict for the City Council. Several Council members are expected to go on trip, despite it being held during a standing committee week. Rather than delay those meetings until they return, all seven will be held Oct. 18 in successive order from 10 a.m until 9 p.m.
• As part of a previously awarded settlement with Comcast, a $250,000 fire boat purchased by the cable provider will be christened Tuesday at the Landing.