• Nextel executive Mike Hancock may have a little advantage when interviewing to be the new airport authority director of external affairs. The job includes lobbying and he’s the son-in-law of State Rep. Stan Jordan.
• City Council member Lad Daniels will be out of the country from Sept. 16 through Oct. 3. At Mayor John Peyton’s request, Daniels will attempt to develop a Sister City relationship and trading opportunities with China.
• City Council member Gwen Yates will introduce legislation next month that may officially put an end to the terms “Councilman” and “Councilwoman.” The job duties won’t change but a more politically correct “Council member” title will be established in the City’s charter. Yates is currently looking for bill co-sponsors.
• The San Marco Art Festival will be Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
• You want to stay for dessert if you’re invited to the mayor’s box at a Jaguar game. You may never have heard of fried cheesecake, but we hear it’s terrific.
• David Kistle, Chairman of International Association of Business Communicators, will be the guest speaker at the IABC First Coast chapter’s Sept. 10 luncheon and workshop. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at FCCJ’s Deerwood Center.
• Interesting tidbit: Ben Ginsberg, the lawyer who quit the George W. Bush presidential campaign last month after he was accused of helping dig up dirt on challenger John Kerry, is a partner with Patton Boggs, the same global business law firm that represents the City of Jacksonville.
•The Junior Roar Cheerleading Training Clinic is still registering young cheerleaders for a chance to perform with the Jaguar cheerleaders at a home game in October. Registration ends Sept. 10.
• Rep. Dick Kravitz celebrated his unopposed return to the State House Monday night by taking over a Mandarin restaurant. Among the guests: Sheriff John Rutherford, FCCJ President Steve Wallace, Clerk of Court Jim Fuller and City Council member Sharon Copeland.
• Looks like Watson Realty has a good political side, too. The company has the current Florida Association of Realtors president in Russell Grooms of the Ortega office and now another is in line, as Wendell Davis of the Clay County property management office has been elected secretary, which is three years from the top job.
• A recent survey sent by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra to its board of directors could provide some insight on coming changes to the financially strapped organization. The survey asked board members if they would pay more than the current expected $5,000 contribution and asked if the board should have more a more corporate structure.
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