• The convention bureau’s display at the Landing was moved over the weekend. The walk-in display has been moved to the other side of the escalators. One bureau worker said she didn’t even know the display was moved until she got to work that day.
• All those Seminole fans at Saturday’s Gator Bowl probably won’t realize it, but the public address announcer will be the same person that talks to the crowd at Florida gators games in Gainesville.
• The zoo has a New Year’s Eve party, too, with a cute twist. Since the kiddies won’t be awake at midnight, they’ll have a “Countdown to Noon” in the morning, then everyone will toast the “new year” with apple juice.
• The courthouse may not be in sight on the big vacant space on the western edge of the Northbank but there are lots of weeds growing on the property. The City noticed it, too, and they had crews out there Wednesday morning with weedeaters to clear the land.
• Jaguars Coach Jack Del Rio won’t say anything about coaching changes next year but he’s obviously unhappy with his team’s offensive production. On the griddle is offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave.
• Paving of the Shipyards area is complete and ready for tents to be installed for Super Bowl parties.
• The Northbank Riverwalk extension is almost complete to the St. Joe building. The only disruption is to the parking at the T-U building and the YMCA.
• After expanding to Tampa and Miami, Jacksonville-based Special Counsel is looking toward Orlando for its next Florida office, according to president John Marshall. The legal staffing firm now has four Florida offices including Jacksonville and Ft. Lauderdale and serves 30 market across the country.
• HabiJax, the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, got a late Christmas present from Firehouse Subs. The Jacksonville sandwich franchise donated $128,250 to HabiJax through the Coummunity Contribution Tax Credit Program. The program provides up to 50 percent tax credits to Florida businesses that make donations toward low-income housing projects. Firehouse also pledged to help build five homes for the organization in the spring.