• The Beaver Street Enterprise Center is close to adding its 13th tenant, which would push the small business incubator past the halfway point of its goal of 25 tenants. The newest addition will be an accounting firm, and it should open within the next two weeks, just in time for last–minute tax filers. The 25,000 square–foot facility at 1225 W. Beaver St. provides cheap space — rent starts at about $10 per square-foot — to start–up small businesses.
• That commotion on the fourth floor of City Hall last week was an intruder who tried to steal a laptop computer from the General Counsel’s Office. He was chased by a couple of attorneys and security guards, but managed to escape without the computer.
• If you want to make money off the Super Bowl, here’s two areas that are certain winners: limousine services and waste management. There were an estimated 800 limos in Houston for this month’s game and it wasn’t enough, and trash removal will be a big deal here due to the cruise ships, which will house visitors.
• Coming soon to the Food Court at the Landing: a barbecue joint.
• Continuing Education credits have been approved for attorneys and accountants who attend the Empowerment Zone Workshop being held Wednesday from 2:30-5:30 p.m., at FCCJ’s Advanced Technology Center. Topics will include Empowerment and Enterprise Zone incentives and brownfields. The workshop is free. To RSVP, call 630-2272.
• The City’s Mosquito Control Division has a new chief, James R. Brown, who has over 15 years mosquito field-research experience.
• The Downtown Council will get a chance to boost its scholarship fund during Sail Jacksonville, the tall ships show coming in June. They’ll provide 200 or so volunteers to man the concession stands.
• Renovations have started on St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral. The church offices in the Cathedral House are being remodeled and an elevator is being installed into the shaft that was constructed in 1964.
• Condolences to the Judge Jean Johnson. Her mother passed away Friday morning.
• Assuring Fairness in the Legal System, a one-day seminar, will be held Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Florida Coastal School of Law. Speakers will focus on professional responsibilities in assuring fairness in the legal system, recent court decisions involving ethical violations and understanding diversity issues. The $35 registration fee includes training materials, a Continental breakfast and lunch. To register, contact Clare Raulerson at 680-7613 or [email protected].
• Mayor John Peyton has named Paul R. Crawford City Council liaison for the mayor’s office. Crawford, who is currently the chief of strategic planning for the Planning Department, will begin his duties March 8.