• Apparently, Norm’s Pub & Post on Laura Street won’t become a reality. The sheriff’s office posted an eviction notice Tuesday morning, giving Paul Boucher 24 hours to remove his property from the building.
• Coming and going: Michael Bonts moves from the p.r. slot at the builder’s association to a private company. He’ll be replaced by Jean Sealey of the T-U’s special sections staff.
• Featured in this month’s UNF alumni magazine: Kerri Stewart of the mayor’s office.
• Reminder: the Portrait Presentation Ceremony for the late Judge Lawrence D. Fay is Thursday at 4 p.m. in Courtroom 4 at the Duval County Courthouse.
• New face at the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff: Wyman Duggan, who will practice in the areas of real estate, transactional, land use and zoning and community association.
• The City’s permitting process committee is considering providing customers with an electronic satisfaction survey on the City’s website. Committee chair John Becker said the surveys would improve the City’s communications with customers and reduce a fear of retribution for complaints. The committee has heard that customers feared future permitting work could be jeopardized if they responded in name to current satisfaction surveys.
• New addition at Independent Square: a shoeshine stand in the hallway across from the Atrium Cafe.
• There will be a public hearing Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. in Committee Room A at City Hall to discuss the restoration of the Holmes building on Bay Street, which is part of the Ban Street Town Center project.
• We inadvertently left Cathy Goldman’s first name out of a story Tuesday on the Inside/Outside program.
• The London Bridge Pub will host a reception at the T-U Center with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beer before the Seven Nations/Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performance Feb. 7.
• City Council president Lad Daniels has introduced a resolution supporting the efforts of the Gator Bowl Association to attract a future Atlantic Coast Conference championship to Alltel Stadium. Daniels, who also chairs the Tourist Development Commission, said with the ACC expanding its membership from nine to 12 schools, permitting a division, Jacksonville is in a good position to attract another annual college game, joining the Florida/Georgia game and the Gator Bowl Classic. The bill is currently under review in the Council’s Finance and Recreation, Community Development and Education committees.
• Supervisor of Elections John Stafford is teaming with local public and private high schools and colleges today for a voter registration drive. The goal is to increase the number of registered 18-21 year olds by 20 percent.