• Eclate, the Bay Street jazz club, is running three months behind in loan payments to the JEDC. Eclate received a $50,000 loan in February and has missed three monthly payments, according to JEDC records. Owners have three weeks to arrange payment before the JEDC turns the matter over to the General Counsel’s Office.
• Construction at Ieyasu in the W.A. Knight Building is progressing. According to building management, a stone walkway was installed over the weekend, making a mid-July opening a realistic goal. Also, the restaurant has signed a lease for an adjacent space in building, upping the size of the restaurant to 5,200 square feet.
• Engineers researching different expansion options for the Mathews Bridge and Arlington Expressway met Tuesday with City Council member Lynette Self, who is concerned about a proposal that would make service roads along the expressway one-way. “I was afraid it might hurt the businesses who are trying to be successful in the area,” she said, “but after speaking with them, I actually think it can improve access through there. They’ve talked about installing some u-turns and I think that’s a good idea.”
• You don’t need an invitation to attend the Council’s installation reception next week. According to ceremony organizers, the event is open to the public.
• City employee Carl Justice takes pride in keeping Hemming Plaza clean, but he’s had his hands full this week. Someone dumped two boxes of laundry detergent in the fountain, creating a sudsy mess.
• SunTrust is scheduled to begin its move to the Humana Building on July 9.
• Speaking of moving, Jacksonville Federal Credit Union is leaving Independent Square. They’ll relocate to the Charles Bennett Federal Building in September.
• The Jags plan to show off the new Crown Royal Touchdown Club West with a Hard Hat Party today for invited guests. The Touchdown Club features a new menu, updated audio visual equipment, expanded seating and additional space. New lower club ticket prices also will be announced.
• Former mayor John Delaney, now UNF’s president, declined to wade into the debate over dumping debris from the old Fuller Warren Bridge into the St. Johns River. After he was asked by river advocates to talk to Mayor John Peyton, Delaney wrote back in an e-mail that, “I try to follow the example of Ed Austin, and let the next mayor be mayor.”