• A special Waterways Commission meeting has been scheduled for July 8. Commission chair Lynette Self called the meeting to discuss a pending proposal to dump Fuller Warren Bridge debris into the St. Johns River. Opposed to that plan, Self has invited representatives from the Army Corp. of Engineers, The St. Johns River Water Management District, the Florida Department of Transportation and others to explain the effects on the river.
• JEDC executive director Kirk Wendland thinks the JEDC’s advisory committees should review the City’s “but/for” incentive requirement. The clause essentially limits incentives to projects that can’t be done without them. Wendland said the clause is an unrealistic threshold when the City competes against other areas to recruit businesses. “Sure they could come here without incentives,” said Wendland. “But they’re not going to, because there are other places that are offering them.”
• The new Burger King in the airport opened at 5:30 Monday morning and was off to a good start, according to owner Arthur Lee. He also owns the BK between Union and State streets.
• Clarification to our story about the City Council’s installation ceremony tonight. The seating is limited, but the spillover crowd will be able to watch the precedings from monitors in the City Hall atrium. Don’t worry about bringing an invitation.
• Italian restaurant La Cena will be closed for the next two weeks because owner Jerry Moran is on vacation. Moran posted a message in front of the Laura street restaurant Monday, alerting any would-be patrons.
• Roy’s Hawaiian restaurant in Jacksonville Beach is celebrating its first anniversary tonight with a party featuring chefs flown-in from Hawaii to prepare signature dishes.
• Golfer Davis Love III served as grand marshal — riding a motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers — for the Motorcycles and Miracles ride Saturday, which raised more than $20,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network.
• Big T’s BBQ at the Landing will celebrate Independence Day by inviting customers to liberate big platters of food for a small price. This weekend’s rib feast special, Friday through Sunday, will feature a full slab of ribs, two side dishes, bread and drinks. The feast for four will cost $25. The Landing will host live music from 4 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday. It also will provide a prime viewing spot for the City’s fireworks, which will begin at 9:45. Spectators and customers will have to be at least 21 years old or in the company of a parent or legal guardian Sunday evening. Staff at the Landing will start checking ID’s at 2 p.m.