• The daughter of former mayor Haydon Burns asked for Mayor John Peyton’s support on naming the City Hall Annex after her father. Elizabeth Burns Watkins said Burns had been instrumental in bringing Prudential to Jacksonville and led the clean up of a “derelict water front.”
• The Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on March 18 and 19 will host Dr. Herman Galan Castellano, president of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia. He will come to the city after stopping off in Washington, D.C., to discuss organized crime, drug trafficking and terrorism. A dinner is tentatively planned for March 18, followed by a luncheon March 19.
• Mayor John Peyton is the speaker at Wednesday’s Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association meeting. It begins at noon at River City Brewing Company.
• Tree Hill in Arlington is hosting a grand opening ceremony for its new amphitheater Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Clarification to some quotes in our story on the Downtown Farmer’s Market moving to Hemming Plaza. Downtown Vision, Inc. marketing director Lyn Briggs said vendors have always been required to hold licenses and permits and conform to City safety and cleanliness standards. The only problems with cleanliness have come from vendors leaving behind litter on sidewalks, she said.
• The firemen defended their Guns ‘n Hoses boxing title over the police Saturday night in the closest match ever. Just one bout. A good crowd, too, about 6,000.
• The T-U’s features editor, Belinda Hulin, is leaving the paper to freelance and, we hear, enjoy the little one at home.