• The Dalton Agency will do just about anything for their clients. Recently, Dalton’s Clare Profahl confronted her fear of heights and jumped out of a plane. Why? The marketing firm was using the same skydiving company for an upcoming Parenting Partners commercial.
• A familiar face was spotted at City Hall Monday. Darla Wilson of the Duval Legislative Delegation is back in the office after spending a couple of months in Tallahassee for the legislative session.
• Comcast cable will begin showing City Council committee meetings today on Ch. 24.
• Publix is hosting an invitation-only reception Wednesday to welcome Todd Jones, vice president of its Jacksonville division, to town. It’s from 4:30-6:30p.m. at the Omni.
• Miami/Dade County may have a Better Miami Plan in the works. One of the South Florida city’s officials has been asking Jacksonville’s financial advisers about the Better Jacksonville Plan bonds. Specifically, they want to know how the projects were selected, how they appeared on the ballot and how successful the plan has been.
• Brennan, Manna & Diamond has added four attorneys — Randal C. Fairbanks, Bradley Feuer, L. Joe Davis Jr. and Ursula E. Baum — to its Florida offices.
• The Jacksonville Historical Society will celebrate its 75th anniversary Friday at the Florida Theatre. The evening includes champagne and desserts at 7 p.m. and a screening of “42nd Street.” Admission is free and the public is invited.
• Speaking of anniversaries, a local company is celebrating its 50th this year. Arlington Fuel Oil Company opened its doors in 1954. It’s owned by Janie Ade, who some might remember as the first woman vice president of the Northeast Florida Builder’s Association.
• A neighborhood dispute over shaded streetlights may find its way to the Neptune Beach City Council. Some residents have requested that streetlights be partially shaded so they don’t shine into their homes, while others say the shaded lights create security concerns.
• City Council member Suzanne Jenkins sat in on the Finance Committee meeting Monday in an effort to explain two bills on the agenda that she was sponsoring. “That’s why I’m here appearing before the Finance Committee,” said Jenkins, “the most powerful committee on the Council, the committee with the most educated members.” Jenkins went on until Warren Alvarez stopped her. “OK, that’s what’s called brown nosing,” he said. “You don’t want to oversell it.” Both bills received unanimous support.