• A popular downtown eatery, Gourmet Buffet, has changed hands. While there will be some subtle changes, the new owners aren’t planning a major makeover. There is one noticeable difference: the buffet price has dropped.
• Speaking of lower prices, the three Oriental restaurants at the Landing have been engaged in a price war, dropping prices by as much as a dollar on some of their specialty dishes.
• The Jacksonville chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) will hold its monthly meeting today at Holland & Knight, 50 N. Laura St., Suite 3900. Guest speaker will be Scott Hutten, executive director with special counsel. His topic will be “The Myths and Realities of Deposition Services.”
• William C. Basney, who, until recently, handled real property cases for CSX Railroad, has come out of retirement to take a position with the law firm of Edwards & Cohen, in the Dyal-Upchurch Building. Monday was his first day at the new job.
• Jacksonville Beach Mayor Bob Marsden informed Mayor John Peyton that he will not run for another term and endorsed former Jacksonville Beach City Council member Fland Sharp to take over leadership of the beach community. Marsden said in a letter that Sharp had been integral in Jacksonville Beach’s resurgence and asked for Peyton’s support for the Sharp candidacy.
• Jags owners Wayne Weaver and wife Delores have agreed to serve as honorary co-chairs of this year’s United Way of Northeast Florida campaign. Campaign chair Michael Cascone Jr. invited the pair to join him in February. The Weavers have already pledged $200,000 toward this year’s campaign. Cascone’s former company, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, led donations off this year with a $250,000 pledge.
• Our story on the Main Street improvement project mistakenly identified it as a Better Jacksonville Plan project. In fact, the City and State split the $4 million cost to renovate Main Street’s first four blocks.