• The paving work between the stadium and the ball park continues and some light poles are expected to be installed this week. They’re hoping to have the work done by next Sunday for the Jaguars-Kansas City Chiefs game.
• Workers at the Bay Street Town Center project recently discovered a long line of charred dirt from the Great Fire of 1901 beneath some old flooring. Other relics found at the construction site include Indian head pennies and Mercury dimes.
• Attorney Wayne Hogan of Brown, Terrell, Hogan was among those in the audience at Case Western Reserve University Tuesday night for the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards. The Democratic candidate, Hogan said, did “a great job.”
• A new fixed wireless Internet provider has joined the downtown business community. Joytel Wireless Communications, Inc. has an office in Independent Square, offering IT services.
• The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. at Fire Station 1 on Liberty Street.
• We aren’t the only NFL fans worrying about seeing their team on television. San Diego is over 10,000 sales short to get the Jag game Sunday on the air.
• The First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization is still developing its list of priority transportation projects and Springfield advocates are making sure they’re not left behind. SPAR president Louise DeSpain contacted the MPO recently, reminding them that approximately $8 million is needed to complete renovations to North Main Street from 5th through 8th streets.
• George Banks, who was recently let go from the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission’s international division, has opened a consulting firm and the only thing missing is a client roster. Hoping to change that, Banks wrote to Council president Elaine Brown to discuss an agreement. “I know I can be of assistance to you and the Council,” Banks wrote. “With no official international city representative now in place, I can fill the void.”
• At least one person is very happy to hear that more parking may become available after hours. Ieyasu owner Robert Humphries has been getting tickets everyday for parking outside of his restaurant.
• Firehouse Subs, a Jacksonville-based sandwich chain, has announced the sale of a new franchise territory to Flame Worthy Development of DFW, a company that will own the development rights to 100 Firehouse Subs stores in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The first Firehouse Subs stores are scheduled to open in the spring.