• Two local attorneys — Harvey L. Jay III of Saalfield, Coulson, Shad & Jay and Scott D. Makar of the General Counsel’s Office — are among 30 statewide that have applied for the First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission vacancy. The commission will interview the candidates Oct. 27 and 28 in Tallahassee.
• New in the Landing food court: a Golden Tee golf arcade game.
• The digital meter at the airport, which is counting down the days until the Super Bowl, has been drawing some criticism lately. It seems some folks are having issues with the way the Host Committee shortened the word until, making it till instead of til. “We actually struggled with this one because til has become so common,” said Host Committee spokesperson Heather Surface. “But I’ve done extensive research on this and the first reference in Webster’s Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary is actually till.”
• The City Council deferred legislation last month that would allocate $800,000 to refurbish Brewster Hospital in LaVilla. Council member Glorious Johnson said she wanted a Request for Proposals to be issued first and then have the Council revisit the issue after six weeks. As of Monday, no RFP has been sent or even drafted, making that goal unlikely.
• RX Express Pharmacy at the Landing has scheduled a Nov. 1 grand opening ceremony. RX Express will be the first pharmacy downtown.
• The First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization has a couple of downtown events scheduled as part of the 2004 Commuter Choices Week. The MPO will be at the Landing today from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., providing transportation options information. They’ll also be at the DVI Farmers Market Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m
• Former U.S. representative and Holland & Knight attorney Tillie Fowler is the speaker at the law firm’s Oct. 19 Women’s Initiative gathering.
• Apologies to Marcy Cook. In a story Monday, we incorrectly referred to Sherry Hall as the Public Works Department spokesperson. Cook replaced Hall, who now works for the Water and Sewer Authority, as spokesperson.
• Attorney Audrey McKibbin Moran is one of the newest board members for the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund. Moran joins new board members Leroy Davis, former president of South Carolina State University; Robert Franklin, an Emory University professor; and Thomas Jeavons, a Wallingford, Pa. theologian, scholar and executive, on an expanded board governing the $281 million private foundation. The fund made grants to more than 330 eligible organizations nationwide identified by duPont in her will. The Jacksonville-based fund has awarded $217 million since 1977.