• Congratulations to The Magnificat Cafe. They’ll celebrate their first anniversary next month.
• J. Ray Poole is the new face at the law firm of Eraclides, Johns, Hall, Gelman, Eikner & Johannessen. He’ll represent employers in labor and employment law.
• Naval Air Depot Jacksonville was recently honored by Raytheon Company for outstanding results in a contractual partnership for the depot’s work installing Raytheon radar equipment on military helicopters. The contract brought more than $11 million in revenue to the City. City military liaison Dan McCarthy told the mayor the award was a feather in the depot’s cap at a time when the Pentagon is looking for bases to close.
• The parking garage at the corner of Bay and Ocean streets, which mainly serves workers in Independent Square, recently updated its parking pass system for monthly parkers, making it easier to get in and out of the garage.
• JCCI Forward will host a workshop Nov. 4 at the San Jose Country Club on “Closing the Deal: The Art of Science & Persuasion.” Panelists include City Council president Elaine Brown, BellSouth regional vice president Jim McCollum and Martha Barrett, Duval County School Board chair. Admission is free for JCCI members.
• Looking for Super Bowl tickets? A $100 donation to the Jewish Community Alliance gives you the chance to win two tickets to the big game. For details, call 730-2100, Ext. 318.
• Georgia football coach Mark Richt admitted Tuesday that his school has developed a bit of a mental block when it comes to beating Florida. Richt is 0-3 against the Gators and his team has won once in the past 14 years. “If it happens two or three times, I don’t know if it’s so much mental, but when it gets to the point it’s gotten with us, I think you can say the players think about it.” Richt said he wouldn’t ever consider hiring a psychologist to work with his team, although he said he’d been asked that question by both Florida and Georgia media.
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