• The cross atop Immaculate Conception Church’s tallest steeple was damaged by Hurricane Francis and is now hanging by a small cable. Chris McClelland, Immaculate Conception’s maintenance foreman, said the church is planning on temporarily removing the cross early this week in case Hurricane Ivan comes to town. The cross will be reaffixed to the 165-foot steeple after McClelland assesses the damage.
• The City Council has rescheduled today’s workshop to discuss the new Duval County Courthouse. Citing “hurricane interruptions,” the meeting will now take place Sept. 29.
• Every Thursday from 6-8 p.m, Mudville Grille downtown will host a trivia challenge. A pitcher of beer goes to the winner, the best original team name and the largest law firm team.
• Best wishes to Wanda Grant. For over two months, Grant has been filling in for City Council aide Daphne Colbert, who returns today.
• The Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, the American Institute of Architects and HabiJax are hosting a Family Free Day Sunday from noon-4 p.m. at the museum. There’ll be a discussion on the themes of architecture and home from “The House on Mango Street,” the 2004 First Coast Reads selection.
• Attorneys and members of the judiciary are reminded to RSVP by this afternoon for Wednesday’s Second Annual Career Day with a select group of students from Florida Coastal School of Law. The lunch social will be held at The University Club from noon to 3 p.m. RSVP to Jarrod Turner at 680-7789.
• Another section of the Wonderwood Connector is scheduled to open by the end of the week. According to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, traffic will be shifted to the new bridge over Mt. Pleasant Creek just west of Girvin Road.
• JEDC executive director Kirk Wendland said the City will continue to subsidize downtown residential development. He told a City Council committee the market “has a long way to go,” before it can sustain itself. “Some people feel like we should just let the market happen, but we really want to build on the early momentum that’s starting to build.” On a scale of 1 to 10, the downtown market has gone from a 2 to a 4, said Wendland.
• City Council president Elaine Brown gave a Council committee official word that she wants to look into moving City Council meetings to an earlier start. She also apologized that they first heard about it in The Daily Record.