• The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra made some sweet financial music this year, too, with a record surplus which may reach $300,000 when the books are closed. Ticket sales were up 17 percent and donations were up 6.6 percent.
• The next meeting of the Sheriff’s Advisory Council is next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Cathedral Townhouse at 501 N. Ocean St.
• Former Clear Channel news director Jim LaBranche has opened a photo studio at 1645 San Marco Blvd.
• Invitations to the upcoming City Council installation ceremony at the T-U Center are going out soon. About 4,000 of them.
• Ever wonder exactly how much the taxable property in Duval County (the number that all the City and independent agency budgets are based on) is worth? According to Property Appraiser Jim Overton, it’s $45,219,908,781. Yes, that’s $45 billion and change.
• Longtime road race organizer Doug Alred has offered to help the City create a way to maintain the Northbank and Southbank riverwalks, which have been allowed to get shaggy and got some media criticism. Alred would like to see a “Run for the Parks” created and he’s offered to do the job for free. Alred believes the money raised could go directly into the City’s parks system.
• Tuesday night’s Land Use & Zoning Committee meeting went a while. Started at 5 p.m. and wrapped up around 2 a.m.
• Gov. Jeb Bush and Mayor John Peyton are expected to be on hand June 24 when Citi Cards opens its new operations and technology center at Flagler Center. The new building will be Citi Cards, largest in the country.
• Speaking of Peyton, he’ll hold a Town Hall meeting at the FCCJ Downtown Campus on June 20 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Good opportunity for downtown area residents to meet the mayor, some of his staff and talk about issues affecting downtown.
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