• Former school superintendent Larry Zenke is now selling real estate. He’s working with Watson Realty’s Intracoastal office.
• Retired Lt. Col. William “Bill” B. Fogle joined PBS&J as a senior project manager with the Everglades Partners Joint Venture office. Fogle is responsible for supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District with ecosystem restoration projects in South Florida, as well as providing support to Corps of Engineers regional project managers. PBS&J has 250 employees in North Florida offices and 48 are based in the Jacksonville office.
• City Council member Daniel Davis will be on hand Nov. 5 for the grand opening of Community Heroes Park on the Westside. The park will serve as a tribute to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and the U.S. Navy. Refreshments provided by Walmart will be served.
• Drive time sports radio host Frank Frangie is still adjusting to his move from the afternoon to mornings, but he says he still loves his job. “There’s something about sitting there, remote control in one hand, beer in the other, pizza in your lap... and when your wife asks you ‘What are you doing?’ You can answer, ‘Providing for our family,’” he said.
• The new Main Library may not officially open until Nov. 12, but next Friday a bunch of folks will get a preview of the $101 million library. The invite from the Jacksonville Public Library calls the new facility the “most gorgeous building Jacksonville has ever seen.”
• This weekend is your last chance to take part in the City’s “Take me to the River” campaign to promote downtown.
• Steven Wallace, president of Florida Community College at Jacksonville, will have to wait another month before taking his seat as chairman-elect of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. Wallace was to be confirmed this month, but the vote was pushed back to the Chamber’s Nov. 16 board meeting. The move allows Wallace to be confirmed with the rest of the 2006 board members.
• The City wants to see wind screens on the chain link fences recently installed around the historic Laura Street Trio buildings. The City’s Design Review Committee has a policy that requires construction site fences to be cloaked with the screens but staffers at the JEDC noticed that the screens were missing from the Trio site. The Police and Fire Pension Fund installed the fences when it began the renovation of the three buildings on the corner of Laura and Forsyth streets.
• In addition to its status as one of college football’s premier rivalries, the Florid-Georgia game also announces the beginning of the busy season for the City’s Office of Special Events. The game hasn’t been played yet, but Special Events is already working toward next week’s Sea and Sky Spectacular. The ACC football championship and Toyota Gator Bowl also are fast approaching.