• Speaking of Florida State College at Jacksonville, City Council member Michael Corrigan was recently appointed to its board of trustees, which meets the same Tuesday afternoons as the Special Committee on Pension Sustainability, which Corrigan chairs. At Tuesday’s pension committee meeting, Corrigan said he will have to decide whether to move the pension committee meetings or ask the vice chair to preside in his absence.
• In addition to co-promoting this year’s Sea & Sky Spectacular, the Navy is also marking its 234th anniversary. To mark the occasion, The Florida Times-Union will print a special section of Jax Air News, which it will distribute Oct. 29-31. Because this year’s Sea & Sky Spectacular is at the Beach, the City’s Office of Special Events and the Navy are co-promoting the event, which is Nov. 7 and 8
• Speaking of the City, Volunteer Florida recently let City officials know its application for AmeriCorps State funding has been denied. According to Amieko Watson, director of national service programs for Volunteer Florida, the funding requests exceeded the available funds.
• Memorial Hospital will hold the grand opening of its new West Tower Nov. 17. No time set for that event yet.
• Hope Haven Children’s Clinic and Family Center is also having a grand opening soon. Sept. 15 Hope Haven will cut the ribbon on the Richard G. Skinner Jr. Facility for Health and Learning at 10:30 a.m.
• Mayor John Peyton is hosting a “Community Endowment Expo” Sept. 12 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Main Library. The idea is provide workshops for citizens on career building, Social Security disability, financial wellness, foreclosure and more. The expo is a partnership between the City’s Blueprint for Prosperity initiative and the National Disability Institute.