• Looking for an inexpensive ferry? The Jacksonville Port Authority is looking to sell the M/V Blackbeard, one of two ferries the Port owns. The Blackbeard was recently retired and is in storage in Green Cove Springs. The Port could have repaired the ferry, but those costs would have exceeded its market value of $780,500. To replace the Blackbeard would cost the Port $5.8 million, thus, according to the Port’s Tony Orsini, the ferry has been declared “surplus” and will be disposed of in the “most cost effective manner.”
• Jaguars fans John and Tammy Pramuka have created a “Draft Tebow” bumper sticker and Monday Mayor John Peyton got his in the mail. The Pramukas also have a Web site — www.drafttebow2010.com — and claim to have the “best damn tealgate party period.”
• Correction to a Tuesday City Note. University of North Florida professor Dr. Matthew Corrigan will host the school’s two-day “Foundations of Local Government” initiative Feb. 5 and 6.
• Attorney Charles Emanuel Jr. has notified the City he intends to sue on behalf of the family of Eric Young, who Emanuel alleges was killed on or about April 24 after being taken into custody by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Young’s mother, Elizabeth Young, is pursuing a wrongful death claim.
• Speaking of JSO, it’s seeking a $67,600 Florida Department of Law Enforcement grant for equipment for the JSO Bomb Squad. The funds would buy several items including a Segway, a remote detonator system and an exothermic cutting torch.
• The Main Library on Laura Street will be closed Sunday for inventory. If you need to use a library, the Beaches, Highlands, South Mandarin and Webb Wesconnett branches will be open Sunday from 1-6 p.m. A materials inventory is conducted every four years at each location in order to update the on-line catalog and adjust circulation holdings. The Main Library will open as usual at 9 a.m. Monday.
• While there hasn’t been an official grand opening and there are a few finishing touches remaining, Perdue Office Interiors is open for business in its new Downtown headquarters at the corner of Main and Forsyth streets. The showroom is also the company’s working office space which allows customers to shop for office furnishings in an active work setting.
• The UPS Store on Hogan Street will be open Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The idea as posted on a sign there is “Do it Downtown — no waiting.” Also, if you’re a really late shopper, co-owner Terry Wilkins said UPS can guarantee delivery on Christmas Eve if you bring a package to the store as late as Dec. 23.