• Police and Fire Pension Fund Executive Director/Administrator John Keane has issued the 10th and last quarterly report on the Haverty’s Building, which the Fund owns and renovated and is leasing to the City. According to Keane, as promised, the final price tag came in just under $10 million. Also, the first tenants will move into the building Friday morning.
• The Landing’s “2 for 1 Tuesdays” lunch promotion, which was very popular last summer, is back. Thirteen venues — seven in the food court and six restaurants — are participating, up from 11 last year. Participating food court stops will have set deals each week, while restaurants will offer a new free entree item from their special menu. The promotion started yesterday and will last for eight weeks. For a complete listing of participants, go to www.jacksonvillelanding.com.
• The Florida Theatre’s “Summer Movie Classics” series continues Sunday with “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” Showtime is 2 p.m. and tickets are $7 per person.
• Also at The Florida Theatre tickets for Marianne Faithfull’s Oct. 21 show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. for $35 and $40. For details call the box office at 355-2787.
• Tickets went on sale Friday for the second annual “There Oughta be a Law” lawyer variety show organized by the Jacksonville Bar Association (JBA) to benefit Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA). The show is scheduled for Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Terry Theater at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com and VIP tickets are available for $50 and can be purchased through the JBA.
• The third printing of the book “Arlington-A New History” is now available. The rewrite started in 1997 by Old Arlington, Inc. For more information on the book contact Old Arlington Inc. at P.O. Box 15204, Jacksonville, Fla. 32239.
• The commercial real estate industry honored 14 commercial properties with The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) and Earth Award at the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s annual conference last week in Philadelphia. Judging was based on community impact, tenant/employee relations programs, energy management systems, accessibility for disabled people, emergency evacuation procedures, building personnel training programs and overall quality indicators. In the Corporate Facility category the winner was Citi Campus-Jacksonville. The building is managed by Grubb Ellis Management Services, Inc. and is owned by Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
• Downtown Vision Inc. is backing Mayor John Peyton’s plan to raise property taxes. According to DVI Chair Jay Southerland, the estimated $60 million that will have to be cut from the City’s budget if City Council doesn’t pass the increase would have a “significant negative impact on Downtown.”
• The new Mellow Mushroom in Jacksonville Beach is open. It’s at 1018 N. Third St. and it’s the third location in the Jacksonville area.
• 4 Big Men by Big Hen, the men’s clothing store on Southside Boulevard owned by Jaguars defensive lineman John Henderson, has closed.
• According to officials with The Community Foundation, the recent “Safety Net Fund” initiative worked, raising $1.6 million. The funds helped Meals on Wheels, the Clara White Mission, the Sulzbacher Center and many others.