• City Council President Ronnie Fussell has extended the Special Committee on City Pension Sustainability until June 30. Council member Michael Corrigan chairs the committee and Fussell has determined the group — which includes four other Council members and four “subject matter experts” — needs more time to examine the issues surrounding the City’s pension plan.
• Due to the weather conditions, the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Golf and Tennis Events are being rescheduled for June 30 at Deerwood Country Club. Those who registered will not need to re-register for any of the events. Voting for the JBA Board of Governors ended at midnight Wednesday, but onsite voting will be available at the JBA office Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Bar office is located in the Aetna Building, 841 Prudential Dr., Ste. 1320.
• Terry Norvelle, sports talk show host on FM-105.3, is hosting a big cornhole tournament Saturday on the beach in front of the Ocean Club in Jacksonville Beach. It’s $60 for a two-person team and proceeds benefit the Jacksonville Humane Society. Dr. Kelly Huber of Chiropractic Plus is a cohost and the event gets underway at 11 a.m.
• Downtown Vision, Inc. has canceled tomorrow’s Friday Market at Hemming Plaza due to preparations for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The market and its vendors will return May 29.
• Speaking of DVI, the organization is backing the proposed ordinance to prohibit the permitting of pay phones in public rights-of-way Downtown and has included a form letter signed by several Downtown business owners including Landing General Manager Janice Lowe, jeweler Roy Thomas, the owners of the UPS Store and several others. According to DVI Executive Director Terry Lorince, the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission will put out a request for proposal to install emergency phones in up to 15 Downtown locations.
• The executive committee of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida is on record opposing the City’s solid waste fee and stormwater authorization ordinances and JEA’s franchise fee. The organization, led by chair Victor Wilhelm Jr., contends the fees are taxes, something they say Mayor John Peyton pledged not to raise.
• Cardinal Unijax has informed the City it intends to lay off 105 employees in its envelope division in Jacksonville. The layoffs begin July 17 and they are permanent.
• The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is hosting a family night June 2 with live music from Ritz Voices, demonstrations by a community quilting bee, art making, and a variety of hands-on experiences inspired by the museum’s current exhibit, A Survey of Gee’s Bend Quilts. Admission is free from 4-9 p.m. Activities and programming funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.
• The Brooks Family YMCA in partnership with Brooks Rehabilitation is now offering a Stroke Wellness Program designed to bring flexibility and mobility back into the lives of stroke survivors. The Stroke Wellness Program meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. Participants engage in strength training, endurance exercises, as well as balance and flexibility activities. Each year more than 700,000 people in the U.S. suffer a stroke. Those interested in enrolling or seeking more information can call 854-2088 or visit www.FirstCoastYMCA.org.