• According to the City’s Office of Special Events, about 400,000 people attended the weekend’s Sea & Sky Spectacular at the Beach. The event started Friday and ended Sunday with the Blue Angels. Terrific weather and plenty of vendors helped draw big crowds.
• Speaking of the Sea & Sky Spectacular, it’ll be at Naval Air Station Jacksonville for the next two years and return to the Beach in 2012. The 100th anniversary of the Navy is in 2011 and since the Blue Angels originated at NAS Jax, the show will be there next year and in 2011.
• Gator Bowl Association President Rick Catlett is the featured speaker at the next Gray Robinson Community Leader Forum. It’s Dec. 2 at The River Club and it’s invite-only. The law firm hosts the forums periodically to bring together clients and attorneys with the area’s top business and community leaders.
• Carino’s Italian Grill on Atlantic Boulevard has been closed for several months, but a sign says a restaurant called Seafood Company will open soon.
• The Tower Cafe inside the Bank of America building has a $5 menu on Fridays.
• Guitar Center has decided to extend its nationwide food drive two weeks and it’ll now run through Nov. 28. Everything collected will go to a local food bank.
• If you attended Wednesday’s Veterans Day parade and thought it lasted longer than last year’s celebration, it was not your imagination. According to Harrison Conyers, the City’s manager of Veterans and Disabled Services, this year’s procession had 3,300 participants. That’s 1,000 more than last year.
• Even though it was a block away from the parade route, the Florida Theatre on Forsyth Street went patriotic. There was an American flag waving on the digital marquee all day.
• If you’re looking for a temporary part-time job, the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus may have the answer. Artistic and Executive Director Darren Dailey is looking for someone who can work 20 hours per week, is proficient in MS Office, has an associate’s degree or equivalent and 2-3 years of experience in the arts or nonprofit field. Submit a resume and cover letter by mail to him at 225 E. Duval St., 32202.
• Two of the eight people appointed by Governor Charlie Crist to the board of directors of the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers Inc. are from Duval and Clay Counties. Dr. Kathleen Foley, 59, of Jacksonville Beach, is program coordinator for Florida State College at Jacksonville. Iana L. Williams, 34, of Middleburg, is an advisor with the University of North Florida. Both were reappointed and will serve from Nov. 10 to June 30, 2012. Florida Fund For Minority Teachers Inc. manages a state scholarship program to assist in the recruitment and training of minority teachers. For more information on the program go to www.ffmt.org.
• Eighteen of the most influential business leaders in the region that have supported the development of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce of Northeast Florida will be honored at its Nov. 19 quarterly social-networking event from 6-8 p.m at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Founded in 2008, the Chamber will also be celebrating the 516th anniversary of the discovery of Puerto Rico at the event. There is no cost to attend, but there is limited seating and RSVP is requested. Send RSVP to [email protected]
• It may be a fun game played in backyards and at tailgates that facilitates beverage consumption across America, but the game of Cornhole will be taken a little more seriously when teams square off for a share of $1,000 at Jacksonville Scene’s cornhole tournament at Wild Wing Cafe Nov. 21. The top three teams will walk away with $700 and prizes, $200 and prizes and $100 and prizes, respectively. For entry fee and more information go to www.jacksonvillescene.com.