• Jacksonville Jaguars players are criticized for not being more involved in the community, although Jaguars CFO Bill Prescott says that based on player appearances, the 15-year-old team is “among the top five teams” in the league. Some of that might be lack of media attention. “Back in 1995, if Tony Boselli or Mark Brunell did anything, the press covered it.”
• Culhane’s Irish Pub isn’t usually open Mondays, but the owners are making an exception June 7. The Atlantic Beach bar and restaurant was one of several area eateries visited by the crew of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and that Monday, the show airs on the Food Network. Doors open at 6 p.m.
• No Hemming Plaza Farmer’s Market Friday. The park is being used as a venue for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
• Summer might be fast approaching, but so is another season. Hurricane season begins Tuesday and will run through November.
• Last week was National Emergency Medical Services Week and one Jacksonville doctor received an award during the 2010 Excellence in EMS Awards. Dr. Bradley Elias, medical director of Life Flight for Baptist Medical Center Downtown and Air Methods, was named the Raymond J. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year.
• Baptist Health marked the 30th anniversary of Life Flight as part of last week’s National Emergency Services Week. The service started Aug. 3, 1980, and since then Life Flight has completed more than 21,000 accident-free missions.
• Paul Davis Restoration, a provider of fire, water and mold damage restoration, will open its 17,000-square-foot national training center facility on the Southside June 24 in conjunction with its national convention. The training center will offer classes for most approved certification courses in the field, along with a full-scale 1,700-square-foot home for hands-on demonstrations.