• Straight-faced and even-toned, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw’s recorded video introducing the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Jacksonville Bar Association lunch had lawyers and judges laughing out loud. Crenshaw introduced friend Charles Canady, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Recorded at his desk and speaking extemporaneously, Crenshaw stated in the video that he was “startled” at Canaday’s judicial appointment. Upon learning of it, Crenshaw said he left his Washington, D.C., office to visit the chief justice of the Supreme Court, only to be greeted by “somebody named John Roberts.” Crenshaw said he conferred with Jacksonville lawyer Hank Coxe, who explained there was more than one supreme court. Crenshaw also said that he consults with Coxe on issues when he wants to know “what the other 3 percent of the American people are thinking.”
• Monday is the last day for Duval County citizens to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election. Citizens must return a completed voter registration application to the Supervisor of Elections Offices at 105 E. Monroe St. or 5200-2 Norwood Ave. by the close of business Monday. Mailed applications must be sent to the Monroe Street office and postmarked by Monday.
• At its meeting Thursday, the Downtown Development Review Board of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission approved a special sign exception for a new display at Riverplace Tower. The 36-square-foot sign will welcome the building’s new tenant, Rayonier, when the forest products company moves its headquarters from the Bank of America Tower on the Northbank to the Southbank.
• Floridians may have a favorite for governor, and it’s not Democrat Alex Sink or Republican Rick Scott. The News Service of Florida reports that although Gov. Charlie Crist appears to be fading in his bid to win the U.S. Senate race, a Quinnipiac University poll Thursday showed he continues to draw a healthy 51 percent approval rating.