The Alhambra Theatre & Dining booked TV stars Sally Struthers and Cindy Williams for two of its 2012 performances. Struthers, from “All in the Family,” is booked for “Hello Dolly” Feb. 29- April 8 and Williams, from “Laverne & Shirley,” will perform in “Sylvia” Aug. 29- Oct. 7.
• The Alhambra also plans “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” Feb. 8-26, which will be Gail Bliss’ final performance; “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story” April 11- June 13; “Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes” July 25-Aug. 19; “Yeston and Kopfit’s Phantom” Oct. 10-Nov. 25; and “White Christmas” Nov. 28-Dec. 24. For more information, visit www.alhambrajax.com.
• The CoreLogic research service reported that in August, Jacksonville home prices, including distressed sales, fell 6.3 percent from August 2010 and declined 4.9 percent from July 2010 to July this year. Excluding distressed sales, year-over-year prices declined by 1.9 percent August-August and 0.4 percent July-July.
• Jacksonville-based Lender Processing Services Inc. said Moody’s Analytics will begin offering the LPS’ Home Price Index, which shows historical price trends for residential properties in the U.S., to lenders, commercial banks, residential mortgage-backed security market participants, insurance firms, government institutions and others.
• PODS Jacksonville was honored by the moving-and-storage franchise’s corporate headquarters for high marks in customer satisfaction. Using a customer feedback survey to rank truck drivers in 48 U.S. states, PODS Enterprises Inc. listed PODS Jacksonville among the corporation’s top tier of high performing franchise operations. Bob Eales owns PODS Jacksonville.
• There’s new leadership at the First Coast Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The 2012 board includes President Maggie Hightower with the Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation; President-elect Greg Cole with Habijax; Vice Presidents Anthony Sutton (education), Lauren Weedon Hopkins (membership), Bonne Barnes (communications) and Courtney Weatherby (diversity); Secretary Jennifer Simmons and Treasurer Tania Yount.
• Jacksonville Community Council Inc. will launch its 72nd community study, “Children: 1-2-3,” from 8:15 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Wednesday at JCCI offices. The study meetings will be every Wednesday through April 18 at JCCI. Kofi Marfo of the University of South Florida’s College of Education will be the keynote speaker at the orientation meeting. Information: www.jcci.org.
• Gov. Rick Scott appointed Christopher J. Greene of Ponte Vedra Beach to the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Greene has been a partner at Purcell, Flanagan, Hay and Greene since 2010 and was previously a partner at Brant, Abraham, Reiter, McCormick and Greene from 2004-10. His term began Monday and ends July 1, 2015.