Winn-Dixie finishes Chaffee remodel
Winn-Dixie recently completed a remodel of its Chaffee Road store and will have a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Thursday.
City Council members Doyle Carter and Tommy Hazouri are among the community leaders expected to attend.
The new features at the 703 Chaffee Road store include new signage, an updated produce department and upgraded deli and bakery.
It’s open 7 a.m.-11 p.m. seven days a week.
A BOGO for young JTA riders
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is offering riders ages 7-18 a buy-one, get-one free deal.
Those who purchase a 31-day Purple Youth transit pass through July 31 will receive a second pass free. Cost is $30 for 62 days of rides.
Discounts are not given for single rides or other passes.
Passes are available Downtown at the Rosa Parks Transit Station. Children should bring eligible documents like school or government-issued identification or a birth certificate. Riders ages 7-14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For information, visit jtafla.com.
FSCJ offering free health
education sessions and screenings
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s North Campus will host the 2016 Health Literacy Fair starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The free event is open to faculty, staff, students and the community and features exercise sessions, health screenings and education and training.
Screenings will be available for arthritis, blood pressure, blood sugar, depression, hearing, lice, oral health and vision.
There also will be a station on-site accepting blood donations and testing for HIV.
The education sessions include a focus on sexually transmitted diseases, sports rehabilitation, physical therapy and fall prevention.
Limited cosmetology and massage therapy services also will be available.
For more information, visit fscj.edu/healthliteracyfair.
Anheuser-Busch brewery hosting ‘Bud Light Party’ Saturday and June 18
The Anheuser-Busch brewery is partying like it’s summer. The brewery and tour center will host a “Bud Light Party” at its North Jacksonville facility 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and June 18.
The events feature tours of the brewery, local music, food trucks and, of course, Anheuser-Busch products.
For more information, visit budweisertours.com.
Renaming of San Marco street honors Naugle Funeral Home
Drivers and passers-by in San Marco might have noticed a difference in a portion of Gary Street.
A segment has been named Naugle Way, an ode to the family that has owned Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services that’s been in business for close to 100 years.
The business was created in 1919 as Thomas M. Burns Funeral Home, which Vernon Naugle and his wife, Stella, took over in 1928. It’s been in the Naugle family for four generations.
The name change came about because the city’s 911 Emergency Addressing Advisory Committee determined a portion of Gary Street between Hendricks and Kings avenues needed renaming to differentiate the unconnected road segments displaced by the Overland Bridge project.
Long trip from Shanghai to Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Port Authority should have a delivery arriving in August. Three newly constructed 100-gauge cranes departed Tuesday from Shanghai and should arrive in Jacksonville in the next couple of months. Each crane has a 22-container reach and will boost Blount Island Terminal’s cargo-handling capacity.
Bean receives business award
State Sen. Aaron Bean was one of 10 Florida legislators to take home the 2016 Champions for Business Award from the Associated Industries of Florida.
The organization annually recognizes “extraordinary” efforts and leadership on legislation to make Florida’s business community successful.
Bean was honored for his efforts on tort reform. That included blocking legislation at the committee level, which “protected the philosophy that a person should only pay for their fair share of damages,” according to a news release.
It’s the third time the Fernandina Beach Republican has received the award, which will be presented during an October conference in Orlando.
Jaguars make several changes in football operations
The Jacksonville Jaguars are shaking things up off the field, as General Manager Dave Caldwell this week announced six promotions.
They are:
• Hamzah Ahmad to director of football operations
• Kirsten Grohs to manager of football administration
• Mike Stoeber to director of football systems
• Zach Beistline to football database analyst
• Antonio Robinson to college scout
• Leslie Ladd to coordinator of scouting administration
In addition, Caldwell announced two hires.
Mindy Black will be the team’s director of performance nutrition. She will be responsible for planning healthy and nutritious meals designed to help players’ performance and recovery.
Former fullback Greg Jones was hired by the team as a scouting associate. He previously served as a coaching intern after his retirement.
City looking for film, TV awards nominations
The city is seeking nominations for the annual Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Motion Picture, Television and Commercial Production awards ceremony.
The awards recognize those who have long-term achievements in production-related careers that resulted in a positive impact on the film and TV industries.
To nominate someone, visit bit.ly/1Y6SyS8.
There’s also a Rising Star Award category that recognizes the talents and accomplishments of up to three up-and-coming individuals in the local industry. Criteria includes being under the age of 35 and positive community contributions.
For nominations there, visit bit.ly/1WDDZq0. Deadline is Friday.
Ranking shows UNF tech students cashing in
Graduates of the University of North Florida’s school of computing are getting the most out of their degrees.
PayScale, an organization that collects and shares data on compensation, compiled a list of schools that have the best return on investment for technology degrees.
UNF is ranked No. 2 in the state and No. 39 in the U.S. on computing education degrees.
It ranks only behind the University of Florida in the state.
In all, there are 962 schools on the scale comprising 442 public, 505 private nonprofit and 15 private for-profit institutions.
For more information on the report, visit bit.ly/1Uxyenc.
Bill Brinton receives Garden Club of America honor
Jacksonville attorney Bill Brinton has long been an environmental and community advocate whose efforts have attracted national attention.
The Garden Club of America presented Brinton with one of its highest honors, the Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal, during its recent annual meeting.
The award is given for outstanding achievement in environmental protection and quality-of-life maintenance.
The club described Brinton’s efforts of maintaining “fearless” advocacy against billboards, which he started in 1985 as part of a visual pollution study with the Jacksonville Community Council Inc. He’s continued that fight for decades.
The award’s namesake was a member of the Southampton Garden Club of New York and endowed the medal in 1979.