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Aqua Grill’s ‘Ad Hoc Dinners’ on summer break following June 6 event
If you’ve wanted to try Aqua Grill’s monthly “Ad Hoc Dinner” concept but haven’t, act fast.
Jacksonville Sharks honor military
The Jacksonville Sharks honor military men and women ahead of Memorial Day.
1 arrested, 1 sought in fatal Lake City robbery
One man is arrested and another is sought in connection with a robbery in Lake City that left the store owner dead.
Fri Jun 15th: Sly and the Family Stone at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Ponte Vedra Beach
Sly and the Family Stone Ponte Vedra Beach : Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 1050 A1A North on 2012-06-15
Bigger isn’t always better, but it does have its advantages
BRUNSWICK , GA. | Having just polished off some of Popeye’s fried chicken, red beans and rice and a biscuit made of enriched white flour, I wondered if I’m creeping toward joining the obesity epidemic in America.
I calculated my body mass index and learned I’m 1.1 points into overweight and 10 points shy of obese. Maybe it’s like basketball, and all my favorite foods are three-pointers. Onion casserole, pecan pie and, well, see above.
Fact Check: PETA sends its message on ballpark bricks
Times-Union readers want to know:
Is it true that PETA arranged for hidden messages to be placed in new baseball stadiums?
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is aggressive — if not creative — in getting its messages across.
JU president’s life: A testament to the power of education
By the time the Salt River gets to Phoenix, past dams and reservoirs, it rarely lives up to its name. For most of the year it’s just a dry riverbed separating Phoenix from South Phoenix.
Kerry Romesburg, now president of Jacksonville University, grew up in South Phoenix, on the wrong side of the riverbed. It was poor, working-class, riddled with gangs and violence, with a high school ringed by razor wire.
South Phoenix pulled at the teenage Romesburg. He was in a gang, involved “in activities of which I am not proud.”
Sunday Notebook
Some large and interesting building permits were issued in the past week:
■ The city of Jacksonville is spending $2.7 million to renovate the Jaguars locker room at EverBank Field, contracting with Turner Construction.
■ The city will also spend $1.5 million to complete a city-owned soccer facility at Patton Park on Hodges Boulevard, contracting with Kirby Development.
Lost chance to save on Jacksonville courthouse furniture
Much was going on late last week.
Thursday afternoon, Mayor Alvin Brown’s team heaved a Hail Mary pass that fell incomplete well short of the end zone.
During a special City Council meeting called to put an end to the courthouse furniture flap, Brown’s chief of staff, Chris Hand, took one last fling at trying to convince the council to finish furnishing the new courthouse with used furniture the city already owns.
