CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Mar. 7 - 13, 2010This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at TJX Companies and Kohl's; closings, cutbacks, bankruptcy, default, receivership or foreclosure news at Swoozie's and the Northgate Mall; acquisition, merger, loan, sale...Jacksonville zoo has new penguin exhibitThe new penguins at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens stayed mostly in the water on Wednesday morning — where it was warmer. Their pool was heated and it was a bit chilly outside for their liking. That’s right, too chilly for penguins.Discovery of data errors favors Jacksonville High SchoolA grade inflation list, which lumped Jacksonville High School among 57 other schools districts guilty of grade inflation, had flawed data. A revised report removed Jacksonville from the list.Global poverty is topic World Affairs Council of Jacksonville lecturePaul Collier, an award-winning Oxford University economist and author presently working on issues surrounding the crisis unfolding in Haiti, will be in Jacksonville Tuesday to discuss global poverty.Jacksonville occupancy tax risesThe price of staying in a Jacksonville hotel has gone up. The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday night to levy a 3-percent occupancy tax to fund tourism development. Two-thirds of the collected revenue will be spent on tourism promotion and the...Rants & Raves: Jacksonville a city of trashy signsI just returned from spending a week in Naples, Collier County. What a clean city. Driving around the county, it was very noticeable [there] were no trashy curb signs located at intersections and along the neighborhoods. But here in our great city of Jacksonville, there is not an intersection or neighborhood that is not cluttered with \"REPAIR BAD CREDIT,\" \"MATTRESS SALE,\" \"DAY CARE,\" \"EARN $7 ...Jacksonville advances past North Florida 76-69Associated Press - March 4, 2010 12:04 AM ET MACON, Ga. (AP) - Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert scored 24 points each to lead Jacksonville to a 76-69 victory over North Florida on Wednesday night...Jacksonville advances past North Florida 76-69Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert scored 24 points each to lead Jacksonville to a 76-69 victory over North Florida on Wednesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.Jacksonville advances past North Florida 76-69MACON, Ga. -- Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert scored 24 points each to lead Jacksonville to a 76-69 victory over North Florida on Wednesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tourna...Audiophiles to descend on Jacksonville this weekend for Axpona Audio ExpoThe three-day show at the Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel will have about 170 manufacturers and 10 dealers of high-end audio equipment, including three from Jacksonville: House of Stereo, Hoyt Stereo and Beyond Audio.Jacksonville Woman Accused in Duclos Kidnapping Recently had Baby ShowerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- No bond was set for a woman accused of posing as a state welfare worker and kidnapping a 1-month-old boy when she appeared in court this morning.
