SBMC Jacksonville Presidents Message

Do you like me, Yes or No? Hmm, the quintessential question that every 11 year old boy and girl wants to know about their latest subject of infatuation. I can't speak for the female gender, but as a former 5th grader, and a current male, I can state without hesitation [READ MORE]

This coming Saturday, SBMC is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville, to assist in building a new HabiJax home. 'Build' is a fantastic word, because it is positive.  It means something good is happening.  Dictionary.com (does anybody use the M-W book anymore?) lists the word 'build' with many positive [READ MORE]

It's a particularly hot and humid day here at Nimnicht Chevrolet Fleet/Commercial sales office (shameless plug).  I can see heatwaves rolling off the asphalt.  The leaves are wilting on the trees, and its only mid-March!  I must be delusional...I hear children's music coming from a speaker outside...ICE CREAM!!!! Now I [READ MORE]

And they're off!! Absentee ballots are being mailed.  Early voting precincts have opened and close today.  Sample Ballots have been mailed to your house; these are full of information about each candidate and the races affecting your residence.  This will all come to a crescendo on Tuesday, March 24th...Election Day!!  [READ MORE]

Last Thursday afternoon, the SBMC Political Action Committee (of which I chair) agreed to endorse Bill Bishop for Mayor. We did this for a number of reasons: --the committee would endorse Bill if he were one of the two candidates in the runoff (based on his knowledge/experience with city government, [READ MORE]

Hopefully, you were lucky enough to have someone who helped you along in life.  Maybe it was small gesture that made a big difference.  Maybe someone spent years mentoring you to the person you are today.  Perhaps they taught you about 'life lessons', or maybe they gave you that break [READ MORE]

Putting my Home Inspector's hat back on for a moment, I want you to think about the roof on your home.  It's what protects you, your loved ones, and all your belongings from the elements.  Let's say its 20 years old; it's leaking and getting worse with every rain.  Your [READ MORE]

Though it had been a couple of very cold days last week, it finally started to warm up on Saturday, and we were able to complete our first 'non-profit member' project of the year! As a reminder, throughout 2015 SBMC is partnering with our 5 non-profit members to help them [READ MORE]

What are the attributes of a great city?  Is it geography?  A strong economy?  Great museums and theatres?  New Orleans is considered to be a 'great city' but also has a water damage issue.  San Francisco is a 'great city' but who can afford to stay there? Washington has some [READ MORE]

There'll be a new Sheriff in town, and his name won't be Buford T. Justice, or Andy Taylor.  Sheriffs Bart, Roscoe P. Coltrane, or Pusser aren't on the ballot, either.  Now I really want to watch all these old movies and shows again! Today's Sheriff's office has to do much [READ MORE]