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Monday, January 23, 2017
Vol. 104, No. 050 • Two Sections
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Lewis Buzzell, chief assistant in the 4th Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, hasn’t had time to set up his office yet. He’s been busy working on organizational issues and with the younger attorneys in the office since starting this month.
Returning to roots to help Buzzell delays retirement for job in Public Defender’s Office
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Graham Holdings Co., longtime owner of WJXT TV-4, completed its acquisition of WCWJ TV-17 last week. But for now, viewers won’t see any change in the operation of Jacksonville’s CW network affiliate. “It has a good combination of syndicated and local programming and that’s not going to change,” said Emily Barr, president and CEO of Graham Media Group. Barr said it’s also too early to discuss operational changes. WCWJ broadcasts from studios on Hogan Road on the Southside and there is “some logic” to moving its operaBarr tions to WJXT’s studios near the Southbank, she said, but no decisions have been made. “We’re going to look at all of that over the next several months,” she said. With the completion of the deal, WJXT Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis also took over as general manager of WCWJ, but otherwise the approximately 25 employees at WCWJ aren’t immediately impacted. “We have a TV station and we need to run the television station,” Barr said. Graham acquired WCWJ and a Roanoke, Va., station from Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. for $60 million. Nexstar divested those two and 11 other stations to satisfy Federal Communications Commission requirements for approval of its merger with Media General Inc. Nexstar also completed that $4.6 billion deal last week. Ironically, Nexstar had acquired WCWJ from Media General in 2009.
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By Marilyn Young Editor
Buzzell and Rick Parker, the former 8th Judicial Circuit public defender, on the roof of the compound where they worked in Kabul, Afghanistan. The background shows the city and the mountains surrounding it.
Lewis Buzzell was practically retired last year. So much so, the 65-year-old jokes, he has his Medicare card. But an old colleague wanted his help. More importantly, an office they both cared about needed them. Buzzell and Charlie Cofer worked together at the 4th Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office early in their careers. Cofer became a judge, while Buzzell shuffled his time between the office, private practice and training lawyers in
Afghanistan. After the Matt Shirk scandal shook the office in 2013, Cofer decided to leave the bench and run for public defender against him. Cofer knew early on he wanted Buzzell on his team if he won. Buzzell wasn’t as sure. He was in a comfortable place in his life. “I wasn’t sure I wanted to take on what I knew was going to be a mess,” he said. But in the end, the “mess” is why he went back. “I wanted to help restore this office to its former justly deserved reputation, which I Buzzell continued on Page A-11
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue joins North Florida market Calling itself Hawaii’s comfort food, another growing national chain — L&L Hawaiian Barbecue — is expanding into Northeast Florida. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue intends to open mid-April in Argyle Village Shopping Center at southwest Blanding Boulevard and Interstate 295. North Florida franchisee Jayson Chua said Jacksonville is booming and will be the first L&L franchise on the East Coast. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is based in Honolulu. “Opening a new restaurant
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brand will entice and excite a growing market,” he said. Its specialty Hawaiian plate lunches feature two scoops of rice, macaroni salad and what it calls an aloha-infused hot entrée. The barbecue menu includes beef and chicken bowls, cheeseburgers, pork chops and short ribs. Among other plates, there is the “Loco Moco” of hamburger patties over rice, topped with brown gravy and two fried eggs. Other classics are Spam Musubi (Spam and rice wrapped in seaweed) and Spam Saimin
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(noodle soup). He plans to open four locations over four years, with other possible sites in Southside, St. Augustine and Gainesville. Each will employ a staff of eight to 10. Hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Site plans at landlord Weingarten Realty’s website show
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in 1,608 square feet next to Five Below. The center is anchored by Publix Super Markets Inc. To prepare, a $100,000 buildout is in city review for the 30-seat restaurant. Jayson and Katrina Chua are directors of franchise holder ATOZ International Inc. in Ponte Vedra. She will manage the restaurant. The Hawaiianbarbecue.com website says in its early years, the chain of drive-in restaurants built a reputation for serving fresh plate lunches throughout
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the Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 1976, according to its logo. In late 1999, founders Johnson Kam and Eddie Flores Jr. introduced their Asian and American fusion take on the plate lunch to California. That has expanded to almost 200 locations in 11 states, Guam and Japan. Chua said his investment will be $220,000 to $260,000 per store depending on the size. L&L requires a minimum of 1,200 square feet for dining. Mathis
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