By Kevin Hogencamp/Jacksonville University

Doggonit if a mother-and-son team who graduated from Jacksonville University just seven years apart aren’t cooking up something special on the Northside: Mekeba Sutton and Marquiese Mervin’s Doghouse Gourmet Grille just off Dunn Avenue celebrated its first anniversary in August.

Beginning February 1st, 2012, Woody’s Bar-BQ will sell Shamrocks to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Last year they raised $1,986 among their three participating locations.

Employees and management from Cantina Laredo, a gourmet Mexican restaurant located in St. Johns Town Center, will be providing dinner on January 16 at 6 p.m. to children and families in need at Community Connections, a nonprofit dedicated to helping homelessness and fighting poverty in Jacksonville, Fla.