Afternoon Update: Governor Jodi Rell is determined to shoehorn a juvenile detention center for girls on the Upper East Side. She’s moving ahead to approve the dough through the State Bond Commission that she chairs. Ya know what I say … stick it in Brookfield! Thanks to Bob Fredericks for the heads-up on this. See [...]
Entries from January 25th, 2012
Paving Incumbency, Plus: Examining The Church Scandal
December 28th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Why is power of incumbency a juicy thing? Because you can make things happen such as paving streets (if you have money). News release from Mayor Bill Finch: Street Paving Project Announced The City of Bridgeport today announced that it has completed preliminary design for street repaving improvements on Capitol Avenue and Iranistan Avenue, expected [...]
No Spammers Allowed!
December 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment
I don’t know about you, but I’m whipped. My New Year’s resolution is to begin eating again after starving myself the next six days. Had a sweet time the past two days, loads of family and friends. Connecticut Post scribe John Burgeson has a nice piece here www.connpost.com/ci_14069865 about a guy not so fortunate who sleeps outside the [...]
Merry Christmas Aunt Chovy
December 24th, 2009 · 13 Comments · City Politics, National Politics, State Politics
I’m excited. I found white anchovies. Oh, baby, I love white anchovies. Usually I find them only in restaurants. You throw out white anchovies at a Bridgeport political function and the old-time pols might give up their first born for the last bite. Yes, Mr. Anchovy will be included in my seven fishes tonight, a [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Sonya Finch
Tuning In To Johnny Fabs
December 23rd, 2009 · 25 Comments · City Politics
I spent a couple of hours with Johnny Fabs on Tuesday watching him push buttons, play with knobs, chat with a producer through an earpiece. When John Fabrizi isn’t working his full-time gig, chief of the Board of Education Adult Ed program, he fills in every now and then as guest host on WICC chatting with [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Ramos·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Paul Ganim·WICC
Where Have You Gone Lowell Weicker? Does Chris Dodd Give A Crap About Bridgeport? Plus: Fab Radio
December 22nd, 2009 · 13 Comments · City Council, Education, State Politics
Lowell Weicker, now there’s a guy who did something for Bridgeport. Check that, not something but a lot. Check that, not a lot but more than any pol on the planet. Weicker was elected governor in 1990, served one term and arguably is known as the governor that blasted the personal income tax through the state legislature. That revenue is [...]
Tags: Andrew McDonald·Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Dodd·Hartford Courant·Housatonic Community College·Jim Buchanan·Jodi Rell·John Fabrizi·Jon Kantrowitz·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lowell Weicker·M. Evette Brantley·University of Connecticut·WICC
The Key To The Detention Center
December 30th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Afternoon Update: We should give Jodi Rell the key to the city … no wait, the key to the juvenile detention center that should be built in Brookfield Center or somewhere around there with all those flowing American flags and well-manicured Colonials. Yeah baby, let’s build it right on the Brookfield bus line. Yes indeed, [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Dick Blumenthal·Jeff Kohut·Jodi Rell·Keila Torres Ocasio·Lowell Weicker·Nancy Wyman