Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 has nothing on Only In Bridgeport. From UB: Big Read returns to Bridgeport in October, hosted by the University of Bridgeport Big Read, the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA)-funded reading campaign held in cities and towns across America, will be held in Bridgeport this fall and is being co-hosted by [...]
Entries from June 15th, 2013
Himes: Feed The Hungry Interns!
July 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · National Politics, State Politics
Congressman Jim Himes has launched his reelection website. From Himes: Last week was my birthday. While I’m not hugely excited to talk numbers, I am thrilled about one thing: I got a new website! It’s at www.himesforcongress.com
Tags: Jim Himes·Steve Obsitnik
Finch To Swear In Police Recruits
July 11th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Cops, News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Finch to swear in new class Thursday, July 12 at 1:30 p.m.; 21 trainees from Bridgeport; 9 from other towns and cities are at Bridgeport Police Training Academy Thirty trainees, 21 of which are slated to become Bridgeport officers, began training this week at the department’s Police Training Academy on Newfield [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Gaudett
Walker: City’s Fiscal Clock Ticking–Finch: Walker Served Under Bush’s Historic Debt, Plus: Fishing For Stories, Post Overplays Bass Pro Complaint
July 11th, 2012 · 47 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Update: This story in the Connecticut Post is receiving a lot of chatter today. A court complaint was filed against Bass Pro Shops, the company introduced on Sunday as a key piece of the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment on the East Side. A federal judge dismissed the complaint. What’s all the hullabaloo? The bigger the company the more [...]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·CT Post·Dan Malloy·David Walker·George Bush
Poverty Smack Up Against Affluence
July 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment
Check out this piece in Bloomberg Businessweek, Connecticut’s Ribbon of Hardship. For a city like Bridgeport the Steelpointe Harbor development cannot happen soon enough. The Connecticut portion of Interstate 95 was dubbed the “ribbon of hope” by state planners for its promise of prosperity when it was built in the 1950s. It’s still an apt [...]
Dunleavy Joins Gomes’ Campaign–Debate Set For State Senate Battle
July 11th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Veteran campaign consultant and labor union organizer Marty Dunleavy has signed on to manage the campaign of State Senator Ed Gomes engaged in a tough reelection battle against party-endorsed Ernie Newton and State Rep. Andres Ayala in an Aug. 14 Democratic primary.
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Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Paul Ganim