With the official start of spring just 24 days away, Bridgeport has compiled a record-breaking trace of snow saving the Public Facilities Department $500,000, according
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Ganim Backs Elderly Housing/Senior Center For North End, Against Storage Facility
The North End shouted and Mayor Joe Ganim heard the voices. Following last week’s neighborhood confluence against a developer’s proposal to transform the shuttered Stop
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Bridgeport-Born Richard Belzer, Detective Munch On Law & Order, Dies
Creativity often comes from pain. Richard Belzer channeled his childhood misery in Bridgeport into making fans laugh and cry on a variety of platforms: stage,
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Saluting The Merchant Martini And The Man Who Created it–Trailblazer John Merchant
John Merchant was a blast to be around. Thoughtful, engaging, funny, self-deprecating, complemented by unrestrained laughter. He had a generosity for walking you through Bridgeport
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Moore Seeks A Fattening Campaign Account At Mardi Gras Fundraiser
First a Valentine’s Day dance party, now a Mardi Gras soiree planned for Monday night Downtown at Miss Thelma’s on the eve of Fat Tuesday.
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It’s Time To Take Charge: The Politics Of Tighty-Whities Reveals Ganim’s Flaccidity
On Valentine’s Day in the North End there was no love for developer Hugh Scott who wants to transform the shuttered former Stop & Shop
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The North End’s Thorny Relationship With Development, Valentine’s Day Community Meeting To Address Public-Storage Plan
Many stakeholders and residents of the North End have a rather puritanical view of their neighborhood oasis. Generally, passive recreation is the preferred form of
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In The City Lounge, A New Horizon Downtown
Legendary Eagles lead guitarist Joe Walsh composed In The City a staple of the iconic band’s set list in venues across the globe, the featured
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