Nothing like a kid on Pleasure Beach. My father, a Sicilian immigrant, squired me there to fish for snapper blues in the late 1960s. All
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Category: Best of Bridgeport
From Jamaica To Bridgeport–Bicentennial Interview With The Energetic Carolyn Vermont
Carolyn Vermont is a ubiquitous presence around the Park City. She serves as the Mayor’s Community Liaison for the City of Bridgeport where she chairs
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Nourishing Young People–Bicentennial Interview With Children’s Books Author And Illustrator Lizzy Rockwell
Lizzy Rockwell, an illustrator whose artwork is featured in picture books, magazines, games and on walls, is OIB correspondent Bob Fredericks’ latest interview honoring Bridgeport’s
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Bicentennial Interview: Frank Borres, Man In Front And Behind Camera
Frank Borres knows life’s perspective in front of a camera and behind one. Radio and television reporter, videographer, documentarian, chamber leader, civic volunteer, the Emmy-winning
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Bridgeport Bicentennial Interview With The Man In Black, Phil Kuchma
Martial artist, city councilman, entrepreneur, Downtown visionary, Phil Kuchma has viewed all aspects of Bridgeport in his septuagenarian life. People wonder, why is Phil always
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Bicentennial Interview: Charles ‘Don’ Clemons, Star Athlete, Firefighter, Public Servant
Some call him Charles, others call him by middle name Don, and still others Clem. Say hello to Town Clerk Charles ‘Don’ Clemons who’s enjoyed
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Bicentennial Interview: Bloodroot’s Selma Miriam And Noel Furie, Sage For Taste And Talent
What can you say about Bloodroot founders Selma Miriam, Noel Furie and all the culinary ambassadors that have made the landmark feminist vegetarian restaurant and
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An Interview With 92-Year-Old City Treasure Kaye Williams, Founder Of Captain’s Cove Seaport
Kaye Williams, the visionary who turned a city-run dump of a boatyard into Captain’s Cove Seaport, one of the region’s premier tourist draws, with its
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