Oh baby, Puerto Ricans know how to party and parade and applaud. Sunday afternoon what started at Central High School in the lower North End traversed down Park Avenue into spectacular Seaside Park on a scrumptious day loaded with floats, bands, music, politicians and shouts of ethnic pride in Bridgeport that is home to the […]
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Viva Puerto Rico! Parade And Festival Fill The Seaside Air
July 8th, 2018 · 6 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Puerto Rican Parade Sunday
July 5th, 2018 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
The Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County will take place Sunday starting at 11 a.m. from Central High School routing south on Madison Avenue, proceeding to North Avenue and then South on Park Avenue into Seaside Park where a festival will follow at the band shell. More info here.
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Paging Elephants And Donkeys–Let’s Roar At OIB 10th Anniversary Party, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
May 20th, 2018 · 37 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Thank you to everyone who attended and thank you to our loyal readers. We’re having a party today Wednesday and you’re invited. Ten years in the political jungle. It’s been a wild ride. And more to come. Join us 5-7 pm for the OIB 10th anniversary party at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Poise your safari attire!
Comedy Club Owner: Relieve Stress, I’m A Cheerleader, I love This Town
May 2nd, 2018 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
For those of us who explore the funny bone in politics, Vinnie Brand’s Stress Factory comedy club is branding Downtown to a whole new level. Backed by Mayor Joe Ganim and Congressman Jim Himes on Wednesday, Brand monologued the grand opening of his club along McLevy Green to supporters with an effervescence to plug it […]
Welcome To The Jungle: OIB 10th Anniversary Party, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, May 23
April 30th, 2018 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Okay, time to mark your calendars, Wednesday, May 23, 5-7 pm for the OIB 10th anniversary party at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. The theme? “Welcome To The Jungle.” What else could it be for a political site? This is a wild political season so time to get our wild on at the zoo. Poise your safari […]
Welcome To The Jungle: Tiger Cubs, Pols And OIB’s 10th Anniversary Party At The Zoo Coming Soon
April 18th, 2018 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
They are 50 pounds and growing, perhaps reaching adulthood 500 pounds as the largest cat in the world. It’s rare that a zoo can feature two Siberian tigers born in captivity, but that’s what happened on Wednesday as hundreds lined up for the coming-out event for the cubs born several months ago at Connecticut’s Beardsley […]
Say “I Do” At The Zoo
March 27th, 2018 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Bridgeport animal control officer Jennifer Merenda knows how to talk to animals. Even a howler monkey at Connecticut’s Beardsley zoo where she married last September. The zoo is a hot place for parties and weddings. Hmmm, maybe an OIB party there soon?
Celebrating 10 Years In The Political Jungle, OIB Style
May 24th, 2018 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
OIB’s 10th anniversary celebration welcomed nearly 100 guests Wednesday night in the Carousel Building of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. A special thank you to genial Zoo Director Gregg Dancho and zoo event organizer Lindsay Durkee for opening up this city gem to celebrate our first decade. It was an egalitarian crowd. Thank you to all who […]
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