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!
Entries Categorized as 'Best of Bridgeport'
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
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?
Housatonic Community College Celebrates 50 Years
March 21st, 2018 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, Education, News and Events
Housatonic Community College has come a long way from its humble beginning 50 years ago. Current enrollment is roughly 6,000 making it among the highest attended community colleges in Connecticut. Two-year programs have served as career springboards for doctors, lawyers, nurses and law enforcement professionals. More than 25 years ago, the college languished in an […]
Tags: Bob Scinto·Housatonic Community College·Lowell Weicker
Here Come Pols And Parade–Free Parking!
March 14th, 2018 · 10 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
It was started by Italian-American Mayor Lenny Paoletta in 1983 and all these decades later it has served as a tasty-toasty treat Downtown. The Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will take place Friday highlighted by the parade starting noon. Parade route here. Dress warm! Or find a bar/restaurant with a view. Forecast does not look […]
Tags: Lenny Paoletta
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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