From Mr. Barnum: Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Barnum Museum will open its doors to all seekers of the rare, the unusual and the wondrous! Obscura Day guests will have the opportunity to join the Museum Executive Director and Curator on a special and private tour of the collections for a viewing of […]
Entries Categorized as 'Best of Bridgeport'
Opening Weekend For Bluefish
April 26th, 2017 · No Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
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Ice Is Nice, Celebrate Micalizzi
April 14th, 2017 · No Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
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Hundreds Attend Easter Egg Hunts
April 11th, 2017 · 3 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, City Politics, News and Events
The 138th Democratic Town Committee District hosted the first annual Easter Egg Hunt events on the Upper East Side last weekend with hundreds in attendance, according to one of the organizers Maria Pereira who serves as district leader. She’s also a member of the Board of Education. Check out scenes from the events.
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Rare Tiger Makes Zoo Debut
April 11th, 2017 · 5 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Who needs a City Council meeting when the real zoo is at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo? Check out the new Amur tiger.
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Easter Egg Hunt Nob Hill Park
April 3rd, 2017 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
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Bridgeport, an ‘Overlooked Dream City’
March 21st, 2017 · 27 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Bridgeport is the Park City. It’s also been called the Circus City thanks to P.T. Barnum. What, you thought it was called Circus City because of its politics? Well, add “Overlooked Dream City” to the list. The financial consumer website GoodCall recently ranked Bridgeport number 62 out of 461 U.S. cities with populations under 300,000, factoring […]
Simon Says: Speedy Recovery For Jim “Sonny” Fox
March 27th, 2017 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Jim “Sonny” Fox is a charter member of OIB. He’s made us laugh and spout and shout in the OIB comments section on a variety of subjects. Some revealing, some provocative and some thoughtful. Now he needs our thoughtfulness as he recovers from serious heart surgery.
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