Former City Councilwoman Donna Curran has served the city both as a Republican and Democrat with an extensive reach of public benevolence on behalf of
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Category: Bicentennial Interviews
A Bicentennial Interview With The Chairman Mario Testa–“Critics? I Don’t Have Any Critics”
Will the legend of Mario Testa ever measure up to the perception of power? He’s rather bemused by it all, the diabolical marionette controlling the
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A Bicentennial Interview With Mayor Fabs–“My Heart Is Always Here”
A sensitive guy with a booming heart, former Mayor John Fabrizi bleeds Bridgeport. As a retail politician he exuded a sympathetic touch with the blue-collar
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Teaching Sports And Life Skills To Young People–a Bicentennial Interview With The Burroughs Center Desmond Johnson
Desmond Johnson, a native of Jamaica who moved to the States in 1984 following other family members who arrived in the ’60s, is facilities manager
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Meet The Maestro Ricky Mestre, Provocative Illustrator And Painter–A Bicentennial Interview
Creative, courageous, colorful and peculiar, illustrator and painter Ricky Mestre enjoys a provocative view of life on display in Connecticut’s most populous city. You’re
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Man For All Seasons–Bicentennial Interview With Bridgeport Native Michael Testani, Superintendent Of Schools
Michael Testani is like the Swiss Army knife of city schools. His professional career has included school counselor, Central Office administrator, head of high school summer
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A Planned Sanctuary City In Bridgeport’s South End Pre Emancipation, A Must-Read Bicentennial Interview With Maisa Tisdale
The birth of Bridgeport is 1821. Those who argue the real history starts in 1836 when it converted from a town charter to an incorporated
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Man Of Many Hats Danny Roach, A Bicentennial Interview With Fourth Generation Bridgeporter
Talk about someone who’s been through the political wars, Danny Roach has seen just about everything the past 40 years. In 2015, he was an
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