I’m a broken record on this, a city such as Bridgeport must promote its assets, destination points, business successes. The strategy behind rolling out a campaign must also complement the creative presented to the public.
The city, in conjunction with the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, has financed a three-month marketing campaign with most of the dough dedicated to [...]
Entries Categorized as 'City Council'
The Budget’s Royal Flush?
August 16th, 2010 · 11 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development
Mayors, for the most part, live and die by budgets. If you think the city budget is bleeding red this year wait until next year when Mayor Bill Finch’s election is on the line. So city bean counters are searching for new revenue sources.
Yeah baby, whoever thought poop could be a major revenue source. It can. That’s [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Scinto
GOP Leader Files Ethics Complaint Against City Council
August 6th, 2010 · 59 Comments · City Council
Update: Republican Town Chair Marc Delmonico filed a formal complaint Friday with the city’s Ethics Commission charging the Bridgeport City Council with receiving improper benefits from promoters of the Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park.
The City Charter and Code of Ordinances addresses several areas the GOP leader cites in his complaint, including:
2.38.030 Standards of conduct.
B. [...]
Tags: Bob Walsh·Dick Blumenthal·Gathering of the Vibes·Hartford Courant·Ken Hays·Marc Delmonico·Seaside Park·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom McCarthy
GOP To File Ethics Complaint
August 4th, 2010 · 5 Comments · City Council, Events, State Politics
Could it be? The local GOP is waking up? City Republicans are expected to file a formal complaint this week with the city’s Ethics Commission challenging free VIP passes, worth hundreds of dollars, offered to City Council members by promoters of Gathering of the Vibes.
At issue is access council members had to the four-day hippie festival [...]
Tags: Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Jim Himes·Marc Delmonico·Nancy Wyman·Tom McCarthy
Big Mac Defends Council Mates, Poising Your Vote, And Thespian Magic
August 2nd, 2010 · 34 Comments · City Council, Events
City Council President Tom McCarthy came to the defense of council members in how OIB has portrayed acceptance of free VIP passes to the Gathering of the Vibes, the annual hippie fest on the shores of Seaside Park.
Big Mac on Sunday told OIB that Vibes promoter Ken Hays has a contractual obligation to allow council members access to assess [...]
Tags: CT Post·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Hartford Courant·Ken Hays·Michael Fedele·Playhouse on the Green·Tom McCarthy
Republicans Slam Vibes Freebies
July 31st, 2010 · 22 Comments · City Council, State Politics
Can you believe it? Republicans in Bridgeport are speaking up. I told them to send out the news release to all the usual media outlets. Let’s see if anyone beyond OIB does something. From the local GOP:
Tags: Bob Walsh·Gathering of the Vibes·Marc Delmonico·Michael Fedele·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy
Are You VIP Vibe Groovy? Just Ask City Council Members
July 29th, 2010 · 24 Comments · City Council, Events, State Politics
VIP Update: Who’s attending the Gathering of the Vibes? The annual hippie fest along the Seaside Park waterfront in tribute to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia kicks off today for four days of music, love (we hope) and peace (perhaps a pipe).
How many city officials will get in for free? And what say you about [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Jodi Rell·John DeStefano·Mary Glassman·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Seaside Park·Tom McCarthy