Fun story from Mary Witkowski, director of the Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library. It was beat up. It looked like it had been in a fight. The years of scraping crust out of the bottom of the pie in order to get the last piece had scored lines into the metal. The many washings […]
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The Pie That Made Bridgeport Famous
November 22nd, 2014 · 5 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Library
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Walker: City Needs Financial Control Board To Restructure Finances
November 1st, 2014 · 26 Comments · City Politics, Library, News and Events
Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker was a featured speaker at a meeting of The Movement, a new coalition offering a public forum to potential mayoral candidates. Walker shares some of the points he touched on in his presentation Thursday night.
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Does “The Movement” For Mayor Beat A Pulse For 2015? Or Flatlined?
October 29th, 2014 · 51 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Library, News and Events
The Movement “to raise issues facing the citizens of Bridgeport, educate and engage people in fostering real changes” will conduct its third community forum on Thursday, 6 p.m. at the Bridgeport Public Library Downtown, featuring former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, who has his Black Rock home for sale, as the featured speaker.
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Bridgeport Bluefish·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Coviello·Dan Malloy·David Daniels·David Walker·Howard Gardner·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Tom Foley
Can ‘The Movement’ Build Momentum?
October 7th, 2014 · 26 Comments · City Politics, Library, News and Events
A group calling itself “The Movement” will conduct a forum featuring potential mayoral candidates on Wednesday 6 p.m. at the Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue. Several possible candidates are jockeying to challenge two-term incumbent Democrat Bill Finch in 2015.
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Charlie Coviello·David Daniels·Enrique Torres·Howard Gardner·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes
New Community Group To Host First Forum For 2015 Mayoral Election
September 22nd, 2014 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Library, News and Events
A new “grass roots coalition” calling itself Join The Movement will host a “change for Bridgeport” forum on Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 3455 Madison Avenue. The group is “urging their fellow citizens to get involved in their city.” Bridgeport Banner editor Rob Sullivan and community fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee described […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Bridgeport Banner·Charlie Coviello·Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport·David Daniels·David Walker·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Marshall Lee·Mary-Jane Foster·Rob Sullivan
Planning Seaside Park, Bridgeport’s Waterfront Jewel
January 10th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Library
College campus area, music festivals, sporting events, beaching, biking, walking, running–Seaside Park is a waterfront gem in the state’s largest city. City historian Eric Lehman, on behalf of the History Center, Bridgeport Public Library, pens this piece about the planning of Seaside Park. Check it out. Before the Civil War, no one in town gave […]
Public Hearing For Conflict Of Interest Bill Before State Legislature
February 27th, 2015 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Library, News and Events, State Politics
State Representative Jack Hennessy is inviting all Bridgeport residents to speak on the Conflict of Interest House Bill #5886 that impacts Bridgeport and the state. The public hearing will take place Monday, March 9th at 5:30 p.m. in the first-floor meeting hall in the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street, Downtown.
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Tags: Denise Merrill·Ed Gomes·Jack Hennessy·Mary-Jane Foster