We finally have an airport deal. From the Connecticut Post: A court-brokered settlement on two pending lawsuits concerning Sikorsky Memorial Airport won a silent nod
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Friends In High Places, Plus: Neat Eats
9:30 a.m. update: Monday morning gossip: City Councilman Bob Curwen, one of several whose legislative efforts led to the departure of Bridgeport Port Authority Director Joe
Read moreHey, Buddy, You Gotta Dime? Plus: Rell Budget Veto, And Fishing For Fireworks
2:30 p.m. update: July 1, start of a new budget year for the state’s largest city without a state budget … yet. If you’re a
Read moreRiccio To Leave Port Authority, Plus: Club SIXX, Clean It Up!
Noon update: The Bridgeport Port Authority and its Executive Director Joe Riccio have agreed to part ways effective Tuesday. OIB friend Denis O’Malley, chairman of the
Read moreSaluting P.T. And Friends
Bridgeport … where the circus never left town My late great friend James G. Clark, that genial wordsmith for the Connecticut Post and others, could certainly
Read moreWhy No Signature?
Monday night the Bridgeport City Council voted to blowtorch the Bridgeport Port Authority. Why hasn’t Mayor Bill Finch announced (as of Wednesday night) that he’ll
Read moreHappy Daddy Day, Plus: Dudes, Agree On Something, Zoo For You, And New Eats Downtown
Hey Yahooy, Town Committee, and all other OIB friends who are dads, even cranky Joel Speedy Gonzalez, even step-dads like me, even honorary dads, a happy
Read morePoise Your Battleships, Plus: Finch Statement On Sikorsky Crash, And Moolah From Himes
What happened, City Council members are so upset about OIB’s prior post regarding the Bridgeport Port Authority that they want to abolish it? Well, not exactly.
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