From Mayor Finch: Mayor Bill Finch will kick off the City’s observance of Black History Month today (Thursday, February 2) at 6 p.m. at City Hall Annex with “The History of Soul Food,” a presentation by Chef Pierre-Andre Desruisseaux of Metric Bar & Grill in Downtown Bridgeport, who will explain the history and meaning of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Music, Inventions, Films And Art Exhibits Featured In City’s Black History Month
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Library, News and Events
Tags: Anthony Bennett·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·City Lights Gallery·Discovery Museum·Housatonic Community College
Yes We Can: A Young Voice Makes An Appeal To Barack
January 29th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Movements start with young people who inspire, irritate the establishment and fire words into action. Cecalie Cooper, a student at the University of Connecticut, was among those who made the march from the East End to the City Hall Annex following the shooting death of 14-year-old Justin Thompson. She has penned a letter to Barack [...]
Powell: Shays Stronger Than McMahon In A General Election
January 28th, 2012 · 6 Comments · State Politics
Insightful column from Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer. Are Connecticut’s Republicans really going to nominate Linda McMahon for U.S. senator again? It could seem so, as she has collected endorsements from dozens of party leaders, if Connecticut’s Republican Party can be said to have leaders. Maybe “officials” would be more accurate.
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Susan Bysiewicz
How Do You Spell Nuts? The Absentee Ballot Queen Wants Registrar Of Voters Job
January 25th, 2012 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Hold on to your absentee ballots. City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez, an admitted absentee ballot cheat, wants to be Democratic Registrar of Voters. She has contacted several district leaders for support. Lydia has been fined twice, the latest for absentee ballot fraud, by the State Elections Enforcement Commission for elections infractions, but why should that stop [...]
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Barack Obama·Gil Hernandez·Lydia Martinez·Maria Valle·Santa Ayala
As Shays Smiles, WWE Response Undercuts McMahon
January 24th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
Every time operatives for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon respond to her primary opponent Chris Shays filleting her for peddling porn and body bags during her association with wrestling giant WWE, they’re doing the former congressman a favor. He’ll take that give and take any day. All it does is bolster his argument questioning her electability [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Sly Salcedo·Susan Bysiewicz·William Tong
As Barack’s State Of The Union Approaches, Walker Whacks Both Parties
January 23rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · National Politics
Bridgeport resident David Walker, the former comptroller general of the United States and now chief executive of the Comeback America Initiative, provides his take on restoring fiscal sanity in Washington. Spoiler alert: he clobbers both elephants and donkeys.
Tags: Barack Obama·David Walker
Meet The Great Porky Vieira on Saturday
January 31st, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, Library, News and Events
Bridgeport has produced many outstanding athletes. The short, but mighty, Frank “Porky” Vieira might be the greatest. You can meet him Saturday 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street where Don Harrison will sign copies of his new book about hoops in Connecticut. Details below.
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Tags: Barack Obama·Quinnipiac University·Sacred Heart University·University of Connecticut