Owners of the new Milano wine bar and pizzeria on Wednesday were putting the finishing touches on a makeover of the space that had been occupied by Two Boots that closed a few months ago in Bijou Square on Fairfield Avenue Downtown. They anticipate a soft opening within a week.
Entries Tagged as 'Bijou Square'
Milano Wine Bar To Fill Two Boots Location Downtown
August 17th, 2016 · 3 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bijou Square·Two Boots
Dough Alert–’Aiming Too High’ Two Boots Downtown Closes, Owes Taxes
March 17th, 2016 · 36 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE: The owners of Two Boots Downtown, one of the original tenants in Phil Kuchma’s Bijou Square redevelopment that cleaned up a couple of city blocks on Fairfield Avenue, have announced the business has closed after eight years, according to the pizza specialty website. According to city tax records Two Boots has shut its doors owing […]
Tags: Bijou Square·Phil Kuchma·Two Boots
Courting A Development Chief
November 13th, 2015 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The Bridgeport business community didn’t exactly bust open wallets to finance Joe Ganim’s election, most of the campaign loot went to outgoing Mayor Bill Finch and Ganim’s chief general election opponent Mary-Jane Foster, but now business leaders want to help Ganim identify a replacement assuming current development chief David Kooris is shown the door.
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bijou Square·Bill Finch·CT Post·David Kooris·Don Eversley·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster·Mike Freimuth·Nancy Hadley·Paul Timpanelli·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena
Bridgeport Unveils ‘Better Every Day’ Campaign Sans Finch
November 17th, 2014 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Enlisting a contractor to share the story of “Bridgeport getting better every day,” the city has launched a $250,000 marketing campaign under the direction of Communications Director Brett Broesder to highlight city progress on television, radio and websites into the new year. Mayor Bill Finch, seeking reelection in 2015, will not appear in the campaign. […]
Tags: Bijou Square·Bill Finch·Brett Broesder·David Kooris·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Debating Tax Incentives To Encourage Development
September 9th, 2014 · 16 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning
Several City Council members such as Trish Swain and Rick Torres, in a story by Brian Lockhart of the CT Post, wonder how much money the city is leaving on the table because of tax breaks. Then again, how much would the city lose by not offering developers incentives?
Tags: Bijou Square·Bob Abbate·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·David Kooris·Enrique Torres·Trish Swain
Can Tiin No More
August 11th, 2016 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Can Tiin, a French Vietnamese bistro on Fairfield Avenue, has closed, marking another recent casualty of the Bijou Square redevelopment Downtown. The Bijou Theatre and Two Boots Restaurant are also recent closures although a new restaurant is preparing to fill the Two Boots space shortly.
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Tags: Bijou Square·Bijou Theatre·CT Post·Keila Torres Ocasio·Phil Kuchma·Two Boots