Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, the longest-serving mayor in Providence, Rhode Island history, is unique in a sea of political characters. Evicted from office in 1984 for torturing a Rhode Island contractor with a lit cigarette, ashtray and fireplace log, Cianci made a political comeback in 1991 reclaiming the mayoralty and engineering the city’s rebirth. In 2002, the Fairfield University alumnus [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Buddy Cianci'
Politics And Pasta Buddy’s Way
May 24th, 2011 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Tags: Buddy Cianci·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee·Rainy Fay Bookstore
A Radio Show For Joe? Plus: Zoo and Fish Tix
July 26th, 2010 · 18 Comments · City Budget, Media, State Politics
A tough few days for the Park City. Today was the day pink slips were poised for a few dozen municipal employees to begin closing an $8 million city budget gap. But in the aftermath of a Fire Department tragedy priorities may be elsewhere. Just two weeks until Tsunami Tuesday when serial primary voters will fill [...]
Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Buddy Cianci·Ernie Newton·Jim Buchanan·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Rowland·Tony Reno·WICC
Paging The Invisible Man
August 21st, 2008 · 34 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Has anyone met the city’s new Economic Development Director Don Eversley? What’s going on with Steelpointe? What happened to the Canyon-Johnson project, ballyhooed by Earvin Magic Johnson, in the South End? Does anyone know how to play this game? I don’t know Eversley, a former development official in Providence post Mayor Buddy Cianci, but if [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Buddy Cianci·Don Eversley·John Fabrizi·Keith Rodgerson·Lydia Martinez·Nancy Hadley·Steelpointe Harbor
Poising Political Fireworks
July 3rd, 2008 · 52 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, Media, News and Events
When former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci was booted out of office the first time for extinguishing a cigarette in the eye of a guy he thought was having an affair with his wife, he took to the radio airwaves as part of his rehabilitation. His gift for connecting with the electorate paved the way for [...]
Tags: Beardsley Park·Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·Bryan Norwood·Buddy Cianci·Burroughs Community Center·Charlie Carroll·Chris Caruso·Gathering of the Vibes·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Larry Locke·Paul Ganim·Seaside Park·WICC
Jerry Baron, Former Finance Director
April 13th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events
Late on this, but worth noting the death last month of the city’s former Finance Director Jerry Baron who served the city during the Joe Ganim mayoral years. He was 66. Baron was a gentle giant, 6’8″ and built like a vault door. He was recruited to Bridgeport from Providence, Rhode Island where Baron was [...]
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Tags: Buddy Cianci·Joe Ganim·Mary Moran·Tom Bucci