Entries Tagged as 'Captain’s Cove Seaport'
After years of squabbling over location, the city and Captain Brian McAllister, president of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, are moving in the same direction regarding the ferry company’s proposal to relocate from Downtown to a new terminal across the harbor in the East End. In fact, a 2012 Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study […]
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Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Brian McAllister·Captain's Cove Seaport·Morgan Kaolian·Webster Bank Arena
From the Black Rock Community Council: The Black Rock Community Council is proud to present the schedule of events for this year’s Black Rock Day celebration to be held on Sunday, June 9, 2013. The theme of this year’s festivities is “Black Rock Weathers the Storms … a Celebration of Neighbors Helping Neighbors” which highlights […]
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Tags: Bruce Hubler·Burroughs Community Center·Captain's Cove Seaport·Enrique Torres
The Connecticut Office of Tourism has launched a contest to name your favorite place in the state (no, not your favorite place to neck) and wouldn’t it surprise to create a Bridgeport buzz. Stamford, Hartford and New Haven are often highlighted in the state’s tourism campaign, while little ol’ state’s largest city (okay, it’s a […]
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Tags: Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Bijou Theatre·Captain's Cove Seaport·City Lights Gallery·Discovery Museum·Downtown Cabaret Theatre·Housatonic Community College·Joseph's Steakhouse·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Seaside Park·Taco Loco·University of Bridgeport·Webster Bank Arena
It always intrigues when the state’s largest city serves as a convenient foil for political demagoguery, especially from one who seeks the office of mayor in New Haven. State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield, speaking at a mayoral forum in New Haven on Saturday, said the following according to the New Haven Independent when candidates were asked about […]
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Tags: Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Bijou Theatre·Bridgeport Hospital·Captain's Cove Seaport·Discovery Museum·Downtown Cabaret Theatre·Housatonic Community College·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Morgan Kaolian·New Haven Independent·Seaside Park·University of Bridgeport·Webster Bank Arena
Results, top four candidates including absentee ballots, Kelleher 2087, Moales 1929, Illingworth 1842, and Bagley 1368. All three Democrats Hernan Illingworth, Jacqueline Kelleher and Ken Moales won seats on the Board of Education in Tuesday’s special election that was ordered by the Connecticut Supreme Court after it overturned state control of city schools. The final […]
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Tags: Bobby Simmons·Captain's Cove Seaport·Harding High School·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Leticia Colon·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Sauda Baraka·Tom Mulligan
George “Doc” Gunther could say just about anything to anyone and get away with it. It’s probably because he never concerned himself with choosing words carefully. He told governors to kiss off, reminded reporters they were full of crap, observed to women their skirts weren’t short enough. He was a doc, right?–he could say those […]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Captain's Cove Seaport·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Doc Gunther·Ernie Newton·Gustave Whitehead·Kaye Williams·Sal DePiano
About 30 years ago, surrounded by a notorious housing project, sewage treatment plant and city dump, the city’s ragged municipal marina was suffering from a serious case of landlord neglect. Local lobsterman and visionary Kaye Williams changed all that. Most of us view the world from the land out. Kaye sees it from the water in. […]
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Tags: Captain's Cove Seaport·City Lights Gallery·Kaye Williams
State Report Encourages Ferry Relocation
August 19th, 2013 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
After years of squabbling over location, the city and Captain Brian McAllister, president of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, are moving in the same direction regarding the ferry company’s proposal to relocate from Downtown to a new terminal across the harbor in the East End. In fact, a 2012 Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study […]
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Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Brian McAllister·Captain's Cove Seaport·Morgan Kaolian·Webster Bank Arena