In this year 2021, Bridgeport’s bicentennial, we will do our best to dial up the origin of things that really are only discussed on OIB,
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Tag: David Carson
Saluting The Merchant Martini And The Man Who Created It
In 2007, John Merchant leaned back in his seat at a Westport restaurant. It was lunchtime. What better way to share insight into David Ellis
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With Sale Of Waterfront Home, Walker Poised To Leave Black Rock
Talk about a financial haircut. The Black Rock waterfront home that 2018 gubernatorial candidate David Walker purchased in 2009 for $1,550,000 has sold for about one
Read moreLacking Political Beacon, Walker House Up For Sale Again
Four years ago after losing a Republican primary for lieutenant governor, David Walker placed his waterfront Black Rock home for sale for $1,675,000. If an
Read moreWhen Carson Clashed With Borges–Life On A Financial Review Board
What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief executive
Read moreWalker: We Have Decided To Fight Than Flee
Shortly after he came up short in a Republican primary for lieutenant governor in 2014, Bridgeport resident David Walker declared if Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom
Read moreA Majestic Development Plan For Downtown, Ganim: Main Street’s Bookends Of Progress Coming Together
Declaring “We don’t look at what it is, we look at what we want it to be,” the managing partner of the Manhattan-based commercial real
Read moreBridgeport’s Rose Betty Pfriem
Elizabeth “Betty” Pfriem, Bridgeport’s philanthropic rose who carried herself with grace whether publisher of the Bridgeport Post-Telegram newspapers, the only female Barnum Festival ringmaster or
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