VIP Update: Who’s attending the Gathering of the Vibes? The annual hippie fest along the Seaside Park waterfront in tribute to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia kicks off today for four days of music, love (we hope) and peace (perhaps a pipe).
How many city officials will get in for free? And what say you about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John DeStefano'
Are You VIP Vibe Groovy? Just Ask City Council Members
July 29th, 2010 · 24 Comments · City Council, Events, State Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Jodi Rell·John DeStefano·Mary Glassman·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Seaside Park·Tom McCarthy
The Bridgeport Connections, Sizing Up Malloy-Lamont Fight, Plus: Mayor’s Community Forum
July 20th, 2010 · 21 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
Three weeks to Tsunami Tuesday and counting. The state’s largest city is a player in the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle between Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont, and an eclectic group of city pols–sometimes together, sometimes not–are split among one of the men who could become governor.
Let’s start with Ned. A contingent of political players who include Mayor [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·George Bush·Honey Parziale·Jodi Rell·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Ralph Ford·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy
Who’s Your Caddie? Plus: Schiff On Ballot
June 21st, 2010 · 18 Comments · City Politics, Library, Political Analysis, State Politics
An interesting configuration of local pols, sometimes friends, sometimes not, are lining up behind their respective Democratic candidates for governor.
Ned Lamont received the backing of the entire Bridgeport delegation at the state party convention last month. Some delegates went with the flow to be cooperating members of Team Lamont led by Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Party Chair Mario Testa, even [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·Honey Parziale·John DeStefano·John Fabrizi·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Peter Schiff·Ralph Ford·Susan Bysiewicz
Can Someone Figure Out The Ferry Fight? Plus: Himes’ Pelosi Peel
June 9th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Development, National Politics, State Politics
The city has a transportation jewel, the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company terminal downtown.
Some one million travelers each year traffic the city’s ferry terminal owned by the Bridgeport Port Authority. Many head over to Port Jefferson, Long Island from the city and surrounding suburbs, and some come over from the other side of the pond [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·John DeStefano·Mary Glassman·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Rick Torres·Tom Herrmann
Malloy-Lamont Race, Big Difference; Malloy Camp Awarded $2 Million
June 4th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Political Analysis, State Politics
In 1994 I was campaign manager to Joe Ganim’s Democratic gubernatorial bid. Joe ended up as the lieutenant governor candidate with party-endorsed John Larson, now a congressman. A funny thing happened on the way to the general election. Larson got his butt kicked by State Comptroller Bill Curry in the primary. Not without a lot [...]
Tags: Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Rowland·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Hand Me Your Proxy
May 21st, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, Cops, State Politics
The Dem and GOP conventions start tonight. You wanna be a delegate? Or an alternate, at least? Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa has been scrambling for folks to go to Hartford in place of delegates who cannot, or don’t want to, go to Hartford for a couple of days. Bridgeport has 77 delegates to the state convention, the most [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Eze Santiago·Gathering of the Vibes·George Jepsen·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·Mario Testa·Mary Glassman·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Rudy Marconi·Sal DiNardo·Seaside Park·Susan Bysiewicz
Rick Being Rick, When Mario Blew Up The Convention, Himes’ Bounty And Zoo Tickets!
May 14th, 2010 · 26 Comments · Education, Events, Library, Political Analysis, State Politics
Weekend Update: What? Former Bridgeport GOP Town Chair Rick Torres said something controversial at a forum for Fourth District Congressional candidates? No way. Rick wouldn’t say something controversial, would he?
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized the statements by Torres, who said, referring to Muslims while discussing illegal immigration, “It turns out, [...]
Tags: Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John DeStefano·John Rowland·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa·Matty's Corner·Ned Lamont·Rick Torres·University of Bridgeport