Developers of Steelpointe Harbor, transforming the face of the East Side and East End, not far from Downtown, promised a raw bar restaurant as part
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Public Facilities Chief John Ricci Has Change Of Heart After Packing It In
Update: Late last week Public Facilities Director John Ricci submitted his retirement papers. Monday morning he called OIB to share that he had a change
Read moreScholarship Tribute For Charlie Tisdale, Historic City Figure
Charlie Tisdale is a significant figure in Bridgeport, both in and out of city politics. He was a Harding High School quarterback. As a candidate
Read moreHere Come Pols And Parade–Free Parking!
It was started by Italian-American Mayor Lenny Paoletta in 1983 and all these decades later it has served as a tasty-toasty treat Downtown. The Greater
Read moreStep Right Up–Daly, Paoletta Book Signing At Barnum Museum
It was a dizzying five days in December, 1982 after an arsonist torched the Police Activities League’s Christmas Village, the site of a celebration for
Read moreDaly, Paoletta Chronicle ‘The Miracle Of Christmas Village’
On December 7, 1982 an arsonist slipped into Beardsley Park and set fire to the Police Activities League’s Christmas Village, that for more than 25
Read moreThe Real D’Elia–Globe-Trotting Journalist Chronicles Maestro Pappano’s Bridgeport Roots
Travel journalist Valarie D’Elia, who worked at WICC and News 12, has roots in Bridgeport. And so too the subject of her upcoming PBS feature on
Read moreTangible Economics Of Steelpointe Harbor “Enlivening The Waterfront”
What’s the economic impact of Steelpointe Harbor, the redevelopment of the East Side with Bass Pro Shops as the anchor tenant? It’s been a long
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