Mike Doyle, indomitable supporter of Bridgeport’s dormant Downtown twin theatrical jewels, likes to dream big. He’s trying to build viral momentum on Facebook in the cause of one of his passions, restoration of the theaters into a performing arts center. Now if we can only get it funded! From Doyle: For all you who live […]
Entries Tagged as 'Pleasure Beach'
Restore ‘Diamond By The Sea’
February 8th, 2014 · 24 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Development and Zoning
Tags: Pleasure Beach
No Pleasure From UI In Beach Revival, Plus: Pleasure Beach History
July 13th, 2013 · 37 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The view of the starry Long Island Sound sky is surely beautiful from the long-isolated shores of Pleasure Beach peninsula. And if a dispute over hooking up electricity for the reopened attraction isn’t settled, stars could be visitors’ only illumination.
Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Jasper McLevy·Morgan Kaolian·Pleasure Beach·Sam Tedesco
First Meeting Of Bridgeport “Back In The Day” Club
October 18th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Library, News and Events
From the Bridgeport Public Library: Do you remember Pleasure Beach? Dancing at the Ritz Ball room? Did your mother or father go to work every day at one of the local factories like Bullard’s, Warner’s, or the Bridgeport Brass? Do you remember the Christmas lights of Downtown Bridgeport? The busy shopping on Main Street? Sitting […]
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Bridgeport Arts Fest Saturday
July 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
From the University of Bridgeport: SASD Professor to unveil proposal to reopen Pleasure Beach as eco-friendly art spot at Bridgeport Arts Fest on Saturday, July 7 Emily Larned, chair of the graphic design program and assistant professor at Shintaro Akatsu School of Design (SASD), will reveal her project Pleasure Beach Lives, a proposal to turn […]
Tags: Morgan Kaolian·Pleasure Beach·University of Bridgeport
Bob Halstead, Ex Finch Roomie, No Longer Tending Community Gardens–Claims Retribution
May 18th, 2012 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
Bob Halstead has been part of the city’s neighborhood fabric for decades. As founder of the city’s community garden program he was instrumental in transforming vacant eyesores into community pride points. He no longer serves in that capacity, a victim, he claims, of retribution for supporting Mayor Bill Finch’s mayoral opponents. Halstead shares this commentary […]
Tags: Andy Nunn·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Charlie Carroll·Chris Caruso·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Mary-Jane Foster·Michael Feeney·Pleasure Beach
Finch Heralds ‘Success’ In 2013, What Say You?
December 27th, 2013 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, Development and Zoning, Education, Firefighters, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch on Friday issued a year-ending news release chronicling his administration’s successes in 2013. In a year that produced more taxes, a highly criticized city response to a crippling snowstorm, a controversial airport-related land deal, the closure of a Downtown market and a North End Staples store, and a whole bunch of Democratic-endorsed […]
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Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor