It’s not every day the city scores an A+. On Fairfield Avenue, a few blocks from the Klein Memorial Auditorium, Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday was joined by city and state officials for the grand opening of security provider A+ Technology and Security Solutions‘ expansion from Long Island to its first physical presence in Connecticut in […]
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City Grades A+ In Technology And Security, New Business For West Side
July 12th, 2016 · 12 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Marilyn Moore·Pleasure Beach·Tom McCarthy
Trump Scheduled For Saturday Visit To Klein Memorial Auditorium, He Owned Property Where Bluefish Swim
April 22nd, 2016 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
My former client Donald Trump is planning a campaign stop at the majestic Klein Memorial Auditorium 12:30 Saturday afternoon in advance of Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary in Connecticut, according to his website. For tickets see here. He may very well talk about his experiences in Bridgeport, his interest in developing Pleasure Beach back in the […]
Tags: Alvin Penn·Bridgeport Bluefish·Donald Trump·Jack McGregor·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Mary-Jane Foster·Mike Freimuth·Morgan Kaolian·Pleasure Beach·Steve Wynn
Mayoral Race Heats Up In May, 2015 OIB News Highlights
December 25th, 2015 · 3 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
2015 May news highlights: The concept began with former State Rep. Auden Grogins, now on the state bench, and has continued with her State House replacement Steve Stafstrom. The state Department of Transportation has approved the city’s application to provide $3.8 million for a pedestrian bridge over Ash Creek linking Black Rock from Fox Street […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Andres Ayala·Anthony Bennett·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Cesar Batalla·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Meyer·CT Mirror·Dale Radcliffe·Dan Malloy·Ed Adams·Ed Gomes·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi·Ken Flatto·Lenny Paoletta·Marilyn Moore·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach·Ralph Ford·Steelpointe Harbor·Steven Stafstrom·Tom Bucci·Webster Bank Arena
Supporters Serenade Finch As He Segues To Life’s Next Chapter
November 22nd, 2015 · 65 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Friends, supporters, politicians attended a sendoff for Mayor Bill Finch Saturday afternoon at Dolphin’s Cove in the East End, a short distance from the Steel Point redevelopment area featuring anchor tenant Bass Prop Shops that was recruited and opened on Finch’s watch. Nov. 30 will be Finch’s last day as mayor after eight years in […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·CT Post·Dick Blumenthal·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Reel Fun, Traffic Jam Hooked On East Side, Bridgeport Bass Pro Shops Opens To Thousands
November 19th, 2015 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Thousands of enthusiastic customers Wednesday night flooded the opening of Bass Pro Shops, the anchor tenant to the Steel Point redevelopment area of the East Side more than 30 years in the making, outgoing Mayor Bill Finch’s economic development legacy. Bass Pro is an incredible 150,000-square-foot indoor experience for its “Outdoor World” featuring fishing, boating, […]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lenny Paoletta·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom McCarthy
Finch Has Mountain To Climb, Chases History In November
September 18th, 2015 · 163 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Update: Bridgeport CT Democratic Primary Unofficial Results 16Sep2015. Bridgeport CT Republican Primary Unofficial Results 16Sep2015. Bill Finch is trying to achieve what has never been done before in city history, an incumbent mayor losing a primary and then winning the general election. On Thursday he announced publicly for the first time in an eblast to […]
Tags: Bijou Theatre·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Finch Presses Progress In Mailer
September 8th, 2015 · 6 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
In his latest mail piece, Mayor Bill Finch highlights city progress including Steel Point, Pleasure Beach and construction of new schools.
Carving Up The City To Suburbs, Careful What You Wish For
July 8th, 2016 · 46 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Okay, let’s have some fun. Black Rock is apoplectic about absorbing the brunt of the revaluation blow that jacked taxes in the neighborhood to finance city services. For two hours the other night Mayor Joe Ganim listened patiently as homeowners, a majority from that cool Black Rock hamlet, justifiably vented. Most Black Rockers did not […]
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