News release from the Park City: With the summer season around the corner, the City of Bridgeport public parks will officially open on Saturday, May 26th. Seaside Park, Beardsley Park and Pleasure Beach will be open for Memorial Day weekend for residents and visitors with the purchase of a park sticker or day pass.
Entries Tagged as 'Pleasure Beach'
Welcome To The Jungle: OIB 10th Anniversary Party, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, May 23
April 30th, 2018 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Okay, time to mark your calendars, Wednesday, May 23, 5-7 pm for the OIB 10th anniversary party at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. The theme? “Welcome To The Jungle.” What else could it be for a political site? This is a wild political season so time to get our wild on at the zoo. Poise your safari […]
Free Parking Ends, Ferry Relocation Plan For East End Navigates Choppy Waters
September 30th, 2017 · 4 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post The terminal relocation is just one piece of an evolving city coastline, which begins at the Steel Point redevelopment where Bass Pro Shops and some smaller tenants opened over the past few years, and continues up Seaview Avenue to the re-opened Pleasure Beach peninsula. And if MGM gets its way, […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Ganim Praises Trump, Newton: Joe Forgot About The People Who Got Him Elected
November 11th, 2016 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events
It’s always good to have a relationship with a president but tricky if he repulses your voter base. That’s the position Mayor Joe Ganim’s in. He has a history with Donald Trump who toyed around with various city developments in the mid and late 1990s. After refusing to pay taxes on the former Jenkins Valve […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Donald Trump·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·Pleasure Beach
City Grades A+ In Technology And Security, New Business For West Side
July 12th, 2016 · 12 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
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 […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Marilyn Moore·Pleasure Beach·Tom McCarthy
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 […]
Tags: Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Bridgeport Bluefish·Bridgeport Hospital·Captain's Cove Seaport·Ernie Newton·Housatonic Community College·Joe Ganim·Lee Samowitz·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Morgan Kaolian·Pleasure Beach·Sacred Heart University·Sal DiNardo·Seaside Park·Tim Herbst·University of Bridgeport
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·Mickey Herbert·Mike Freimuth·Morgan Kaolian·Pleasure Beach·Steve Wynn
Paging Elephants And Donkeys–Let’s Roar At OIB 10th Anniversary Party, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
May 20th, 2018 · 37 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Thank you to everyone who attended and thank you to our loyal readers. We’re having a party today Wednesday and you’re invited. Ten years in the political jungle. It’s been a wild ride. And more to come. Join us 5-7 pm for the OIB 10th anniversary party at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Poise your safari attire!
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Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Gregg Dancho·Pleasure Beach