The Gathering of the Vibes festival at Seaside Park saluting the music of the Grateful Dead originated under Joe Ganim’s first mayoralty and may very well end up, well, Truckin’. Hey, everyone must experience a Touch Of Gray, right? The city is suing organizers for truckin’ from Bridgeport owing serious Sugar Magnolia in police security […]
Entries Tagged as 'Seaside Park'
Truckin’! Bad Vibes For Hippie Fest, City Sues For $500K Security Costs
August 18th, 2016 · 33 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Gathering of the Vibes·Joe Ganim·Ken Hays·Seaside Park
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
Foster To Resign As UB Executive, ‘Proud Of Contribution’
June 1st, 2016 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Effective this Friday two-time mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster will resign as vice president of University Relations at the University of Bridgeport. “It’s been a great run,” she wrote in an email to friends “and I’m proud of my contribution to the university but it is time for a new challenge.” In an interview with OIB she […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Enrique Torres·Jack McGregor·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Neil Salonen·Seaside Park·University of Bridgeport
A Pearl, A Pol And A University Partnership
April 20th, 2016 · 8 Comments · City Budget, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Update, Video: The ninth floor of the University of Bridgeport’s duPont Tower Room greets visitors with an exquisite expanse of Long Island Sound, a visual gem in Connecticut’s most populous city, what university president Neil Salonen describes “the pearl of the Connecticut coastline” and the “safest college campus in the state.” Tuesday night Mayor Joe Ganim […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Neil Salonen·Quinnipiac University·Seaside Park·Sue Katz·University of Bridgeport
He’s Baaack! The Old Geezer Returns
July 26th, 2016 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, The Old Geezer
What, the Old Geezer is among the living? Charles Walsh, the irrepressible linguistic heirloom, resumes the wrinkled Runyon of rumination in new commentaries for OIB. If you’re new to the Old Geezer, he pontificates on a park bench in Seaside Park about all kinds of stuff. Check out Charles and the Old Geezer with more […]
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Tags: Charlie Walsh·Seaside Park