Elizabeth “Betty” Pfriem, Bridgeport’s philanthropic rose who carried herself with grace whether publisher of the Bridgeport Post-Telegram newspapers, the only female Barnum Festival ringmaster or quiet community generosity for decades, passed away Saturday night.
Entries Tagged as 'Seaside Park'
Bridgeport, an ‘Overlooked Dream City’
March 21st, 2017 · 27 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Bridgeport is the Park City. It’s also been called the Circus City thanks to P.T. Barnum. What, you thought it was called Circus City because of its politics? Well, add “Overlooked Dream City” to the list. The financial consumer website GoodCall recently ranked Bridgeport number 62 out of 461 U.S. cities with populations under 300,000, factoring […]
A ‘Horatio Alger’ Career–Business Titan Ernie Trefz
February 26th, 2017 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Ernie Trefz, a Bridgeport business community titan for decades whose Downtown-based Trefz Corporation owned dozens of McDonalds franchises, commercial real estate and apartment buildings, passed away Saturday morning. He was a major benefactor of the University of Bridgeport including a business school named for him. He was 84.
Tags: Bill Finch·David Carson·Ernest Trefz·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy Wyman·Neil Salonen·Seaside Park·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport
Truckin’! Bad Vibes For Hippie Fest, City Sues For $500K Security Costs
August 18th, 2016 · 33 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
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 […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Gathering of the Vibes·Joe Ganim·Ken Hays·Seaside Park
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 […]
Tags: Charlie Walsh·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
Cruz Control For City Council District
May 3rd, 2017 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Two years ago community activist Jorge Cruz knocked on the door of victory for a City Council seat, coming up two dozen votes short in a Democratic primary. This time he hopes to knock the door down in the 131st District covering the South End, Downtown and portion of the West End. He ran alone […]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Denese Taylor-Moye·Jack Banta·Joe Ganim·Mitch Robles·Seaside Park·University of Bridgeport