With an assist from a Cherry Hill Construction worker, Mayor Joe Ganim powered the controls to start demolition of the nearly 60-year-old vacant Boys & Girls Club in the North End to be rebuilt under Wakeman that operates a facility in Black Rock serving thousands of kids. Check out the video to see observers scatter.
Entries Tagged as 'Tom Gill'
Demolition Begins On Dilapidated Boys & Girls Club To Make Way For New
June 7th, 2018 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·David Blagys·Joe Ganim·Steve Auerbach·Steve Stafstrom·Tom Gill
Forum Update On Downtown Theater Development
April 16th, 2018 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The city’s selected developer to revitalize the long-shuttered Downtown theaters will host a forum on Tuesday to explain the development process and timeline that includes restoration of the Majestic and a major housing component. It will take place 3 p.m. at Margaret Morton Government Center, 999 Broad Street. Contractors and suppliers are invited. The forum […]
Tags: Craig Livingston·Tom Gill
Forum On Downtown Theater Redevelopment Rescheduled To April 17
March 9th, 2018 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE, rescheduled from March 13 to April 17 as a result of impending storm. The city’s selected developer to revitalize the long-shuttered Downtown theaters will host a forum April 17 to explain the development process and timeline that includes restoration of the Majestic and a major housing component. It will take place 3 p.m. at […]
Tags: Craig Livingston·Tom Gill
2017: Trefz Dies, Honis Retires, Lopez Clocks Parking Meters, Judge Radlciffe Shuts Down Stockpiling Plant
December 26th, 2017 · No Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, News and Events
OIB highlights some top stories from February and March. 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 […]
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Dale Radcliffe·Ernest Trefz·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Mark Lauretti·Richard Thode·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Gill
Reflections: A Look Back At 2017
December 24th, 2017 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, Education, Law Enforcement, News and Events
Time for a little OIB 2017 reflection, starting with January. But more importantly, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to our entire OIB family, readers, posters. You’re the berries. Cheers! At McLevy Green protesters rallied against President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban that they argue appeals to ignorance and fear. The plain-speaking State Senator Ed Gomes […]
Tags: Bijou Square·Chris Rosario·David Walker·Donald Trump·Ed Gomes·Ezequiel Santiago·Jeff Kohut·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Sacred Heart University·Tom Gill·Two Boots·Warren Blunt
Crescent Crossings Brightens The East Side, Location Of Notorious Former Federal Housing Project
July 19th, 2017 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
City Councilwoman Mary McBride-Lee remembers when Martin Luther King Drive on the East Side was a war zone of gunfire, drug gangs, crime and grime and despair for public housing residents of the 1,000-unit Father Panik Village, the sanctuary of Waltersville School where she has taught for 35 years beckoning the children of the tenement-style projects. […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Denese Taylor-Moye·Joe Ganim·Mary McBride-Lee·Tom Bucci·Tom Gill
Tangible Economics Of Steelpointe Harbor “Enlivening The Waterfront”
July 17th, 2017 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
What’s the economic impact of Steelpointe Harbor, the redevelopment of the East Side with Bass Pro Shops as the anchor tenant? It’s been a long elusive question that has never been fully rolled out publicly by city officials, perhaps because city-controlled parcels were acquired by the developer in stages. As progress continues OIB reached out […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Lenny Paoletta·Robert Christoph Jr.·Robert Christoph Sr.·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom Gill
Lighting Up The Avenue, A Grocery Store And Much More Planned For East End Food Desert
September 26th, 2018 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Could it finally be the East End’s time? A local developer with deep roots in the East End joined Mayor Joe Ganim and other officials on Wednesday to announce plans for a 30,000-square foot buildout that will include a grocery store, Optimus Health Care facility, a pharmacy, restaurants, hair salon and laundromat, all adjacent to a […]
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Tags: Andre Baker·Anthony Stewart·Bass Pro Shops·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom Gill