Waste of taxpayer dollars or prudent lobbying work on behalf of the city? The majority of the 20-member City Council are in Washington DC this
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Luck Of The Irish (Meter), Free Parking Downtown On St. Patrick’s Day
Well, there should be no meowing about the Downtown parking meters on St. Patrick’s Day. The city’s Facebook page is promoting free parking all day Friday.
Read moreGiannotti Positions For City Council Run, McCarthy Not Sure About Reelection
Former journalist Michael Giannotti volunteered for Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2015 comeback campaign, accepted a city position as public safety spokesperson at $63,500, then left abruptly
Read moreA ‘Horatio Alger’ Career–Business Titan Ernie Trefz
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
Read moreDeputy Chief Honis-‘Waiter At The Last Supper’-Retiring–‘A Cop’s Cop’
Deputy Chief Jimmy Honis, the legendary 47-year veteran of the city Police Department who took on bad guys with brain and brawn, battled police chiefs
Read moreHow Big Is Keeley’s Campaign Heart?
Sitting in a motorized wheel chair Tuesday night, holding a stack of parking tickets, 70-year-old Downtown resident Odis Hart pelted City Council members with a
Read moreFor The Love Of Politics–Primaries
You can spend all your time making love. You can spend all your love making time. In city politics, it cuts both ways. Break up,
Read moreFederal Court Of Appeals Sides With City In White’s Job Loss Complaint
A three-panel federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Tom White’s First Amendment rights were not violated when, he claimed, his position
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