If your favorite sports are politics and primaries (me too), strap in for a slew of Democratic battles for City Council. 0
Read moreTag: Tom McCarthy
Lee, Flatto Disagree On Print Shop Numbers
City fiscal observer John Marshall Lee has engaged in a give and take with Finance Director Ken Flatto over expenditures in the municipal print shop.
Read moreFind Your Favorite Parade Spot
What began in 1983 under Italian-American Mayor Lenny Paoletta has flourished into a rite of passage for city supporters, an event to plan an entire
Read moreCity Council Junket Debate, Good For Taxpayers Or Waste Of Money?
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
Read moreLuck 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 more