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Entries Tagged as 'University of Connecticut'
Hoop Fever In City, Your Chance To Attend Sold-out Games
March 24th, 2017 · No Comments · News and Events
Tags: Bijou Theatre·University of Connecticut·Webster Bank Arena
New Health Director Maritza Bond Starts Tuesday
October 29th, 2016 · 9 Comments · News and Events
From city Communications Director Av Harris: Mayor Joe Ganim on Friday swore in Maritza Bond as the new Director of Health for the city of Bridgeport. Bond brings extensive experience in health administration including nearly a decade with the Eastern Area Health Education Center covering Eastern Connecticut from a base in New London, serving as […]
Kohut’s Plan For Bridgeport Rising, Giving Wings To The Phoenix
September 19th, 2016 · 27 Comments · Development and Zoning
OIB asked one of the city’s preeminent policy wonks Jeff Kohut for his take on what he would do were he city development chief. Grab a cup of joe and check it out. Bridgeport has been in governmental/administrative and socioeconomic decline for the better part of six decades. There are many reasons for Bridgeport’s decline, […]
Tags: Jeff Kohut·Quinnipiac University·Sacred Heart University·University of Bridgeport·University of Connecticut
‘Stop Managing The City In A Hotel Room!’ The Day David Carson Brought Sanity To The Financial Review Board
July 28th, 2016 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget
What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief executive of People’s Bank. Carson had quite a flare-up with then State Treasurer Francisco Borges.
Tags: Bill O'Neill·David Carson·Jim Callahan·Tom Bucci·University of Connecticut
Ganim Leverages Lavernoich To Fill Development Office
April 9th, 2016 · 15 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From city Communications Director Av Harris: Mayor Joe Ganim today announced the appointment of Edward P. Lavernoich as interim director of the Bridgeport Officer of Planning and Economic Development (OPED). Lavernoich takes over the position from David Kooris, who is departing to take a position with the State of Connecticut after four years with the […]
Tags: Av Harris·David Kooris·Ed Lavernoich·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·University of Connecticut
Bottoms Up! Cheapskate Ganim Wins UConn Beer Bet With Texas Mayor
March 28th, 2016 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Good grief Joe, this is the best you can do? On a night the UConn Huskies cemented winning-streak history at Webster Bank Arena, UConn alumnus Mayor Joe Ganim canned a beer bet with Irving Texas Mayor Beth Van Duyne. Joe won a case of Texas beer from Mayor Beth. Joe put on the line a […]
Tags: Joe Ganim·University of Connecticut·Webster Bank Arena
When Radio’s Voice Becomes A Whisper
June 12th, 2017 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Media, News and Events
Back in the day, Bridgeport was a radio town: WICC, WNAB, WDJZ, WEZN, all with newsrooms and most with regular talk shows to examine issues, events and public officials. NAB, DJZ and EZN are now gone or different animals. WICC remains with Jim Buchanan’s talk show weekdays 4 to 7 p.m. but no reporters on […]
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Tags: Hartford Courant·John Marshall Lee·University of Connecticut·WICC