The positioning and moving parts seem more intriguing every day. Mohegan Sun announced on Wednesday an exclusive three-year partnership agreement with the city-owned Webster Bank Arena that involves concerts, sporting events and sponsorships. It is effective immediately. This announcement comes with the backdrop of an adjacent warm-weather amphitheater operated by a partnership of sports-entrepreneur Howard […]
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Strategic Rays–Mohegan Sun Signs Exclusive Partnership With Webster Bank Arena
December 6th, 2017 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Concert Amphitheater Approved; McCarthy, Holloway Bid Farewell
November 7th, 2017 · 37 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
On an emotional night for City Council President Tom McCarthy, who bid farewell to his peers after 16 years on the legislative body, the past 10 as its leader, the council voted 18-2 to approve the contract between the city and a joint venture of sports entrepreneur Howard Saffan and concert promoter Live Nation to […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Howard Saffan·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·Jose Casco·Mario Testa·Tom McCarthy·Webster Bank Arena
Amphitheater Proposal Music To Ears At City Council Public Hearing
October 31st, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Vendors, suppliers and regional businesses Monday night at a City Council public hearing voiced support to transform the Ballpark at Harbor Yard into a warm-weather, $15 million, 6,000-seat concert amphitheater managed by Live Nation and sports entertainment entrepreneur Howard Saffan.
Tags: Bob Halstead·Bridgeport Bluefish·Ernie Newton·Gathering of the Vibes·George Estrada·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Seaside Park·University of Bridgeport·Webster Bank Arena
Council Committee Approves Concert Amphitheater At Harbor Yard
October 26th, 2017 · 54 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, Firefighters, News and Events
Update: see contract here. The City Council’s Contracts Committee in a 4-1 vote Wednesday night approved a facility development and operating agreement that allows sports entrepreneur Howard Saffan and concert promoter Jim Koplik of Live Nation to operate the warm-weather Harbor Yard Amphitheater projected to open in the spring of 2019. The contract goes to […]
Tags: Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anthony Paoletto·Bridgeport Bluefish·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·John Mayer·Milta Feliciano·Richard Thode·Tom McCarthy·Webster Bank Arena
CT NAACP Presents The Great Debate–Harvard V. Howard–Webster Bank Arena
October 19th, 2017 · 8 Comments · News and Events
News release from Mayor’s Office: The NAACP Connecticut State Conference, the largest and oldest Civil Rights organization in the State, will host its 52nd Annual State Convention in Bridgeport, CT. The convention will be held Friday and Saturday–October 20th & 21st, 2017. Please see the attached schedule at a glance.
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‘Least Windsor’ A Bad Bet For Connecticut, Roll With MGM Proposal
October 3rd, 2017 · 12 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
City resident Tom Kelly, a long-time student of the gaming industry, argues in a commentary that what MGM International proposes economically for the state’s largest city dwarfs the state’s planned commercial casino operated by a joint venture of Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribal nations in East Windsor on non-tribal land. Kelly terms this project Least […]
Tags: Tom Kelly·Webster Bank Arena
Dems Break From Leadership To Support Republican Budget, Malloy Vows Veto, Stafstrom: GOP Plan ‘Very Bad’ For Bridgeport
September 17th, 2017 · 28 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Three Democrats in the State Senate and then five in the State House crossed the aisle to pass a Republican budget early Saturday morning that Governor Dan Malloy says he’ll veto which will force another round of discussions to approve a spending plan tardy since July 1.
Tags: CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·John Rowland·Steve Stafstrom·University of Connecticut·Webster Bank Arena
Wheels Turn In Casino Positioning
February 15th, 2018 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
A public hearing regarding a request for proposals for a commercial gaming facility is scheduled for March 8 in Hartford as the plot thickens for an open casino process driven by MGM Resorts that proposes a $675 million waterfront casino in the city and pushback from the state’s two tribal nations that enjoy a gaming monopoly in […]
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Tags: Chris Rosario·Jack Hennessy·Jim Murren·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena