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 […]
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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
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
A Majestic Development Plan For Downtown, Ganim: Main Street’s Bookends Of Progress Coming Together
June 20th, 2017 · 24 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Declaring “We don’t look at what it is, we look at what we want it to be,” the managing partner of the Manhattan-based commercial real estate firm Exact Capital Group joined Mayor Joe Ganim and other officials Monday afternoon to announce a $400 million redevelopment of the shuttered and nostalgic Poli and Majestic theaters Downtown […]
Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish·David Carson·Joe Ganim·Mickey Herbert·Tom Gill·Webster Bank Arena
Why Steve Stafstrom Is More Focused Than Joe Ganim–Priorities
June 12th, 2017 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The first thing Mayor Joe Ganim should have done at the end of the state legislative session is explain what it means to the state’s largest city. How did the city benefit, if any? If it did not benefit explain why? Nope, Joe just assumed everyone will figure it out, right? That’s not how it […]
City Council’s Fight Competition, Here Comes Mixed Martial Arts
June 7th, 2017 · 3 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
And you think the best fights are at City Council meetings. Forget that, mixed martial arts and professional boxing are coming soon to the Webster Bank Arena. For some, MMA is a bloody kick in the teeth, but other legislators argue it’s a kick start to the local economy.
Tags: Chris Rosario·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ezequiel Santiago·Marilyn Moore·Webster Bank Arena
Moore Opposes City Slots, Extreme Fighting Approved
June 6th, 2017 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, State Politics
Led by State Senator Marilyn Moore’s opposition, a sweetener bill to add slots into state parimutuel facilities including one in Bridgeport is apparently dead, replaced by a demand by urban legislators to back mixed-martial arts in exchange for approving a third state casino in East Windsor operated by a joint venture of Connecticut’s tribal nations. MMA […]
Tags: Chris Rosario·Ezequiel Santiago·Hartford Courant·Marilyn Moore·Webster Bank Arena
Saffan Touts ‘Dream Come True’ For Amphitheater–Koplik: City To Become Music Center Of Fairfield County
August 10th, 2017 · 95 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Declaring it Bridgeport’s emergence as the center of music entertainment in Fairfield County, Connecticut’s top concert promoter Jim Koplik of Live Nation and SportsCenter of Connecticut, leader Howard Saffan joined Mayor Joe Ganim Thursday afternoon on McLevy Green Downtown to announce a partnership to transform the Ballpark at Harbor Yard into a $15 million weather-proof boutique amphitheater seating upwards of 8,000 for […]
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Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·Webster Bank Arena