The double plays turned at second base at the old ballpark at Harbor Yard will convert to double octaves of music next summer at the amphitheater now under construction … if weather cooperates. That’s where the stage will be equipped as work continues for a projected opening next summer showcasing some of the world’s hottest performers in […]
Entries Tagged as 'Webster Bank Arena'
Transformation Of Ballpark To Music Amphitheater Progresses
October 10th, 2018 · 25 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·John Mayer·Webster Bank Arena
‘Dream’ For ‘Iconic’ Amphitheater Breaks Ground
July 12th, 2018 · 10 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim, Live Nation concert promoter Jim Koplik and developer Howard Saffan broke ground Thursday on a $15 million warm-weather amphitheater whose boutique tensile roof more than 100 feet high will change the face of the Downtown/South End just off I-95. The venue, replacing the ballpark at Harbor Yard, will seat roughly 5,500 and […]
Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·John Mayer·Ned Lamont·Webster Bank Arena
Cheese It! The Tribal Nations Rat Politics In Closing Days Of Legislative Session
May 1st, 2018 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Time to break open the truth serum for the tribal nations gaming strategy. First they were all in favor of an economic jolt for Bridgeport, then changed their minds. Then one half of the tribal nations–Mohegan Sun–trotted out a disingenuous partnership with the Webster Bank Arena as a response to MGM’s proposal to build a […]
Crickets: Mohegan Sun Concert ‘Partnership’ With Arena A Forked Tongue Promise
April 27th, 2018 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The Webster Bank Arena is an outstanding 10,000-seat venue that hosts Sound Tigers hockey, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart sporting events and other attractions. Last December Mohegan Sun, in an effort to stamp a footprint in the state’s largest city with competitor MGM proposing a $675 million waterfront destination in Bridgeport, announced a partnership with […]
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 […]
Tags: Chris Rosario·Jack Hennessy·Jim Murren·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena
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
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 […]
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
Weighing A Ganim Challenge–Does Marilyn Want Moore?
July 8th, 2018 · 50 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim’s raising money, banging phones, crashing festivals, schmoozing voters all across the state in his Runyonesque run for governor while trying to balance the duties of his elected office, something a Ned Lamont supporter who very well could be a Ganim mayoral opponent next year declares is “double-dipping” receiving a salary during his job […]
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Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Harding High School·Jack Hennessy·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Rich Deecken·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena