In the journalism engagement of my early 20s, 40 years ago, I wrote curiously for the Connecticut section of The New York Times, Bridgeport my
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Tag: WPKN
New Buzz Downtown–Shopping, Dining, Entertainment Guide
Restaurants, shopping, live music, comedy, professional hockey, art galleries, radio stations, holiday displays. Downtown’s brighter face includes a burgeoning arts community adding vitality to the
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Check Out Bridgeport’s Growing Art Trail Weekend
BPT Art Trail weekend is loaded with all kinds of stuff: party, music, comedy with Damon Wayans Jr, art, venue touring, outdoor projection sites, belly
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Bicentennial Interview: WPKN General Manager Steve di Costanzo, Prepping A Move To Downtown
WPKN MOVE from Cob Carlson on Vimeo. Listener-supported WPKN is an eclectic city gem to tickle your musical pleasure center and ear for information. The
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Torres Family Takes Ownership Of Acoustic Cafe, Renovations Underway For Music Revival
Rick Torres, longtime owner of the popular Harborview Market in Black Rock and a former mayoral candidate, announced Monday that he and his family have
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Diversity, Equity, Creativity: A Conversation With Suzanne Kachmar, Executive Director Of City Lights
In 2021, Bridgeport’s bicentennial, we will feature interviews with personalities from all walks of life who bleed Bridgeport. Some of them you know, some you’ll
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‘Little Radio Station, Big Heart’–WPKN Moving To Downtown
In this crazy Covid era, good news for Downtown. From Jim Motavalli, WPKN: After 57 years broadcasting from studios at the University of Bridgeport, listener-supported,
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Cruz: The Damned Senseless Gun Violence
City Councilman Jorge Cruz appeared on John Iannuzzi’s WPKN program following the shooting outside the Downtown courthouse. Check out the interview in which Cruz shares causes and solutions.
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