Before Gregg Dancho became director, Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo, now formally called Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, was not nationally accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
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Category: Bicentennial Interviews
Cast Your Staff–Bicentennial Interview With Ernie Newton, AKA Moses
In these parts say the name Ernie and everyone knows the moniker. Greet Ernie Newton as Moses and he preens a sense of humor. Be
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Bicentennial Interview: Say Hello To Farmer Ellie, Bridgeport’s Heart Of Green
Ellie Angerame loves to sweat, be it digging deep into the dirt to watch things grow or chowing the #14 pho bowl at Pho Saigon. She’s
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Bicentennial Interview: Christina Smith And ‘The Little Engine That Could’ Picks Up Steam
In her youth, former City Councilwoman Christina Smith literally lived Bridgeport history, the James O’Rourke house named for the batter who slashed the National League’s first
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Bicentennial Interview: Anthony Stewart Emerges As Steward Of East End Development
Nothing like a kid on Pleasure Beach. My father, a Sicilian immigrant, squired me there to fish for snapper blues in the late 1960s. All
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From Jamaica To Bridgeport–Bicentennial Interview With The Energetic Carolyn Vermont
Carolyn Vermont is a ubiquitous presence around the Park City. She serves as the Mayor’s Community Liaison for the City of Bridgeport where she chairs
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Nourishing Young People–Bicentennial Interview With Children’s Books Author And Illustrator Lizzy Rockwell
Lizzy Rockwell, an illustrator whose artwork is featured in picture books, magazines, games and on walls, is OIB correspondent Bob Fredericks’ latest interview honoring Bridgeport’s
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Bicentennial Interview: Frank Borres, Man In Front And Behind Camera
Frank Borres knows life’s perspective in front of a camera and behind one. Radio and television reporter, videographer, documentarian, chamber leader, civic volunteer, the Emmy-winning
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