Noon update: The Bridgeport Port Authority and its Executive Director Joe Riccio have agreed to part ways effective Tuesday. OIB friend Denis O’Malley, chairman of the
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Saluting P.T. And Friends
Bridgeport … where the circus never left town My late great friend James G. Clark, that genial wordsmith for the Connecticut Post and others, could certainly
Read moreWhy No Signature?
Monday night the Bridgeport City Council voted to blowtorch the Bridgeport Port Authority. Why hasn’t Mayor Bill Finch announced (as of Wednesday night) that he’ll
Read moreYou Crashing Mario’s Party?
Anyone attending the Democratic Town Committee extravaganza Thursday night at the restaurant of venerable Town Chair Mario Testa? Ah the food, the wine, the rumors,
Read moreCouncil Shoots Horse, Places Saddle On Finch, Plus: Shooting Update, And Himes’ Homeland
1:30 p.m. update: The Bridgeport City Council voted 13-6 Monday night to abolish the Bridgeport Port Authority. Now what? Mayor Bill Finch gave the council
Read morePort In A Storm
Should they or shouldn’t they? Big decision tonight before the full City Council following a vote by the Ordinance Committee last week to abolish the Bridgeport
Read moreHappy Daddy Day, Plus: Dudes, Agree On Something, Zoo For You, And New Eats Downtown
Hey Yahooy, Town Committee, and all other OIB friends who are dads, even cranky Joel Speedy Gonzalez, even step-dads like me, even honorary dads, a happy
Read morePort Authority Tsunami Continues, Full City Council Vote Set For Monday
Get the lifejackets ready! A special meeting of the City Council has been set for Monday night at 7:30 to act on the Ordinance Committee’s
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