Tsunami Tuesday’s approaching. How will you vote two weeks from today? Will you vote? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. OIB readers vote! (It just may
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Poise Your Tents (And Tokes) The Vibes Touches Down
Hey, GOTV is next week. No, not Get Out The Vote. Gathering Of The Vibes. The annual hippie fest returns to Seaside Park, the waterfront
Read moreHow Are Your AB Muscles? Let Us Vote Early, Plus: Should Lamont Debate Malloy?
Say absentee ballot in Bridgeport, and it was money in the bank. (The question was whose bank account?) Say absentee ballot and you wondered just how
Read moreThe Bridgeport Connections, Sizing Up Malloy-Lamont Fight, Plus: Mayor’s Community Forum
Three weeks to Tsunami Tuesday and counting. The state’s largest city is a player in the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle between Dan Malloy and Ned
Read moreMayoral Staff Lunch, Plus: What Will Caruso Do? And Where Your Money Goes
Afternoon update: If you attended Mayor Bill Finch’s weekly brown bag lunch today, you munched with staff. Hizzoner is on vacation this week. That means
Read moreHappy Birthday Phineas—Who’s Your Favorite Mayor? (Or Not)
Phineas Taylor Barnum was born on this day 200 years ago in Bethel, Connecticut. Bridgeport became his adopted city. Barnum’s brother, who ran a Bridgeport
Read moreTax Man Cometh, Ned On Transportation
Tomorrow is July 1. That means the tax man is coming. Let us know how much your taxes have increased as the new budget year
Read moreWood Steps Up For Ned, Plus: Didn’t Jodi Say We Were Broke?
Mayor Bill Finch’s Chief of Staff Adam Wood is taking a leave of absence to serve as a campaign strategist to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.
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