Lowell Weicker, the ex Republican U.S. Senator who served as Connecticut’s independent governor from January 1991 to January 1995, was a benevolent dictator for Bridgeport. Revenues
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Insurance Tenant For Bijou Square
Berliner-Gelfand, a city-based insurance agency, has relocated to Phil Kuchma’s Bijou Square complex on Fairfield Avenue downtown. News release: Berliner-Gelfand & Co. Inc., the premier
Read moreGet A Load Of Stratford’s Poop Request
Why does OIB love to chronicle poop stories? There’s lots of moolah in it. The City Council’s Contracts Committee had a strange request from the
Read moreThe Allure Of Strip Clubs
OIB reader Helen Olga Losak shares this about the adult entertainment Club Allure on the East Side. New Developments with Club Allure. They installed new
Read moreHey, How About A Tax Break!
The Connecticut Post published a profile Sunday of developer Sal DiNardo, patriarch of Peter DiNardo Enterprises, a commercial real estate company. Scribes Michael Mayko and Keila Torres
Read moreAin’t The Power Of Incumbency Great?
This is exactly what I’m talking about regarding the power of incumbency. Mary-Jane Foster announced her campaign for mayor three weeks ago. Her campaign hasn’t
Read moreInformational Meeting For Steel Point
From Mayor Finch: Public invited to informational meeting on roadway improvements in Steelpointe Harbor area The City of Bridgeport has a project for roadway improvements
Read moreCalling All Developers–What To Do With McLevy Hall?
The mayor’s office budget proposal includes this goal notation for consolidation of city property. In addition, we are continuing our municipal consolidation plan, moving city
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