There is little question that the most dynamic race in the city this year will be the primary showdown for the 23rd state Senate District. The primary participants will be incumbent Ed Gomes, Ernie Newton (the endorsed candidate) and Mayor Bill Finch’s favorite, Andres Ayala. The primary will be held on Aug. 14, but it [...] Continue Reading…

There is little question Bridgeport native Frank Carroll is putting his personal stamp on his position as ringmaster of the 64th Annual Barnum Festival. Carroll was chosen ringmaster in August 2011 and succeeds Armando Goncalves, who was last year’s ringmaster. By being chosen, the 2012 ringmaster has also helped make history. For the first time [...] Continue Reading…

Don’t look now Bridgeport hockey fans but “Your Bridgeport Sound Tigers” (as the announcer would say) are heading into this weekend’s action on the verge of winning the Northeast Division, thereby clinching the third seed in the Eastern Conference, which would mean home ice advantage for at least the first round of the AHL’s Calder [...] Continue Reading…

While scattershooting around the Park City, here are a few nuggets I found that may have aroused some interest since the last time I, well, scattershot. In an otherwise innocuous puff piece about Mayor Bill Finch’s brown bag lunches with residents, Connecticut Post reporter Tim Loh caught the mayor making an offhand and ill-conceived remark [...] Continue Reading…

When customers first walk into the Hibachi Buffet, they are immediately struck by the pristine décor and the inviting atmosphere of the restaurant. They shouldn’t be surprised, however, as a lot of time, hard work and care was put into creating the establishment. “We did all the work ourselves,” explained owner Mike Zsu, a Bridgeport [...] Continue Reading…

The big man looks happy behind the microphone. Happy as in “I’m home.” Longtime Bridgeport radio personality John LaBarca has returned to the Park City after a brief exile in Stamford, and the DJ (do we even have DJs anymore?) is happy to be home. “It’s great to be back,” said LaBarca during a brief [...] Continue Reading…

The occasion was certainly festive. There were only a few days left before Christmas and the Bridgeport Rescue Mission was certainly abuzz (not that it isn’t abuzz every day). Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch was hanging out with Wally the Green Monster, the official mascot of the Boston Red Sox, Mission Executive Director Terry Wilcox was [...] Continue Reading…

He’s b-a-a-a-a-c-k! Not that it’s any great surprise. Ernie Newton is officially returning to the political scene and will challenge incumbent state Sen. Ed Gomes (D-23) for the seat Gomes has held since Newton began serving his five-year federal prison sentence. The seat was once held by Newton and the veteran Park City politician wants [...] Continue Reading…

Bridgeport resident Mona Jackson is a woman on a mission. The former restaurant owner and nutritionist wants to tackle the problem of child obesity and she wants to do it in unique fashion: She wants to educate entire families about proper nutrition and a healthy diet. Jackson has founded Cook and Grow, a new organization [...] Continue Reading…

That big whining sound you just heard. It came from the city of Baltimore. Yes, the denizens of the Inner Harbor are simply flabbergasted that their local darlings were felled by the New England patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship game and will now be sitting at home eating nachos and chicken wings instead of playing [...] Continue Reading…