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Bridgeport City News | Bill Finch, Mayor
August 1, 2014

For the tenth consecutive year, The Vibes kicked-off at Bridgeport’s beautiful Seaside Park on Thursday, July 31 and runs through Sunday, August 3.
The concert – featuring big names like John Fogarty and Ziggy Marley – brings tens of thousands of people to the state’s largest city each year.
 FoxCT interviewed Charlie Carroll, Bridgeport’s Parks Director, about the festival. Click here to watch the segment. For more coverage, take a look at the Waterbury Republican-American and Connecticut Post.

"Bridgeport Tackles Potholes, Illegal Dumping"
– CT Post (blog)
The Pothole Killer repairs a pothole in the North End during a Neighborhood Fridays event.
As part of Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch’s continued efforts to make the Park City neighborhoods cleaner, earlier this year the city kicked off a new initiative called “Neighborhood Fridays,” which is an aggressive clean-up effort targeting a different neighborhood every week. It involves public facilities crews and other city departments working hard and together to pick up trash, fix potholes, re-paint street lines, and repair damaged signs.
 “We’re making Bridgeport a better place to live, work, and raise a family,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. “Our Neighborhood Fridays clean-up program is a great example,” said Mayor Finch. “Kudos to the City’s Public Facilities Department for their incredible work.”
Results from the Neighborhood Fridays Program alone include:
  • 174,020 pounds of illegal dumping removed.
  • 1,156 total potholes fixed,
  • 492 miles of road swept.
  • 256 total street signs repaired.
Click here to continue reading...

“Nearly 20 Bridgeport-area Entrepreneurs Participate in Startup Roadshow” – CT Post (blog)
The Whiteboard – an online magazine that supports Connecticut businesses – teamed up with the B:Hive Bridgeport to host a Startup Roadshow in Downtown Bridgeport.
The Startup Roadshow was a networking event brought together nearly 20 startup businesses based in Bridgeport and surrounding towns.
Many of the business owners who participated in Tuesday's event were also a part of a roundtable discussion Mayor Bill Finch hosted in May with some of the Park City’s young entrepreneurs. Click here to read the Connecticut Post’s coverage of that event.
“Bridgeport’s downtown is being revitalized and bringing with it new businesses, jobs, and residents,” said Mayor Finch prior to that event. “The small business owners play an important role in downtown’s growth. That’s why it is critical that we continue to have a dialogue with the business leaders, small business owners and entrepreneurs to ensure that we are providing them with the resources available to succeed and grow in Bridgeport.”
According to a recent blog post by The Whiteboard, there are 400+ startups in the Bridgeport area.
For photos and a full list of businesses that participated in Tuesday's event, check out the Park City Post blog on CTPost.com.
Coming Up
in the
Park City
Gathering of the Vibes
This Weekend
Seaside Park
Celebrating 19 years, Gathering of the Vibes kicked off at Seaside Park on Thursday and continues throughout the weekend. From world-class music on three stages, to one-of-a-kind crafts; from community engagement in the Non-Profit, Sustainability Village, to panoramic views from atop an 85-foot Ferris wheel; Vibes has something for everyone.
This year’s lineup features John Fogerty, Ziggy Marley Widespread Panic, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Maceo Parker, Disco Biscuits featuring the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Dispatch, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
Over 50 bands will perform throughout the 4-day event. 

For more info: gatheringofthevibes.com
Mayor Finch Presents Park City Movie Nights:
"The Goonies"
Friday, August 1 @ approximately 8:30 p.m.
Baldwin Plaza
Park City Movie Nights continues this Friday with a screening of the hit movie "The Goonies".
Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and their blankets.
Movies were selected by the public through a Facebook poll. To get updates on Mayor Bill Finch Presents Park City Movie Nights, go to www.facebook.com/
ParkCityMovieNight.
The Show Must Go On!
Sunday, August 3
2 p.m.
The Barnum Museum
The Barnum Museum has become a national model for disaster recovery, and Kathy Maher has traveled from California to South Carolina speaking at national conferences on the importance of readiness and response to many natural disasters. Maher will also explain how the museum has been working to restore the historic building and is currently planning the re-envision for the future of this iconic and historic landmark with a 21st Century P.T. Barnum flair. Join us for this fascinating talk on resilience and perseverance! No registration required. $5 suggested donation and kids under 12 are free.
For more info go to:
barnum-museum.org 

Farmers Markets
Throughout Bridgeport are Now Open
BLACK ROCK MARKET
481 Brewster Street
Saturdays 9 AM-1 PM
June 7-October 25 
DOWNTOWN MARKET
Bank Street at McLevy Green
Thursdays 11 AM-4 PM
July 10-October 30
EAST END MARKET
985 Stratford Avenue
Sundays 11 AM-2 PM
July 13-October 26
EAST SIDE MARKET
752 East Main Street
Wednesdays 10 AM-2 PM
July 9-October 29
SOUTH END MARKET
877 Park Avenue
Wednesdays 4-7:30 PM
July 2-October 1
ST. VINCENT FARM STAND
2800 Main Street
Tuesdays 12-4 PM
July 8-October 28
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www.bridgeportct.gov | Phone: 203.576.7201

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