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Mary Lou, great partner that she is, celebrated this birthday with a carrot cake, which I like. But the creativity of choosing the main project of the past year, CASUAL CIVICS CONVERSATIONS made the frosting more ‘delicious’ for certain. If we are not out to advance the “common good” what are we about at any attained age? And if we are not attempting to bridge whatever challenges, gaps, or barriers exist at a time with respectful, dignified, and intelligent conversations wher

With the Thanksgiving holiday celebrated on the previous Thursday, and the host for “the last Saturday of the month at Fruta Café” off on an out-of-town journey (with Fruta closed) we posted signs of our move to URSA. At 9AM sharp a young woman entered URSA and sat down to learn more about how conversations that can be held by all when you spot a listener with a topic that is of interest to each of you. The guest was an educated woman of color, interested in the types of book

Casual Civics Conversations will have a session at Fruta on the last Saturday of November 29 at 9 AM. Perhaps you can raise questions as you do on OIB and evaluate responses from other Bridgeport citizens who bring a variety of experiences, knowledge, and questions likely from you. That is how learning gets shared. Reading Akhil Reed Amar’s 2021 THE WORDS THAT MADE US: America’s Constitutional Conversation 1760-1840 has led me to understand how newspapers PLUS conversations

It was the first gathering last Saturday at URSA, on Fairfield Avenue, and also the first CCC meeting after the election. Comments focused on the civil service changes that can improve process, making it more efficient and understandable; on the Ethics Commission and staffing for review and enforcement; on the City Council steps towards empowerment; and the fact that all parts of the Charter Revision were approved as presented to the Council and even though split into two que

Four resident taxpayers including a Charter Commission leader, a candidate for City Council currently, a retired City employee and JML. After meeting the others at the table and reviewing the operation of a conversational approach to learning more about CIVICS in a City, we found a common interest and expertise I housing that revealed the Federal threats to HUD subsidy properties in the City, to the people who may depend on Social Security payments, and Medicaid/Medicare assi

VOTE YES ON THE CHARTER QUESTIONS ON ELECTION DAY Have you heard much about the local election on November 4, 2025? There are 10...

John Lee the founder and known "community observer" by the City of Bridgeport Police Department joins City Councilmember Scott Burns as...