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Boxing Comes To Bridgeport

Aug 22, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT---Mayor Joe Ganim was joined by representatives of our state delegation and the CT Boxing Commission for a joint announcement with Webster Bank Arena, Bellator, and Mohegan Sun Entertainment officials formally welcoming Bellator MMA to Bridgeport Connecticut.  Webster Bank Arena's website says "Matt Mitrione will once again lace up the gloves in a main event against Kharitonov after an inadvertent shot put an abrupt end to their first matchup at Bellator 215 this past February". For event details visit: https://www.websterbankarena.com/events/detail/bellator-mma

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Entertainment Fairfield

Fairfield’s K-9 Jake Has A Unique Ride

Jul 25, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

What does Fairfield’s K-9 Jake have in common with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, P. Diddy, Jeff Gordon, 50 Cent and Donald Trump? They all had their vehicles customized by Will Castro. Will Castro's Designs and Unique are synonymous with the highest quality customizations and craftsmanship all over the world. Will Castro also has a TV show, Unique Rides on Speed Channel. The custom Ford F-150 was designed by Nu-age Warning from Seymour, Connecticut.The customized ride was paid for from private donations. Sergeant Hector Irizarry is Jake’s handler and chauffeur. K-9 Jake is named in honor of Marine Corp veteran Jake Pettit from Fairfield, Connecticut. K-9 Jake and Sergeant Irizarry use the truck to bring awareness of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…

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Entertainment Food & Beverage

Special Thanks To Forza Ristorante

Jul 24, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Special thanks to Eric and Patrick of Forza Ristorante, located at 3171 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, for an outstanding party for my daughter's Graduation and 18th birthday party.  We invited about 20 of our closest friends and family for the celebration.  So of course wanted things to run smoothly which Patrick ensure it did.  I knew the food would be good from our previous review.  As the guest were leaving they all said they had a good time and enjoyed themselves, sort of expected.  What blew us away was everyone texting us that night to say they had a great time and really enjoyed the food.   So if you want to impress your date or your in-laws this is the…

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Entertainment Stratford

Stratford News: Blues On The Beach

Jul 19, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

STRATFORD – The annual “Blues on the Beach” summer music festival is about to take place this Saturday, July 20,  and this year a designated drop-off and pick-up zone has been established for the event located at Wayne’s Walk at the intersection of Riverdale Drive and Lighthouse Ave. This will serve as a designated drop-off or pick-up area for Uber, Lyft or taxis and other passenger services to accommodate their customers. Those who are dropping off their children, seniors or the disabled can drop passengers at a designated location at the concession stand location. The event opens to the public at 9:30 a.m., and performances begin at noon.  The festivities will go until 9:30 p.m. A police officer will be…

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Entertainment

DoingIt Night Owl!

Jun 27, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Night Owl Studios is a strictly only podcast recording studio in Connecticut. They focus strictly on podcasting and podcast culture. With the only studios of it's kind in CT with that emphasis they have two studio locations and growing. One in Shelton and the second location in Bridgeport. As a part of the studios there is also an internal branch within the company; the Guerrilla Podcast Network where the studio has a roster of podcasts on their team that they produce, help grow, market and promote. The GPN is unlike many businesses that promote and market in a standardize way. With the name giving it away they use creative guerrilla tactics and formats and approaches to promote and reach their…

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Entertainment

Cars and Coffee

Jun 11, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Cars and Coffee with a cause June 23rd from 11am to 1pm at BMW of Bridgeport. All models of cars welcomed. For every coffee sold $2 is donated to Connecticut Challenge which is a charity bike ride for cancer survivors. Celebrity guests will include me! Steve of DoingItLocal, Will Castro from Unique Hustle of Motor Trend's Unique Hustle. Will will be also be holding Unique Hustle book signing too! Live DJ will be DJGnyte. Come on down a see us! Noticias de Bridgeport: Carros y Café Carros y café con una causa junio 23 de 11am a 1pm en BMW de Bridgeport. Todos los modelos de carros recibidos. Por cada café vendido $2 se dona a Connecticut Challenge, que es…

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Bridgeport Entertainment

Mike Bellamy No Longer At WICC

Apr 30, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

2019-04-30 #Bridgeport CT-- According to Mike Bellamy's Facebook page "All I can say today is THANK YOU!! To the many people who have written me asking where I was. Yes my time at WICC has come to an end...I want to thank all of the people who listened and supported me over the years. Every single day was an amazing experience with Tony. And you prove to me every day that WICC has the BEST listeners in the world".   On April 15th I first to report that WEBE108/WICC was traded to Connoisseur Media. Cumulus Media President and CEO Mary G. Berner said, “These transactions are part of the continued execution of our portfolio optimization strategy. Connoisseur Media President Jeffrey Warshaw…

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