Storm Packs a Wallop.
Yesterday was another hot day with temperatures in the mid 90's by the middle of the afternoon. Later in the day a series of thunderstorms blew up around us, many of them avoiding the city - we thought...
View ArticleMain Street Meeting Is About Working Together.
Tomorrow, the City of Danbury, in conjunction with City Center, is kicking off a series of meetings with Main Street merchants to review steps that have been taken by the Main Street Partnership and...
View ArticleSo What's a Hacker Space?
Yesterday we announced that we would be using the old Union Savings Bank that is attached to the Danbury Public Library has a hacker space and as a small business incubator.So, what's a hacker...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Tonight.
Tonight at 7 pm, the City Council will be conducting a Public Hearing and a Special Meeting on the Vision 2020 Bond Package.I am asking that $44 million be programmed for renovations and additions to...
View ArticleTouchdown In Tampa.
The Tampa Bay Times Forum - Ready to go.Greetings from Tampa Florida! Over the next several days, I will posting from the Republican National Convention. My goal is to give you an inside view of a...
View ArticleThe First Protester?
His name is Evan, and for the last 10 years he has been standing on street corners throughout southern Florida. It's just what he does..
View ArticleAll eyes on Isaac.
In case you were wondering, we are not in the midst of armegeddon here in Tampa. In fact, it's a beautiful morning with a nice breeze and plenty of sun. The RNC decided to post pone Monday's session in...
View ArticleIsaac Passes To The West.
After much concern and worry for the organizers of the Republican National Convention, Hurricane Isaac passed to our west and is now barreling up the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana.During the...
View ArticleMia Love and Ann Romney Steal The Show.
We had a late night last night.The RNC has got to do a better job with the bus transportation.We left the Tampa Bay Times Forum at 11:00 pm. We waited in a parking area outside the Forum for a shuttle...
View ArticleCondoleezza Rice and Paul Ryan Take the Stage.
Apparently the RNC got the message regarding the busses. Things were a lot smoother on the transportation front last night with almost no hiccups.Several of you have asked what happens during the day...
View ArticleSpecial Speaker Is Clint Eastwood.
In case you haven't heard, tonight's special speaker is none other than Clint Eastwood. He is scheduled to go on around 9 pm.
View ArticleCitizen's Government Academy Is Looking for a Few Good People.
In an effort to promote transparency and help our citizens learn about city government, this year we have launched a new program called the Citizen's Government Academy.The CGA will give its students...
View ArticleFor Romney It's about the Debates.
There are three presidential debates scheduled for October. October 3rd, 16th, and 22nd. These debates will be critical for the Romney campaign.Really it won't even be the three debates. Historically...
View ArticleExorbitant Raises are an Insult to College Students in Connecticut.
Recent reports that the administrators for the Board of Regents of Higher Education have received exorbitant raises and the subsequent reaction of the Malloy administration (Uh, sorry, we have nothing...
View ArticleReflections at Two Weeks To Go.
National elections are fun. Aren't they?We've seen three debates. Romney was the overwhelming winner of the first debate in Denver, the President won the last two.But does winning the debate mean...
View ArticleOhhh, Saandy..
There she is. Hurricane Sandy has spun up in the Caribbean. We are still a long ways off from a solid forecast, but the probability of some kind of weather event in the Greater Danbury has increased....
View ArticleWill The Boss Sing "Sandy" Tonight?..Update on Sandy.
There she is. Sandy has blown up in the Caribbean and she has become a monster. Still a lot to play out here, there are so many factors, but right now it doesn't look good. The 2 pm runs today will...
View ArticleSandy churning her way to us.
Here is the 8 am track for Hurricane Sandy from the National Weather Service. The landfall of Sandy will be on the east coast. We just don't know where. Sandy could hook in on the Washington DC metro...
View ArticleSandy's Almost Here.. Latest Update.
This latest diagram from the 11 am update pretty much lays out the scenario. With this angle of landfall, our coastline will be slammed with wind driven water from Long Island Sound and will do...
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