Selma Miriam and Noel Furie founded Bloodroot in 1977, two culinary ambassadors that made the destination a landmark at the end of Ferris Street
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Category: Best of Bridgeport
Step Up For Peak Barnum Festival Events: Fireworks, Champions On Parade, Great Street Parade (New Route)
Barnum Festival Ringmaster Gregory Gnandt, the 75th to hold the honor, is gearing up for key events for the annual celebration saluting the contributions of
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‘Transformational’ – With NY Giants Support, Bridgeport Hosts Girls Flag Football Jamboree
By Reginald David, CT Mirror June 7, 2025 Editor’s note: This story is a part of the Raising Voices Lab, a CT Mirror initiative focused
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Bridgeport’s Beaches Score Water Quality Honors In Latest Report By Save The Sound
With Memorial Day on the horizon, the environmental advocacy group Save The Sound issued its report on the state of Long Island Sound’s beaches covering
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Keyed By 88, Beepo’s Ace Holleran Is A Paperback Writer
Drummers are a peculiar breed: Keith Moon, John Bonham. Maybe it’s the tightness of the skins. Tick, tick, bang, bang. That dichotomy could make anyone
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Smooth Out Your Calendar – Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty Front Man, Booked For The Amp August 16
These tix will go fast. Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas who has amassed a number of solo hits as well including the Santana collaboration
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Bridgeport Sports Legend Frank “Porky” Vieira Passes Away At 91
Small, but mighty, tenacious, determined, Frank “Porky” Vieira was by comparison a mole hill who took on mountains, including the fabled Wilt Chamberlain, 5’6 versus
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James O’Rourke, Bridgeport’s Famed Home Run King, Poised To Touch Base With Old Neighborhood
Michael J. Daly, retired editor of the Connecticut Post Opinion pages, pens this poignant piece about Bridgeport baseball legend James O’Rourke, a member of the
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