Led by Dr. Camelia Lawrence, the first woman of color to serve as Barnum Festival ringmaster, the annual celebration kicked off Friday with the Whip,
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Category: Best of Bridgeport
Glenwood Park Tennis Courts Dedicated In Memory Of Harry Weichsel
Harry Weichsel was a pisser in the best sense: fun-loving, engaging, community-minded Bridgeport institution. He formed Grassroots Tennis of Bridgeport introducing a sport to inner-city
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Watch: A Song For “Bridgeport”
North County Band performs every year voluntarily on behalf of the poverty-fighting Bridgeport Rescue Mission. Band co-founder Scott Smith met Mayor Joe Ganim there on
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Watch: Golden Eagle Has Landed Atop Barnum Museum – ‘We’re Getting Closer’
Mother Nature has treated Mr. Barnum’s museum quite rudely the past decade, but things appear to be looking up in more ways than one. Executive
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Stir It Up! Marley Brothers Legacy Tour Coming To The Amp
Scions of reggae legend Bob Marley – Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian – will grace the stage at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater September 25 as
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‘Sassy And Classy’ – Meet Island Girl Daphne Reid, 103 Years Young
For the past several years News 12’s Frank Recchia has visited 103-year-old Daphne Reid, a self-described “sassy” who never goes out without dancing shoes. Born
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Bassick Students Construct Two-Seat Plane, Await FAA Flight Approval
Things are looking up at Bassick High School in more ways than one: a new school underway as well as student completion of a two-seat
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What To Know About Friday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick’s Day Parade will kick off noon on Friday in Black Rock starting at Burroughs Community Center, 2470 Fairfield Avenue, corner
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