Many stakeholders and residents of the North End have a rather puritanical view of their neighborhood oasis. Generally, passive recreation is the preferred form of
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Category: Library
Mark Your Calendar: Former Mayor Paoletta, Author Daly To Share Stories About The Miracle Of Christmas Village
Book cover. In this season of revelation, ex-Mayor Lenny Paoletta and Connecticut Post columnist Michael Daly will host a presentation about their book The Miracle
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Officials Showcase Progress At East End Development Led By Local Builder
Mayor Joe Ganim on Wednesday joined state and federal officials to highlight construction progress at Honey Locust Square, a 32,000 square-foot commercial project featuring a
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Mark Your Calendar For Updated Budget Committee Schedule, Public Hearings
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee has revised its meeting schedule to review Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan for the fiscal year starting July
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‘The Synergy Of Literacy And Urban Farming’–Community Garden Seeks Lease Extension
The Green Village Initiative, an innovative non-profit whose mission grows food, knowledge, leadership and community through urban gardening and farming, is pursuing a lease extension of its
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New Buzz Downtown–Shopping, Dining, Entertainment Guide
Restaurants, shopping, live music, comedy, professional hockey, art galleries, radio stations, holiday displays. Downtown’s brighter face includes a burgeoning arts community adding vitality to the
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Bicentennial Interview: Christina Smith And ‘The Little Engine That Could’ Picks Up Steam
In her youth, former City Councilwoman Christina Smith literally lived Bridgeport history, the James O’Rourke house named for the batter who slashed the National League’s first
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Rooting And Reading–Can A Community Farm And Library Co-Exist?
In a neighborhood old-timers call Whiskey Hill–they brewed their own up there during Prohibition–a spirited battle looms over a piece of property home to the Reservoir
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