Video courtesy Jonathan Rodrigues. In this peculiar election cycle, primary races for Connecticut legislature are in full bloom in advance of the August 11 vote.
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Category: Development and Zoning
UB Campus To House New Bassick High School
See Video from news conference above News release from city: This afternoon Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Testani, BPS Board of Education and School Building Committee
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City Partners With Electric Scooter Company
The Bethel-based E-scooter rental company Lynx is now offering service in the city. From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: And while the pilot program was planned
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Why Won’t State Leaders Tackle Connecticut’s Housing Segregation?
When Larry Merly served as city attorney under Mayor Tom Bucci 1985-89 he was well ahead of his time. He’d assert that large-acre discriminatory zoning
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Fuel Cell Project Boosts West End Development
A city brownfield project in the West End that includes apartments, a charter school and housing for tutors in support of students and teachers has
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Troubled Building In East End Demolished
City officials on Friday celebrated the demolition of the building that housed the Snack Shop at 604 Newfield Avenue in the East End cited for
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Lopez: State Should Take Over City Government
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez writes in a commentary “This state take-over envisioned by Jeff Kohut might–just might–allow Bridgeport to finally access its untapped potential. To
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Demolition Of Marina Village Buildings To Make Way For New Housing, Community Health Center
A piece of one of the city’s most notorious public housing projects is coming down. News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim visited the demolition
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