For many decades a south-bound drive to Downtown Bridgeport via the Route 8 Connector on Main Street painted a gloomy picture in a blighted strip.
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Zoners Recognize Zen Quality Of Cannabis For Business
Cannabis is big business, a new retail venture that is projected to infuse the city budget with more than $1 million annually from a three
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Zoning Headwind Slows Renewable Energy Project
From Brian Lockhart CT Post Previously heralded by local leaders as “more than a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the city with thousands of jobs and
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Park City Wind Project Up In Air
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Eighteen acres of vacant waterfront property is hard to come by in Connecticut, so the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson ferry company’s lot
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Decades-Long Zoning Chief Dennis Buckley Retires
Zoning Administrator Dennis Buckley who served the city via six mayoral administrations has retired. Buckley was at the center of numerous zoning controversies including the
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Former St. Ambrose School Potential Site Of Fairfield U, Diocese College For Low-Income Students
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Just over a month after withdrawing a zoning application to establish a new college in the North End for low-income students,
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Marketing Campaign Highlights Bridgeport’s Emergence As Music Mecca
A few days ago the Connecticut Post’s Brian Lockhart wrote presciently about the early success of the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, a 6,000-seat music destination driving
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After Arrest, City Councilman Castillo Threatens To Sue City
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: A council member arrested last summer after allegedly threatening the head of public facilities has notified the city he intends
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