A Bridgeport woman is giving back to her hometown by helping young girls build confidence, leadership skills and meaningful relationships through a mentorship program. 100GirlsLeading is a nonprofit organization that provides mentorship to girls ages 9 to 18 in Bridgeport through guest speakers, workshops and community activities. “Our mission for 100GirlsLeading is to provide interactive […]
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The Cabaret Theatre has closed its doors after more than 40 years in downtown Bridgeport, bringing an end to a longtime fixture in the city’s arts community. While the venue is closing, its Theatre for Young Audiences productions will continue at a new location, ensuring children’s programming will go on.
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With just days remaining before its scheduled closure, supporters of the Downtown Cabaret Theatre are mounting a last-minute effort to save the 50-year-old Bridgeport institution, gathering thousands of signatures and calling on city and state officials to intervene. An online petition urging the city of Bridgeport, the state of Connecticut and the building’s owner to […]
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To honor Caribbean American Heritage Month, Bridgeport native Nilsa Laine is curating her first art exhibition bringing together 11 artists from across New England to celebrate Caribbean culture and community through art. The month-long exhibition titled “Underrepresented Celebrations” is being held at the Art Barn located on Bryant University’s campus in Smithfield, Rhode Island, which […]
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Bridgeport school officials are weighing whether to add Eid al-Adha to the district calendar following growing community advocacy and initial discussions by education leaders. The issue was raised during a March 25 meeting of the Board of Education’s Instruction and Support Services Committee, where administrators emphasized that any change would require careful planning and review. […]
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A new approach to reforestation is taking root across Bridgeport using Miyawaki forests, a method designed to create dense, natural woodlands much faster than traditional tree planting. The technique was developed by Akira Miyawaki, a Japanese botanist and plant ecologist who pioneered a method of planting diverse native species densely together to mimic natural forest […]
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If Mark Holden had his way, the Ash observatory dome atop the vacant Bassick High School on Fairfield Avenue would have a new home with his astronomy group. Installed in 2015 to replace the original dome built in 1968 during the Space Race, the dome rotates to allow a telescope to track objects as they move across the sky. Manufactured by […]
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A local cycling group has turned an annual Earth Day tradition into an interactive shoreline cleanup effort. Ten cyclists with Urban Bike Tours of Bridgeport rode nine miles on April 18, removing litter from Fayerweather Island, home to the Black Rock Harbor Light. Urban Bike Tours has been leading free guided rides in Bridgeport for […]
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Black history in Greater Bridgeport is preserved through historic sites, archives and community memory. Little Liberia, one of the region’s earliest free Black communities, and the legacy of Mary and Eliza Freeman remain central. Historians Jamie Pettit of the Bridgeport History Center and Jeffrey Fletcher of the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum […]
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Bridgeport City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez is calling for expanded state funding and stronger protections for people without housing following cold-related deaths in Connecticut this year, including the death of an unhoused man in Bridgeport. Martinez joined housing advocates in urging state officials to extend the governor’s cold weather protocol beyond its original end date. “People […]
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