Bridgeport

Cities across Connecticut are marking Juneteenth.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was founded in 1871 by P.T. Barnum, a former mayor of Bridgeport. After a five-year hiatus, the circus will go on a national tour to more than 50 cities in fall 2023.

Bridgeport Public Schools’ Board of Education voted on Monday night to give students the day off for the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. The new official school holiday concludes the month of Ramadan and goes into effect during the 2023-2024 school year.

Adger Cowans, 85, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, talks about his career as a photographer and visual artist, the racism he faced and what has motivated him to make art.

HB 5349 – An Act Concerning the Timely Reporting by the Police, was drafted at the request of Lauren Smith-Fields' family, who says Bridgeport Police failed to notify them of her death.

Black police officers represent 15% of the force in Bridgeport. The president of a local chapter of the NAACP says that's not enough to reflect diversity in the community, one that's grappling with controversial investigations into the deaths of two Black women. Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, and Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, were both found dead in Bridgeport on Dec. 12. Their families have since called out the department for the lack of racial sensitivity shown in the investigations.

The Bridgeport Art Trail is back live and in person after last year's online celebration due to COVID.

Hertz Nazaire gained international attention for vivid paintings dealing with sickle cell disease. Nazaire died last week.

Abstract sculptor Leonardo Drew is returning to his Connecticut roots with a new exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Two Projects includes an outdoor…

A proposal to site a 9.66-megawatt fuel cell power plant in the South End of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is drawing fire from residents who say the…