Throwback Thursdays: Old Trumbull Gardens
The Old Terrace...Trumbull Gardens sent in from Yael Santiago. Looks like the 70's judging from the car. If you have a photo for Throwback Thursdays send it to DoingItLocal.com@gmail.com Let me know when and where!
Bridgeport News: Crash
8:30pm--#Bridgeport CT--2 car crash tying up traffic at East Main and Boston Avenue. This report sponsored by:
Grand Opening of Artista Studios in Bridgeport
Today, Mayor Bill Finch celebrated the grand opening of Artista Studios and Monument Works, a new small business registered with the City of Bridgeport’s Small & Minority Business Resource Office (SMBRO.) Artista Studios produces custom design monuments, artwork, and dimensional stone both for the monument industry and religious and spiritual industry. Owner Jim Bria is originally from Fairfield county and has worked in the stone business for 40 years in the area. When he started to look for a location for his new business he found Bridgeport to be the most welcoming, business-friendly spot in the area. “We thought Bridgeport, as Connecticut’s largest city, would be a good market to be in,” said Bria. “We decided to invest in Bridgeport and…
Bridgeport News: Unusual Assault
11:37am--#Bridgeport CT--Police on the way to Hallett Street where a woman in a wheelchair with a screwdriver is chasing a pregnant woman. This report sponsored by:
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
11:00am---#Bridgeport CT--First responders on the way to Barnum and Pembroke Street for a pedestrian hit by a car. This report sponsored by:
Bridgeport News: Naked Woman!
1:06am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a naked woman screaming in the streets at Richardson and Noble Avenue. Police and EMS on the way. We all scream for ice cream, brought to you by our sponsor:
Bridgeport News:Open Carry Man Detained by Police
8amish--#Bridgeport CT--Police spokesman William Kaempffer confirmed an armed man was taken into custody near the Duchess Restaurant on Boston Avenue. Kaempffer could not confirm a report I received that the man was on his way to guard the recruiting station nearby. The man had in his possession a shotgun, a handgun and a knife. Citizens and militia have been protecting and guarding recruiting offices since the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. If anyone knows the man on Boston Avenue please have him call me at 203-769-6961, I would be interested in telling his side of the story. The picture below is NOT the man taken into custody but man in Virginia volunteering his time to protect the recruiting station which are…
Bridgeport News: Smoldering Mulch Not Porch Fire
10:31pm--#Bridgeport CT--Smoldering mulch is the reason firefighters were at 70 Sage Street. The call initially came in as a porch fire. If it were bad, our sponsor would have made it Like It Never Even Happened!
Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery
1:00am--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating an armed robbery in the 700 block of Hancock Avenue. Radio reports say two black males, one in a dark hoodie another in a black hoodie with a mask held up the victim and took his iPhone and wallet. This report sponsored by: