http://www.yourstreet.com/news/bridgeport YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us A wood-fired brick oven pizzeria in Bridgeport? It's true. Stay tuned. Casting is underway for the next season of "Top Chef." If you have serious kitchen majicks get to Wells on Wells (1617 N. wells) from 10a.m. - 2 p.m. on October 26 with these forms . Oh, and have... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740622/quick-bites Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:40:08 -0700 AP File Photo While Daley decried the press for writing his political obituary too soon and declared that there would be no political fallout for his failed 2016 Olympic bid, the fact of the matter is that he's said publicly that he hasn't decided if he's going to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740626/daley-s-not-looking-ahead,-but-who-is- Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:20:08 -0700 A Connecticut state marshal was shot when a man accused of failing to pay child support opened fire as authorities tried to take him into custody in Bridgeport. READ MORE >> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746462/marshal-shot-while-serving-warrant Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:59:08 -0700 Bridgeport officials have fired the city's sewage system director over allegations his negligence played a role in the illegal dumping of over a billion gallons of mixed sewage and storm water into Long Island Sound. READ MORE>> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746670/sewage-director-fired-over-negligence Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- Police were investigating late Sunday a possible bomb left at a Chinese restaurant on Wood Avenue. Bridgeport police confirmed that the State Police Bomb Squad had been called in to http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721723/suspicious-device-left-at-bridgeport-restaurant Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:45:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- That kayak you bought in the '90s hasn't seen water for a decade now, and you've just been given marching orders to get the garage cleaned out. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721732/community-boaters-want-to-add-kayaks-to-fleet Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:24:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- The playoffs were a long-shot for the Bridgeport Bluefish when they began a four-game series against the Long Island Ducks. They needed to win at least three games to give themselves a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721716/bluefish-offense-anemic-in-loss-to-ducks Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:04:08 -0700 Wild was the scene at Pine Street and Wordin Avenue in Bridgeport Wednesday night where Black Rock Harbor reaches a dead end in a conglomeration of oil storage tanks, rotting buildings and http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713407/fishing-report Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:02:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- A development team that includes former University of Connecticut basketball star Tate George has been selected by the city to build a commercial/retail complex on a nearly 16-acre http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712661/commercial-complex-proposed-on-cartech-site Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:16:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- The Bridgeport Bluefish clubhouse was eerily silent Thursday night. In the heat of a playoff race, they again found themselves trying to cope with another one-run defeat. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712477/bluefish-lose-another-1-run-contest Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- A city man was charged Thursday with a fatal shooting in a local cemetery last October. Jacob Carattini, 37, of Linen Avenue, was arrested on a warrant by Detective Heitor Teixeira of http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709371/man-charged-in-bridgeport-homicide Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:03:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- Municipal employees find themselves caught in a game of musical chairs this summer, with most of the Citistat staff assigned new seats in other city departments. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709374/citistat,-once-a-finch-pet,-now-in-the-doghouse Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:56:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- A new charge has been filed against a Fairfield woman accused of handcuffing her husband to herself to prevent him from leaving her. Investigators now say that Helen Sun drugged her http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709375/fairfield-woman-faces-new-drug-charge-in-hubby-handcuffing-case Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:54:08 -0700 WOMEN'S SOCCERBridgeport 1 0 0 1--2St. Michael's 0 1 0 0--1Records: Bridgeport 3-0-2, St. Michael's 1-3.Goals: B--Elin Svavarsdottir, Asia Pulse; SM--Teal Bryan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709365/wednesday-s-local-college-roundup Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:54:08 -0700 More people are moving south to Pilsen and Bridgeport in search of cheap housing and rents, and that's led to a slow but steady increase in dining options for our part of town; we'll have a review of Nana Friday. 18th Street in Pilsen has even seen some diversity... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702010/buen-provecho-highlights-pilsen-dining Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:20:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT - State Police at Troop G say that Route 15, just south of the Connecticut/New York line, is closed in both directions because of a produce truck that struck an overpass. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697406/produce-truck-shuts-parkway-at-state-line Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:09:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- A complaint to police by the owner of the Adega Velha restaurant led to the Sunday night arrest of Donald Blanco, 27, of Madison Avenue, on a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693866/drug-count,-warrant-net-2-city-arrests Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:21:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- When her 20-year-old niece died violently more than three years ago, Charletta Johnson was in shock. Then, noticing that Lynn Larsen's arms had moved from being crossed on her chest to http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693257/cops-make-new-effort-to-solve-old-homicides Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:27:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- A Stratford teen was shot to death in a car parked near the intersection of Bretton Street and Breyer Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. last night, police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692673/stratford-teen-killed-in-bridgeport Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:06:08 -0700 BRIDGEPORT -- School nurses here received their first pay check in more than two months Friday, but still haven't been paid for eight weeks over the summer despite assurances from Mayor Bill Finch http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692675/nurses-press-for-remedy-for-summer-pay-gap Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:50:08 -0700