🌱 Patch AM: How Harding’s new SWC schedule could revive Bridgeport football fortunes

What's up Bridgeport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Harding's new SWC schedule could revive Bridgeport football fortunes
• How a new rooftop restaurant could reshape nightlife on East Main

Also on today's calendar: SPIRITUAL NIGHT - A Night of Readings and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harding high school football preview 2026 (rep-am.com) — Harding High's football team will play its 2026 home games at John L. Lewis Memorial Stadium in Bridgeport and rejoin a schedule that includes Bassick and the Thanksgiving matchup with Bridgeport Central. The preview breaks down key returning players, a young defense, and the full fall schedule, highlighting how the new SWC slate could finally set up a winning season.
   

• Bridgeport rooftop restaurant plan raises nightlife concerns (ctpost.com) — A proposed rooftop restaurant and lounge on East Main Street in Bridgeport's East Side is drawing pushback from two City Council members worried about late-night noise, congestion, and safety. The developer seeks liquor permit approval and zoning sign-off for Vendetta Restaurant & Lounge, with a continued public hearing set for Aug. 31 as officials weigh development goals against nearby residents' quality-of-life concerns.
   

📸 Around Bridgeport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bridgeport

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• SPIRITUAL NIGHT - A Night of Readings →
  Twisted Vine Restaurant, 285 Main St, Derby
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Cruel Summer: a back-to-school concert featuring hits by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more! →
  Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Molly Tuttle in Concert →
  The Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Weiner Fest Round 2 →
  Dockside Brewery, 40 Bridgeport Ave, Milford
  4:00 pm
• Dashboard Confessional with Colony House →
  Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St, Bridgeport
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• 2026 Grassy Strip Music Series - August 27 →
  Madison Beach Hotel ,94 W Wharf Rd ,Madison, CT 06443
  7:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Emo Night Brooklyn →
  Toad's Place, 300 York St, New Haven
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound
• Rummage Sale! →
  The Nourish Center, 2200 North Ave, Bridgeport
  1:00 pm
• Gimme Gimme Disco →
  Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St, Hamden
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Dock Dock Jeep →
  Dockside Brewery, 40 Bridgeport Ave, Milford
  12:00 pm
• Broadway's Adrianna Hicks →
  Legacy Theatre, 128 Thimble Island Rd, Branford
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We Need Your Type! —St. Vincent's Medical Center Read on Patch

• Anyone looking for Two white Yorkshire terrier dogs?
  They are running free on east main st, near Beardsley park, we've captured one, the other is still running somewhere nearby (Nextdoor Bridgeport)

• KFC posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Bridgeport. Apply here.
• Hartford HealthCare at Home posted a job opening for Food Service Aide in Bridgeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgeport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stratford

• Back To School: Stratford 2026-27 School Calendar (patch.com)
• CELCO Heating & Air Conditioning Celebrates 50 Years as a Trusted HVAC Company in Fairfield County, CT (ctpost.com)
• Chamberlain - Guest Service Ambassador (marriott.com)

Fairfield

• Catch A Healthy Habit Café reopens as Clean Slate in downtown Fairfield (ctpost.com)

Ok Bridgeport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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