Connecticut Garden Journal

1 day ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM EDT Chris Michailidi remembers smoking a cigarette, during his break while building what would be a People’s Bank location in Bridgeport, near L’Ambiance Plaza in 1987. One minute Michailidi saw concrete being pumped out. Then he witnessed the worst construction accident in Connecticut’s history. “The next thing I know, it's down,” Michailidi said. “I mean, it happened just that fast.

2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Emily Feng

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2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Michelle Aslam |Patrick Jarenwattananon

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2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Anas Baba |Jane Arraf

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2 days ago | ctpublic.org | Steve Inskeep |Leila Fadel

Fund the Facts You just read trusted, local journalism that’s free for everyone, thanks to donors like you. If that matters to you, now is the time to give. Join the 50,000+ members powering honest reporting and a more connected — and civil! — Connecticut. SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities.