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City Faces in Different Places

By Hannah Edwards on October 21, 2018 from City Faces via Connect-Bridgeport.com

Please take a moment to check out this week’s City Face,  Melissa Rubi.
 
How long have you lived in Bridgeport?  I grew up here, but then I left to go to college at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. (I have a BA in International Politics and Spanish – class of 99)  I lived away for several years before moving back to Bridgeport with my husband in 2011. 
 
Where are you originally from?  Born and raised in Bridgeport (BHS class of 95)
 
Are you married?  Yes, to Dionisio “Nicho” Rubi for 16 years. He is a physician at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg.
 
Children? Sofia, 13 (8th grade at BMS), Stella, 10 (5th grade at Simpson), Lucia, 6 (1st grade at Simpson)
 
What is your favorite color?  Royal Blue
 
Where do you work?  I’m a stay at home mom.
 
Favorite Bridgeport spot?  Hinkle/Deegan Lakes
 
Favorite WV spot outside of Bridgeport?  Cooper’s Rock
 
Favorite place outside of WV?  Noepoli, Italy (the small hilltop town in southern Italy where my Grandfather’s family is from.)
 
Favorite restaurant? Oliverio’s and Twin Oaks
 
Best childhood memory? Roller skating at SkateWorld under the disco lights.
 
Favorite musical group?  I listen to a little bit of everything. Favorites include Rusted Root, Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, and Ricky Martin. I love watching local band Crimson Reign perform.
 
Pets? Our dog, Pixie (a King Charles Spaniel/maltese mix.)
 
Hobbies?  When I’m not busy shuttling my girls around town to all of their activities, I enjoy cooking, reading, and dancing around my living room.
 
Interesting fact about you? I love to travel! I’ve backpacked around the world and have lived in Spain and Argentina.  I’m also fluent in Spanish.
 
Editor's Note:If you or someone you know would like to be featured as a City Face please email Hannah Edwards at hannah@connect-bridgeport.com.



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