A&E Blog

Posted on November 23, 2012

I have a friend named John O’Connor. When I first met him I never called him John. He was known as &l...

Posted on October 10, 2012

The first show of the Bridgeport High School theatre season opens on Thursday night. The Drowsy Chaperone, presented by th...

Posted on September 09, 2012

Last night (Saturday, September 8, 2012), my friend and colleague, the longtime and still current journalism teacher at Br...

Posted on September 02, 2012

I have never jumped out of an airplane before, but I bet I can describe to you exactly what it feels like. ...

Posted on July 23, 2012

I had a rough night Thursday. Sarah and I planned to sneak away from our personal responsibilities and have...

Posted on July 09, 2012

I have started and restarted this blog five times. I have tried to be creative. I have tried to be or...

Posted on June 17, 2012

Surrounding yourself with the best can only make you better. This seems like an obvious sentiment,...

Posted on May 31, 2012

Lately, I have been having an odd internal and philosophical debate. First, you have to understand that...

Posted on May 15, 2012

May is an interesting month. First of all, I have always found it a bit strange that the month shares its name with a...

Posted on April 27, 2012

Brooke Cottrill doesn’t want to be a princess. I bring this up because Brooke is a junior at...

Posted on April 12, 2012

The arts connect human beings with the essence of their humanity. Now, I suppose that deep state...

From the Bench: A Milestone on National ...

Just when you think Robert Shields has done it all as the baseball coach of the Bridgeport Indians, there is something...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: BHS Conference Hoops Champs...

As the writing on the photo shows, this is the 1943 Little Ten Conference Basketball Champions from 1943. The young m...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Sweet Story of Cornersto...

When the word “chocolatier” comes to mind, I think of Jacques Torres - or Willie Wonka. That was until earlier t...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Trying to Measure the Impact...

It was Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day for those who find that date familiar. My wife Valerie and I were at the same sp...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: A Local Look at Black His...

As February comes to an end, I wanted to add a few comments about the Black Heritage here in our community since Febru...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Off the Shelf: March Events and Spring B...

March is here, and so is the library’s highly anticipated Spring Event Brochure! Next time you&rs...

Posted by Angela Spatafore