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ToquiNotes: Taking a Walk Down Grocery, Community Store Memory Lane in the City of Bridgeport

Posted on February 03, 2024

It was years ago, after becoming addicted to their baked potato salad and determining that a fresh homemade pepperoni roll...

ToquiNotes: A Lot of New Charles Pointe Businesses to Join Menards Site; Sit Back, Enjoy What's to Come

Posted on January 27, 2024

In the world of development, the modus operandi usually points toward not saying a word until the lease is signed and...

ToquiNotes: Jim Alfred, a Giraffe and Legacy of Smiles

Posted on January 20, 2024

Editor's Note: This is a rerunning of a blog that first appeared on Connect-Bridgeport on May 4, 2013.   I...

ToquiNotes: What are the Best Events in Bridgeport? A Rundown of 11 Mostly Annual Events to Consider

Posted on January 13, 2024

As happens on occasion in this blog, I will do a list of “Greatest” of all time whether it is for something lo...

ToquiNotes: Bidding Farewell to Arguably the Greatest Coach and Educator to Walk the Hallways at BHS

Posted on January 06, 2024

I still remember my first extended conversation with Barbara “Barb” Judy in the halls of Bridgeport High S...

ToquiNotes: Revisiting Story of When a BHS Student Realized Spirit of Christmas and Santa Claus are Real

Posted on December 23, 2023

EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog first ran prior to Christmas 2016. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've had the honor o...

ToquiNotes: Longing for a One-Stop Holiday Shopping Trip Back in Time to Hills Department Store

Posted on December 16, 2023

For whatever reason, the whole idea of shopping for Christmas takes a bit of fun out of the whole holiday experience....

ToquiNotes: A 20-Year Business Anniversary in City's Downtown that Helped Fuel Main Street Revitalization

Posted on December 09, 2023

Sometime in late fall of 1999, a group met at the Benedum Civic Center to discuss the revitalization of Bridgeport&rsq...

ToquiNotes: Really Good News Regarding Destination Flights by Allegiant that Flew a Bit Under the Radar

Posted on December 02, 2023

Despite massive passenger numbers and even, according to one consultant-based study, the most airline employees since...

ToquiNotes: Revisiting My Holiday Turkey Leg Trade for One More Ham Salad Sandwich from Pure Food

Posted on November 25, 2023

You might find it hard to believe by looking at me, but at one time I was a very picky eater. Of course, after obliter...

ToquiNotes: Josh Gervais Battles through Transplant of Kidney with Donation Assist from Brother Michael

Posted on November 18, 2023

When you think of Josh Gervais and his older brother Michael Gervais, there is a good chance the thought process takes...

ToquiNotes: BHS Alum Ryan Hall Refuses to Give up Military Academy Dream as He's All in for Round Two

Posted on November 11, 2023

It was in April 2022 inside the Bridgeport High School classroom of teacher Joshua Irwin. It was homeroom for Ryan Hal...

ToquiNotes: A Bridgeporter in Venice - Muriale's Owner Scott Duarte Talks Italy Trip's Cuisine and More

Posted on November 04, 2023

There is no better advertising than word of mouth. Yet, to personally hear people you just met talk about your busines...

ToquiNotes: Recalling with Great Fondness, the Life of the Iconic Henry Drosky - the "Yup, Yup" Man

Posted on October 14, 2023

When I was a kid growing up in North View, it wasn’t all that unusual to get with a few friends and catch a bus...

ToquiNotes: Recalling a Forgotten Meadowbrook Mall Anchor Store and the Reality it was There Twice

Posted on October 07, 2023

For the casual observer asking me where the new Boscov’s store is located at Meadowbrook Mall, the easiest answer is i...
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