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: John Wilfong Sees Ironma...

It is not as if Bridgeport’s John Wilfong has never seen a busy schedule. After all, the 2015 graduate of Bridge...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Local Attraction Series ...

Just on the edge of Bridgeport is an attraction appropriately named Edge of Town Farm Market. Open annually in May, the ma...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: Canning for Winter, Veget...

Well, the Queen cupboard is getting full in preparation for winter. I have canned six pints of fried peppers to...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: State Tragedy Subject of Alu...

Many know Scott Faris from his days at Bridgeport High School before he graduated in 2004 and left the area to pursue...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Spookiest Month of the Ye...

We are offering over 50 programs and events for children, teens, adults, and families for the spookiest month of the y...

Posted by Savanna Draper
Why Bridgeport? City Doesn't Need Sherlo...

How are your detective skills? Do you have a keen eye for detail? Does your memory retain copious amounts of data and info...

Posted by Jon Griffith
Outside the Tribe: Colors Don't Define T...

I’ve been fortunate enough to be present for a lot of the Bridgeport matchups with Fairmont Senior through the years...

Posted by Chris Johnson