It’s Happening

Posted on November 04, 2025

Halloween festivities are behind us, and autumn is moving into the rearview mirror. As our focus shifts to the Christm...

Posted on September 07, 2025

Over the past 45 years, I have worked a handful of different jobs, but I’ve never been as thrilled about a hire as when Jo...

Posted on August 31, 2025

All of us at Bridgeport Visitors Center/Connect-Bridgeport are dog lovers and either currently or formerly had them as...

Posted on July 02, 2025

Many have been following the journey of 2-year-old Baylor Waggamon since early-2025 when he was awaiting a heart transplan...

Posted on June 04, 2025

If you haven’t taken advantage of the direct flights from North Central West Virginia Airpor...

Posted on May 25, 2025

On February 4, we brought you the story of 2-year-old Baylor Waggamon, who had been hospitalized at UPMC since August...

Posted on May 17, 2025

Under the direction of Heather Campbell, Studio 9 Dance Academy’s 2025 recital, “Dancing on Broadway” was a top-notch ende...

Posted on April 22, 2025

During a recent visit to family in the Atlanta area, I did some grocery shopping at Kroger. The store was massive and...

Posted on April 06, 2025

I recently asked my 5-year-old granddaughter if she was going to be a teacher like her mommy when she grew up. S...

Posted on March 23, 2025

Twelve years ago this week, I wrote a tribute to Annabel Luebbe. At that time, she was 87 years old and I would often see...

Posted on March 16, 2025

It has been a long winter. It seems the cold temperatures and snowy conditions were on a repeat pa...

Posted on February 01, 2025

We are very fortunate here in our community to have a top-notch education system with dedicated adminis...

Posted on January 25, 2025

For years, Laura Pysz-Laulis led the city – and then the county – in emergency preparedness and management efforts. In...

Posted on November 06, 2024

It’s November and if this month flies by as fast as the last one, holiday events will be approaching very quickly. We are...

Posted on October 05, 2024

As you stroll down Main Street, Bridgeport, you will encounter several changes pertaining to the small business scene....

From the Bench: Despite ACL Surgery, Sal...

The date is as clear as the moment it happened and the pain that followed for Bridgeport High School senior Salam Rajj...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Indian Football Seniors fro...

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: The Deceased Restaurant Memo...

Editor's Note: This blog ran more than eight years ago. And it drew so many comments on restaurants I missed that a se...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Bridgeport Elementary St...

Halloween festivities are behind us, and autumn is moving into the rearview mirror. As our focus shifts to the Christm...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Read to Feed

We are challenging the community to read 1 million minutes by the end of 2025. Need more convincing to read and track...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Roz's Book Club Gives Loo...

As promised, here is a book review from “Roz’s Book Club.” This month I have chosen Tiger, Tiger by...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Why Bridgeport? How do you Measure a Man...

Editor's Note: Jon Griffith formerly wrote this blog as a member of Bridgeport City Council. The majority of Griffith's de...

Posted by Jon Griffith