Love and Light

Posted on June 05, 2025

One of the simple pleasures of living in Bridgeport, West Virginia is tasting the little drop of nectar inside the rip...

Posted on May 21, 2025

It’s graduation week for many of our high school students. The experience of graduation provides young adults wi...

Posted on May 14, 2025

Rest is best! It has taken me quite some time and a LOT of life to come to this realization. Sleep is now a priority which...

Posted on May 07, 2025

I remember like it was yesterday running my first ever race. It was about ten years ago, and it was the Clarksburg 10k...

Posted on April 16, 2025

A couple years ago, my Martha Stewart friend, Katie, invited me to visit her beautiful field of zinnias. Katie’s...

Posted on April 09, 2025

Habits are important for our health and happiness. What we implement into our regular routine determines what we will cult...

Posted on April 02, 2025

Life is NOT easy. In fact, it’s part of the human experience for life to suck from time to time. Often times, we...

Posted on March 26, 2025

Our words mean so very much! They have the power to change someone’s entire day for the better. They also have t...

Posted on March 19, 2025

Did you know that Wednesday, March 19 is “National Let’s Laugh Day?” They say that laughter is the B...

Posted on March 12, 2025

Why are we all Negative Nellies? What happened to make us all negative beings in our culture and world today? ...

From the Bench: For Those Clamoring for ...

For those who wanted it, you are going to get it. For those who said it would never happen in the regular season, well...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport's New Ambulance ...

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Reynoldsville Baptist Ch...

My family is among those who have fond memories of holiday hayrides with Reynoldsville Baptist Church to Christmas carol t...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: A Beautiful Way to Help F...

During this time of year most of us are in a scurry to get ready for the holidays. We are busy identifying gifts for t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: Bridgeport's Beloved Connor ...

Bridgeport’s OG, or rather DOG, had a birthday this week. Connor, the beloved therapy dog and trusty sidekick of...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Take a Look at Our Variou...

If you are passionate about books and want to talk about them with like-minded people, the Bridgeport Public Library h...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Cyber Beacon: Christmas Spam - Not a...

A Short Story: “The Holiday Deal That Wasn’t” Maria loved Christmas. Every year she searched online...

Posted by Joe Earley