The Grapevine

Posted on September 21, 2023

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

Posted on September 14, 2023

I found one of the best kept secrets in Clarksburg when My Friend Alexa Scott and I were going out to lunch last week...

Posted on September 07, 2023

Labor Day officially opened football season, ended summer, and in our area welcomed the West Virginia Italian Heritage...

Posted on August 31, 2023

While I should be busy getting ready for all the activities coming up this weekend, I just had to chisel out a few hou...

Posted on August 24, 2023

Over the past couple of months, I have been volunteering at the Clarksburg Farmers Market, which is held every Saturda...

Posted on August 17, 2023

This time of the year always brings me back to the days as the director of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival...

Posted on August 10, 2023

Today’s column is a little bit of this and a little bit of that. This week I have been...

Posted on August 03, 2023

The Clarksburg Lions Club met on Friday, July 28 at Brickside at noon for their semimonthly meeting. The meeting was calle...

Posted on July 27, 2023

Please allow me to say this once again. “The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used To be.”...

Posted on July 20, 2023

Well, it finally happened. I am talking about the wedding of my grandson, Bennett Queen and his new bride, Mered...

Posted on July 13, 2023

Last week I had the opportunity to do a little more research on our Italian roots. My brother was given a book e...

Posted on July 06, 2023

Hooray, it’s summer. Well, I bet many of you are saying the same thing because of the July 4 holiday, because...

Posted on June 29, 2023

Everywhere you look there are beautiful flowers in bloom. They might be the ones in the fields or the beautiful,...

Posted on June 22, 2023

The Celebrate America Women of Distinction were honored by The Progressive Women's Association at a luncheon held...

Posted on June 15, 2023

My dad was born in San Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria, Italy, in 1905. His parents were Giovanni Oliverio and Giova...

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