ToquiNotes

Posted on August 13, 2022

When a business closes, there is generally nothing to celebrate. Such, for the purposes of this blog, will be the case...

Posted on August 06, 2022

There is an old cliché about life throwing you curve balls. For anyone who has had any responsibility beyond getting g...

Posted on July 30, 2022

It would not be an insult to believe Tom Brown’s best work came as an educator, primarily here in Bridgeport with a st...

Posted on July 16, 2022

Editor's Note I: This blog ran roughly 14 months ago. With the July 6 passing of James Caan, it seemed appropriate...

Posted on July 09, 2022

Being on Amazon doing a little bit of browsing, and potentially a little bit of buying, is not an unusual thing in the...

Posted on July 02, 2022

Perhaps it is a smell. Maybe it is something we see. Or often times it is something random that conjures up the memory of...

Posted on June 25, 2022

It was August 20, 1970, when what many will consider the worst storm in Bridgeport’s history took place. A tornado swe...

Posted on June 18, 2022

It was a little harder to tell back in the print media days – prior to most news being posted online – when you had a...

Posted on June 11, 2022

Chad Riley has plenty of responsibility he faces daily outside the standards brought about by family life. As the Chie...

Posted on June 04, 2022

For starters today, there are a couple of things needing to be pointed out as it relates to the downtown Clarksburg Mc...

Posted on May 28, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is a slightly modified version of my blog that has ran every year on graduation weekend. Please SH...

Posted on May 21, 2022

As I left Marshalls at Meadowbrook Mall this past weekend, it was close to dinner time. Because of that, yours truly w...

Posted on May 14, 2022

They have been friends most of their lives even if they have not been lifelong best friends. AJ Goodwin...

Posted on May 07, 2022

I was too young to remember – thankfully. But as I approached the age of 2 and was getting my walking skills down, I f...

Posted on April 30, 2022

Getting into a battle is not something unusual for Bridgeport’s Hunter Mann. As a former standout and state cham...

From the Bench: Indians' Football Secret...

There are few things that provide relief from the grinding heat at an August football practice. For Bridgeport Coach T...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Decades Rewind to City's Ca...

At one time, Bridgeport had its own city cab company. Ironically, it was called Bridgeport City Cab, which can be see...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Visiting State Parks Jus...

Natural beauty, historic interest, or recreation – that’s the criteria behind state parks. And...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Library's Latest Feature ...

We’re offering something new—we are now partnering with the Library Speakers Consortium! ...

Posted by Savanna Draper
The Grapevine: The WVIHF History of Regi...

DID YOU KNOW? Every year hundreds of individuals gather in front of the Main Stage to open the street portion of the W...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: Severing of Ties to 1983 Ori...

When a business closes, there is generally nothing to celebrate. Such, for the purposes of this blog, will be the case...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto