Why Bridgeport?

Posted on November 23, 2024

“The customer comes first” is a management adage repeated frequently by business leaders. Conceptual...

Posted on November 09, 2024

I regard the City of Bridgeport as a community for all ages. What do I mean by that? A...

Posted on October 26, 2024

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.” American author James A. Michener’s quot...

Posted on October 12, 2024

Anyone who knows me even remotely most likely understands that I am not a baseball guy. I did play wiffle ball with my f...

Posted on September 28, 2024

19th-century American author, journalist, and political activist Edward Bellamy said, “If bread is the first nec...

Posted on September 14, 2024

The proverb “Good things come in small packages” is often attributed to renowned Greek fable writer and st...

Posted on August 31, 2024

As a child living in a divorced family, it was routine for my father to pick up my brothers and me early on Saturday m...

Posted on August 17, 2024

One of the most disappointing things I remember growing up was seeing the first back-to-school commercials on TV each...

Posted on August 03, 2024

Irving Berlin composed the show tune “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)” for the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Y...

Posted on July 20, 2024

According to legendary football coach Bear Bryant of the University of Alabama, “If you believe in yourself and have d...

Posted on July 06, 2024

What is essential for humans to survive? There is a considerably large range of answers to this question. At...

Posted on June 22, 2024

“Oh man. To believe in yourself. To believe in one another. Man, that’s fundamental to being alive. And look, if you can...

Posted on June 08, 2024

If you don’t know by now, please understand, that I love Bridgeport. Living, working, worshipping, and serving here...

Posted on May 25, 2024

Frequent readers of “Why Bridgeport?” may have gained some perplexing and possibly concerning insights into my mind. Congr...

Posted on May 11, 2024

Rising to prominence in any field requires hard work and dedication. Achieving a significant stature is recognized as...

From the Bench: Venue where One of BHS's...

In the history of Bridgeport High School football, there have been many great plays. Plenty of them, when you have as...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Early 2000's BHS Cheerleadi...

This photo, courtesy of Charles Simmons, shows the Bridgeport High School cheerleadings squad celebrating a 200...

Posted by Dick Duez
The Grapevine: Clarksburg-Harrison Publi...

The Clarksburg Farmers Market had its official opening on Saturday, May 10. It is located in the parking lo...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Love and Light: Sleep is Underrated

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 by Leigha Randolph
ToquiNotes: As You Prepare to Graduate, ...

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

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Studio 9 Dance Academy "...

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

Posted by Julie Perine