A&E Blog

Posted on November 23, 2012

I have a friend named John O’Connor. When I first met him I never called him John. He was known as &l...

Posted on October 10, 2012

The first show of the Bridgeport High School theatre season opens on Thursday night. The Drowsy Chaperone, presented by th...

Posted on September 09, 2012

Last night (Saturday, September 8, 2012), my friend and colleague, the longtime and still current journalism teacher at Br...

Posted on September 02, 2012

I have never jumped out of an airplane before, but I bet I can describe to you exactly what it feels like. ...

Posted on July 23, 2012

I had a rough night Thursday. Sarah and I planned to sneak away from our personal responsibilities and have...

Posted on July 09, 2012

I have started and restarted this blog five times. I have tried to be creative. I have tried to be or...

Posted on June 17, 2012

Surrounding yourself with the best can only make you better. This seems like an obvious sentiment,...

Posted on May 31, 2012

Lately, I have been having an odd internal and philosophical debate. First, you have to understand that...

Posted on May 15, 2012

May is an interesting month. First of all, I have always found it a bit strange that the month shares its name with a...

Posted on April 27, 2012

Brooke Cottrill doesn’t want to be a princess. I bring this up because Brooke is a junior at...

Posted on April 12, 2012

The arts connect human beings with the essence of their humanity. Now, I suppose that deep state...

From the Bench: A Piece of Bridgeport Hi...

For anyone really following along, you may have noticed the headline on this blog is the same as the blog covering the...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Christmas Meal with the May...

Former City Clerk Judy Lawson, left is talking to the late Bridgeport Mayor Bud Hess in this photo from 1987. A...

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
ToquiNotes: Revisiting My Holiday Turkey...

You might find it hard to believe by looking at me, but at one time I was a very picky eater. Of course, after obliter...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Library Holiday Events

It is hard to believe, but December is just around the corner, which means so are the holidays! The library is celebrating...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Unique Plate Collection P...

Due to the generosity of Scott and Mary Childers the Progressive Women’s Association will be offering a collecti...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
The Cyber Beacon: If You are Wondering, ...

Think your inbox is just a mailbox? Think again — it’s the front door to your digital life, and most of us lea...

Posted by Joe Earley