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: Recalling My Friend D.D....

It was mentioned in the obituary. In fact, it was very concise and to the point in a memorial so loaded with good deeds an...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Johnson Avenue "Pre-Sheetz"...

Look familiar? If it doesn't, it's because today this area of Johnson Avenue is completely built up. Th...

Posted by Dick Duez
The Grapevine: Reading is Perfect Activi...

We can positively announce that summer is on its way. We now have longer days and the daylight hours seem t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Crisis Chronicles: It Takes a Village

Around 5 p.m. on Friday, May 30th, my phone started buzzing with weather alerts. This spring has been particularly int...

Posted by Tim Curry
ToquiNotes: Recalling One of the Best Re...

I’ve had my share of good food in my life. On the culinary front, if you’re fortunate enough to be living here in the...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Baylor Comes Home

Many have been following the journey of 2-year-old Baylor Waggamon since early-2025 when he was awaiting a heart transplan...

Posted by Julie Perine
Love and Light: Sweet Honeysuckle

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

Posted by Leigha Randolph