Health & Fitness

Posted on May 22, 2021

"Healthy Bridgeport" is comprised of health-concious individuals; the same group tha...

Posted on July 07, 2018

After last fall’s launch of the Bridgeport High School Suicide Prevention Club, now called Life League, the grou...

Posted on November 27, 2013

I look back on Thanksgiving dinners as a child with nothing but fondness and warmth. The excitement I felt as my mom s...

Posted on September 02, 2013

As August draws to a warm, albeit rainy close, I’ve finally come to grips with the cold hard fact that soon I will b...

Posted on June 29, 2013

“I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.” Ever heard this quote? It was made famous by Audrey Hepbur...

Posted on June 09, 2013

This week’s blog is going to be a little different. Instead of me typing another tip, trick, or belief that I have,...

Posted on May 25, 2013

If you’re like me, even though the days get longer in the spring, so does my list of things to do. In addition,...

Posted on May 05, 2013

We are officially 49 days out from summer. Does that make you excited or make you cringe a little at the thought of &ldquo...

Posted on April 20, 2013

I have a problem. I guess the first step is to admit it, so here goes. “My name is Ashley, and I am a...

Posted on March 30, 2013

Just like the wonderful Easter Baskets that children will receive this Easter, so too is this week’s blog filled with...

Posted on March 17, 2013

Being in the fitness industry, professionals get this question all the time, “Will a cheat day hurt me?” W...

Posted on March 02, 2013

Sorry gents, my post this week is for the ladies. I’ve debated on writing this post for a while and I finally de...

Posted on February 12, 2013

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought I’d spice things up a bit and do another themed post...

Posted on January 28, 2013

As I look outside this morning, I have to think; “How many workouts is this weather screwing up?” Now don&...

Posted on January 14, 2013

Happy Two Weeks Into January! Right now you’re probably thinking “What is Two Weeks Into January?” W...

From the Bench: With Hoops Season in Ful...

There’s nothing more exciting on the sports front than a packed house that produces that charged up atmosphere that fo...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Some Mid-1980s Fun with Cit...

See anyone you know? This photo, believed to be from the mid-1980's, shows a group of young city boys and one of...

Posted by Dick Duez
City Faces in Different Places

This week's Bridgeport City Face is Alfred Isch, who has his own version of Santa's workshop in his home - year-ro...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Adult Winter Reading Prog...

Needing a little inspiration to get started on those New Year’s resolutions? The library has...

Posted by Sharon Saye
The Grapevine: Praying for End to the Pa...

If you are watching national news, you have seen all the emphasis that has been put on the effect that the pandemic is...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: After 40-Plus Years of Servi...

The name was right even if the first profession was not for Bridgeport’s Stan Cutright. “I was a welder...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Wellness Watch: COVID Q and A Session wi...

As we spring into 2022, Connect-Bridgeport launches a new blog, concentrating on all things health and wel...

Posted by Julie Perine