It’s Happening

Posted on March 05, 2023

There are so many great things going on in our community and I want to touch on a couple of them in today’s blog...

Posted on February 26, 2023

There was so much energy; you couldn’t help but move to the music. The food and wine selections were amazing and the...

Posted on February 19, 2023

Just over a year ago, I wrote a blog about the dogs that have paraded through my family members’ lives and hearts. The new...

Posted on February 12, 2023

I grew up next to All Saints Catholic Church. I played on the old school playground and through the years...

Posted on February 02, 2023

The UHC “Roaring 20s” Holly Ball is just a few days away. For attendees wanting to glam it up to reflect t...

Posted on January 22, 2023

I remember the saying of long ago, “What’s that have to do with the price of eggs in China?&rd...

Posted on January 15, 2023

In 2019 and 2020, the band Crimson Reign was featured at the United Hospital Center Holly Ball. After a two-year hiatus du...

Posted on January 09, 2023

Dress designer Dee Collins Allevato knows about Roaring 20s style and incorporates it into some of her pieces. ...

Posted on January 08, 2023

Attendees of Holly Ball 2023 will encounter women in fringed, drop-waist dresses and long, beaded necklaces as well as...

Posted on January 01, 2023

It was 7 degrees on Christmas Eve when my granddaughter Della and I struggled to walk against blustering w...

Posted on December 06, 2022

It was a roaring decade – the 1920s. And fashion reflected it. The economy was booming, and hemlines were rising...

Posted on November 29, 2022

In 2005, a Bridgeport Christmas tradition was born and met with open arms. Community members met at the Benedum Civic Cent...

Posted on November 13, 2022

Why come home to North Central West Virginia for Christmas? There is a long list of reasons - and they are all on the...

Posted on November 06, 2022

Just emerging from two years of pandemic precautions, people are ready to party in style. And I&rsq...

Posted on October 18, 2022

When we travel to church Wednesday evenings, my husband Jeff always tunes the radio into Sportsline with Tony Caridi. Some...

From the Bench Rewind: Jarrod West Looks...

EDITOR'S NOTE I: It was 25 years ago on Wednesday that Jarrod West made a shot that will forever keep his name et...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: A Look at Maple Lake from 1...

This body of water look familiar? This is a photo from 1940 of Maple Lake and for anyone who has driven through the d...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: A Tale of Two Amazing Fu...

There are so many great things going on in our community and I want to touch on a couple of them in today’s blog...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Recalling a Forgotten Anchor...

I talk a lot in this blog about former businesses for a walk down memory lane. One of the main areas I focus on is the...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Seed Library Coming Soon ...

Have you heard the term seed library before? Seed libraries have been around for a while, cropping up in both public a...

Posted by Savanna Draper
The Grapevine: Little Bit of This and a ...

I guess if we had to title this column it would be a “little bit of this and that.” Last week found me bus...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Why Bridgeport? A Look at Economic Diver...

Since childhood, you have probably heard the adage, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” This time-tested wisdom c...

Posted by Jon Griffith
Beneath the Jacket with the Bridgeport F...

Editor's Note: Connect-Bridgeport would like to welcome this new blog by The Bri...

Posted by Miyah Swiger