It’s Happening

Posted on April 22, 2025

During a recent visit to family in the Atlanta area, I did some grocery shopping at Kroger. The store was massive and...

Posted on April 06, 2025

I recently asked my 5-year-old granddaughter if she was going to be a teacher like her mommy when she grew up. S...

Posted on March 23, 2025

Twelve years ago this week, I wrote a tribute to Annabel Luebbe. At that time, she was 87 years old and I would often see...

Posted on March 16, 2025

It has been a long winter. It seems the cold temperatures and snowy conditions were on a repeat pa...

Posted on February 01, 2025

We are very fortunate here in our community to have a top-notch education system with dedicated adminis...

Posted on January 25, 2025

For years, Laura Pysz-Laulis led the city – and then the county – in emergency preparedness and management efforts. In...

Posted on November 06, 2024

It’s November and if this month flies by as fast as the last one, holiday events will be approaching very quickly. We are...

Posted on October 05, 2024

As you stroll down Main Street, Bridgeport, you will encounter several changes pertaining to the small business scene....

Posted on September 22, 2024

Temperatures remain quite warm as September fades into October, but the first signs of fall are visible. At the...

Posted on September 16, 2024

I enjoyed my conversation with Jason Poth while visiting his store, Edge of Town Farm Market. We talked ab...

Posted on July 20, 2024

Bridgeport is situated in North Central West Virginia, along the I-79 corridor and less than an hour from Morgantown....

Posted on June 16, 2024

While browsing Bud’s Greenhouse for some Calibrachoa or Vinca for my sun-drenched deck, I encountered something even...

Posted on May 26, 2024

Over the past 25 years, Carla Engle has graced our area children with Kindermusik – a program designed to boost...

Posted on May 12, 2024

As it is Mother’s Day and graduation is right around the corner, I thought I’d revisit a blog I wrote more than a deca...

Posted on May 11, 2024

UPDATE: JUNE 21, 2024: Cassie’s liver transplant surgery at Allegheny General was touch-...

From the Bench: Despite Torn ACL along w...

Call it a maternal instinct or whatever you want, but Jamie Bailey McDonald’s is working quite well. If she was...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Outdoor Club at BJHS from 1...

This is a photo of the Bridgeport Junior High Outdoor Club for the freshman class in 1982-83. The sponors were...

Posted by Dick Duez
Love and Light: Bloom Where You are Plan...

A couple years ago, my Martha Stewart friend, Katie, invited me to visit her beautiful field of zinnias. Katie’s...

Posted by Leigha Randolph
It's Happening: The Best Find at the Gro...

During a recent visit to family in the Atlanta area, I did some grocery shopping at Kroger. The store was massive and...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Bridgeport's Jerome Axton St...

For those who believe you can hear a smile, let me tell you about exhibit A. That exhibit would be a phone call I made...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: A Very Special Day at Gle...

I know there has been much said and many pictures shown about my recent award to Glenville State University. I t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen