The Grapevine

Posted on September 11, 2025

Visitors to the Clarksburg Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 4 will be treated to a special visit by the West Virginia...

Posted on September 05, 2025

Well, here is the book review I promised several weeks ago, and Roz’s Book Club is happy to present this book.&n...

Posted on August 29, 2025

As I welcome the 46th West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, my memory goes back over the past festivals, and I think of...

Posted on August 21, 2025

On Sunday afternoon, August 31, Italian Festival weekend, if you are in the audience at 3:45 p.m., I invite you to clo...

Posted on August 14, 2025

As we enter the last of August we are all getting ready to attend the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, which w...

Posted on August 07, 2025

The Catholic church celebrates the Catholic Jubilee, also known as Holy Year" every 25 years. This traditio...

Posted on July 31, 2025

Who is Carrie Davis when the crown comes off? Carrie is a young lady who resides in Clarksbur...

Posted on July 24, 2025

What are you doing on these hot weekends that want to see you gathering in an air-conditioned setting? My answer...

Posted on July 17, 2025

Arrivederci is a cookbook that I compiled and made available to the public around 2000. The book was an immediate succ...

Posted on July 10, 2025

Guess what’s happening? Starting this month, the Grapevine is going to have a new feature. On...

Posted on July 03, 2025

Once again, the residents of Harrison County will have the opportunity to celebrate the Fourth of July with a performa...

Posted on June 19, 2025

The Progressive Women’s Association has taken a step further in expanding its services through its food bank. Th assoc...

Posted on June 12, 2025

As we welcome in the month of June, a look at the calendar advises us that there are several observances for us. ...

Posted on June 05, 2025

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

Posted on May 22, 2025

“In Flanders Field the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place, and in the...

From the Bench: How Pancakes Allowed Tri...

The creation of a group called the “Pancake Club” helped create a situation where Bridgeport High School’s football st...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Coaches Thornton, Retton at...

Coach Randy Thornton is shown holding up a photo of what appears to be three muddy Indians football players while leg...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: John Miller's Impact on ...

Over the past 45 years, I have worked a handful of different jobs, but I’ve never been as thrilled about a hire as when Jo...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Introducing Library Servi...

A familiar face at the Bridgeport Public Library has been promoted to a new role, and she is bringing back an old serv...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
ToquiNotes: Recalling a Bridgeport Resta...

As I often do, particularly for you fans of nostalgia and food, I am focusing this week’s blog on a national restauran...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: Health Right Kitchen Comi...

Visitors to the Clarksburg Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 4 will be treated to a special visit by the West Virginia...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Frankie's Furry Friends: Humane Society ...

The Humane Society has three amazing events taking place in both September and October. We are sure at least one of th...

Posted by Frankie Michelle Dennison