Why Bridgeport?

Why Bridgeport? How do you Measure a Man? A Look at the Impact of the Beautiful Life of Chris Johnson

Posted on October 13, 2025

Editor's Note: Jon Griffith formerly wrote this blog as a member of Bridgeport City Council. The majority of Griffith's de...

Why Bridgeport? Treating City Employees, Volunteers Well Leads to Better Treatment of City's Customers

Posted on November 23, 2024

“The customer comes first” is a management adage repeated frequently by business leaders.  Conceptual...

Why Bridgeport? A Community for All Age Groups

Posted on November 09, 2024

I regard the City of Bridgeport as a community for all ages.    What do I mean by that?  A...

Why Bridgeport? Engineering Staff Gets Things Done

Posted on October 26, 2024

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”   American author James A. Michener’s quot...

Why Bridgeport? A Trio of Multi-Millions Dollar Projects that Prove if You Build in Bridgeport They Will Come

Posted on October 12, 2024

Anyone who knows me even remotely most likely understands that I am not a baseball guy.   I did play wiffle ball with my f...

Why Bridgeport? Before, During Drought Deegan & Hinkle Lakes Park Still Great City Outdoor Recreation

Posted on September 28, 2024

19th-century American author, journalist, and political activist Edward Bellamy said, “If bread is the first nec...

Why Bridgeport? Small City Departments Turning Out Big Results to Help Enhance Overall Quality of Life

Posted on September 14, 2024

The proverb “Good things come in small packages” is often attributed to renowned Greek fable writer and st...

Why Bridgeport? Neighbors Still Helping Neighbors

Posted on August 31, 2024

As a child living in a divorced family, it was routine for my father to pick up my brothers and me early on Saturday m...

Why Bridgeport? Appreciating BHS's Counseling Staff

Posted on August 17, 2024

One of the most disappointing things I remember growing up was seeing the first back-to-school commercials on TV each...

Why Bridgeport? Small City with Big Accomplishments

Posted on August 03, 2024

Irving Berlin composed the show tune “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)” for the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Y...

Why Bridgeport? Searching Deep for the Reason Why Our City Keeps Finding Multiple Levels of Success

Posted on July 20, 2024

According to legendary football coach Bear Bryant of the University of Alabama, “If you believe in yourself and have d...

Why Bridgeport? What is Essential for City Survival

Posted on July 06, 2024

What is essential for humans to survive?     There is a considerably large range of answers to this question.  At...

Why Bridgeport? We're a City that Believes in Believe

Posted on June 22, 2024

 “Oh man. To believe in yourself. To believe in one another. Man, that’s fundamental to being alive. And look, if you can...

Why Bridgeport? A Definitive Answer to Question of Seeking the 2025 Open Seat for Position of Mayor

Posted on June 08, 2024

If you don’t know by now, please understand, that I love Bridgeport. Living, working, worshipping, and serving here...

Why Bridgeport? A Final Resting Place within the City

Posted on May 25, 2024

Frequent readers of “Why Bridgeport?” may have gained some perplexing and possibly concerning insights into my mind. Congr...
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