Why Bridgeport?

Posted on November 23, 2024

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

Posted on November 09, 2024

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

Posted on October 26, 2024

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

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...

Posted on September 28, 2024

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

Posted on September 14, 2024

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Posted on July 06, 2024

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

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...

Posted on June 08, 2024

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

Posted on May 25, 2024

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

Posted on May 11, 2024

Rising to prominence in any field requires hard work and dedication. Achieving a significant stature is recognized as...

From the Bench: Recalling My Friend D.D....

It was mentioned in the obituary. In fact, it was very concise and to the point in a memorial so loaded with good deeds an...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Johnson Avenue "Pre-Sheetz"...

Look familiar? If it doesn't, it's because today this area of Johnson Avenue is completely built up. Th...

Posted by Dick Duez
Crisis Chronicles: It Takes a Village

Around 5 p.m. on Friday, May 30th, my phone started buzzing with weather alerts. This spring has been particularly int...

Posted by Tim Curry
It's Happening: Baylor Comes Home

Many have been following the journey of 2-year-old Baylor Waggamon since early-2025 when he was awaiting a heart transplan...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: Enjoying the Wheeling Sym...

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

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: Unlucky 13-Year Anniversary ...

It was August 20, 1970, when what many will consider the worst storm in Bridgeport’s history took place. A torna...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto