Blogs

BIRD BRID

Marlene Heuer marlene.heuer.illustration.

RustedArt Rochester Art. Life. Love. in Rochester.

Shanna Murray (Artist and co-creator of Second Storie Indie Market)

vanVlietArt Gordon van Vliet, fine art and commentary.

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Non-Rochester:

All About the Book All About the Book...another librarian blog.

Cathy The Librarian Cathy the Librarian's blog...mostly about random life things and life in Rochester, although she occasionally actually talks about libraries and she will be trying to do more book reviews now...

Cup O Books Books and book selling in Rochester.

Parma Public Library for Kids Parma Public Library's own blog for KIDS in the Hilton, NY area.

Parma Public Library for Teens Parma Public Library's own blog for TEENS in the Hilton, NY area.

Rochesterzine Commentary and links about the Rochester NY poetry and fiction scene. OK not always Rochester-related.

Merrick Russell's Official Website - on writing by author, thinker, communicator, and Rochester resident

Rush Rhees Reference Blog A blog by the University of Rochester Reference Librarians working in Rush Rhees Library.

What Adrienne Thinks About That An uber children's librarian reviews books, movies, and life in general. Updated daily.

YourSpace Irondequoit Public Library News

HowardOwens.com, A blog about media, newspapers and web site publishing by Howard Owens of Pittsford, N.Y.

The Business Page, by D&C business reporter, Ben Rand - most recent post: Jan 31, 2007

SebastianWhite's Blog - often comments about downtown & business of Rochester

Roch Real Estate - The Scoop On Rochester Area Real Estate. Market reports, buying and selling tips, mortgage news, real life reports.

Rochester Junto - For People Who Want to Help Resurrect Rochester - most recent post: Oct 19, 2006

Turn On The Light, Insights and perspectives on marketing and business issues by Jesse Kanclerz. Occasional mentions of Rochester, NY.

IKEA for Western New York - A campaign to bring an IKEA store in Western New York region.

Fix Buffalo - about pessimism and optimism in our neighboring city.

NY Benefits Digest - Information and Analysis of Employee Benefits Topics Affecting Employers in Upstate New York. Written by Rochester, NY based Benefits Consultant, Matthew McDermott, SPHR.

http://redbullrhythmsectionwny.blogspot.com - Blog about Extreme Ski/Snowboard Event @ Holiday Valley Resort Sponsored by Red Bull Energy Drinks

Techrigy - All about the happenings for a local software start-up developing blog compliance and risk management software. Techrigy also hosts BlogBackupOnline.com, a service for backing up blogs.

Toshiba Business Solutions - Toshiba New York - most recent post: April 30, 2007

GayShawn - "A Winter Wonderland of Gossip". - a page that for months has promised that someday, something will be posted.

Dan Lev - Dan Leveille is a designer, developer and photographer enrolled at RIT.

Vince Cardillo - Focusing on web development and design, by Vince Cardillo. And quite possibly other Rochesterisms thrown in.

DaysWork Blog - Barbara Day writes about print and web publishing, design and related things going on in and around Rochester.

Pixelpunk Blog - Michael Johnson writes about web design and internet marketing.

Rochester Area Colleges - Center for Excellence in Math and Science - A daily blog that posts about teacher, student, and parent online resources, STEM Issues in the news, grant opportunities, and teacher workshops.

The Red Hottie - a UR student explores RED (Rochester Every Day) affiliated businesses.

Ain't nothin but a hooker... - Rugby hooker, that is...rants and raves about my life

Awake in Rochester - 40-something Christian, Bible College graduate and Lesbian.

Confessions of an Undercover Geek - a college geek blog, with a dash of my life, politics, movies, and religion. - most recent post: June 7, 2007

daverea.com - Ramblings, rants and random thoughts from a Rochester-area suburbanite. Watch for the Saturday Morning Tuneage feature (or check out that category) that often highlights local musicians and the stories of how I discovered them.

Digital Brainwaves - "Politics, technology, pop culture, photos, or just plain silliness…" - what's on the brain of some weird geek who came to Rochester for college and never left.

The Future Doc Wilson - a blog on disability issues, advocacy focused on sharing and disseminating information, both good and bad.

Downtown Wanderings- Musings from an downtown convert.

Fry Pan Amnesia - Ahoy, cap'n! I can see your skivvies from here: Commentary on the socio-climate of today. Plus bikinis!

FretfulPorpentine Musings on a Rochester life. Added bonus - HAIKU!

HandCraftedLife-Inspiration, inquiry, and occasional instruction in the art of crafting a sustainable life, with forays into knitting, sewing, gardening, chicken-keeping, parenting, bicycling, eating and living local, and other attempts to prove Henry David Thoreau's statement "that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely."

A day in the life of Joe - The life of The Harley School's network admin.

Last Night's Make Up - A local Park Ave area girl blogs about everyday life for the Rochester Insider

ljcfyi - Written by a web designer for Kodak.

Life as I know it - love and adventure in rochester

luke | animal, vegetable, mineral? - General photoblog with the comings and going of a Rochester grad student.

Mama Musings - By Liz Lawley, a professor of IT at RIT.

Manic School Bus Take a ride on the Manic School Bus

mattdanablog - Left-wing political rants interspersed with trivial personal rambling.

Rambling BuDDha - A blog with its own happy hour.

Merlyn and His Friends - Our dog Merlyn's postings about our current foster dog looking for a forever home. - most recent post: Sept 21, 2006

Mirlin Poplar - Myspace Blog

MOMCHOPS - Ruminations of an ordinary Mom.

The Musings of a Confused Man - A Henrietta guy jots down his thoughts on spirituality, gay sexuality, and his life in general.

The O Chronicles —Follow the adventures of a Brighton family

omarphillips.net - A guy who likes humor, lawns, and computers.

The Oxford Square - Musings from Rochester's Monroe Avenue Village Correspondent

QueerSomethings- publicly private thoughts in a mediocre format

The Rag - Local riotgrrl-esque zine's page!

Rochester New York Blog - by Downtown Magazine publisher Fearless Rick (opinion, politics, sports, living) - most recent post: May 14, 2007

Rochester Saves Cash - Helping Rochester locals save money on groceries, dining out, entertainment, fashion and more.

Rochester Things to Do - Places to go, things to do in Rochester

Rochester Trail Riders- Best trails in Rochester for you and your horse. Link up with a Trail-Buddy

Silandara's blog - Musings from a folk-rock musician and freelance writer who just had a baby in Rochester, N.Y.

http://www.hometownpulse.com - A little of everything about Rochester and the surrounding areas.

http://carriertom.typepad.com/sheep_and_goats/rochester - Humor, local events & spirituality from Tom Sheepandgoats

Beercraft An exploration of beer co-authored by the brewer of the Rohrbach Brewing Company.

Cream Ale Drinker A blog focusing on supporting local breweries, local businesses, local music and various other observations.

Friends of the Public Market A splash page blog with links to Fans of the Rochester Public Market FaceBook group promoting the care and nurturing of one of Rochester's greatest assets.

Fork It Over Blowing things up in the microwave and tasting weird stuff so you don't have to D&C

rageburger Hamburger reviews

Laura Rebecca's Kitchen Simple and delicious recipes from the Finger Lakes region

The Rochester NY Pizza Blog An exploration of pizza in and around Rochester, NY, one pizzeria at a time.

RochesterFoodBlog A community-inspired blog that rates restaurants around the Rochester Area

Rah Cha Chow What's cooking in Rochester — recipes, restaurants, etc.

Smita Serves You Right Indian Home Cooking and Local Reviews

Spirits Review Lots of great photos of the owner's adventures

Weeknight Gourmet Meals created in 30 minutes or less for a picky teen by a Rochester working mom.

Vegetarian Cuisine - Vegetarian Recipes influenced by India

Vegetarian Restaurant Reviews in Rochester, NY and beyond

Italian Recipes About authentic Italian cooking

Green Eggs and Ham Eating Adventures in Rochester

Rochester Writers Blog A group blogging experiment by RocWiki contributors and other Rochester writers. - most recent post: April 2, 2007

A Thousand Words Nice blog where Kodak employees share photos and discuss photo-related topics.

http://www.mamasweeds.com - A homeschooling mother of two, Mama's Weeds is a blog about healthy eating and living in Rochester

Melanoma Missionary Blog - local cancer survivor provides a unique resource for understanding and battling melanoma

http://www.rochesterrc.com - RochesterRC.com has been around in the Rochester, NY area for a few years now. It started off just for a few friends as a way to communicate times that were good for them to get out and run their nitro cars and trucks. Since then RochesterRC.com has grown to a good size and has become a good source of information for R/C in the area covering backyard bashing to organized racing and much more...

Yaros Painting Blog A portal devoted to Rochester home improvement, interior and exterior design, painting, and color selection advice.

Geva Comedy Improv A look behind the scenes at Geva Comedy Improv. City Newspaper's Best Local Blog of 2005.

Rochester Family Lawyer - family law blog discussing New York's family law. Published by Alexander Korotkin, Esq..

Rochester Bankruptcy and Debt Relief - blog discussing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy and other issues affecting debtors. Also published by Alexander Korotkin, Esq..

JayceLand.com - An excellent source of things to do around Rochester, updated on Thursdays.

Rochester Blog - By Rochester writer Richard Shade Gardner. No longer being updated but still lots of interesting writings on there.

13WHAM has blogs for Rochester Reports, Sports, and Weather

The D&C has over twenty blogs. A full listing is available at their blog directory.

City Newspaper has three blogs News, Entertainment, and Music

The the Insider has a couple of blogs: Insider Information, Rocha-Chatter, as well as a podcast.

Ear to the Ground is The Upstate Gardeners' Journal's blog.

Rochester Indymedia is an autonomous chapter of the global Indymedia Movement. Anyone can join and post their news to the site.

The Sitch is the source for student activistism news and political commentary/analysis.

Planet Sick Boy Movie reviews by local writer Jon Popick.

Fishbulbs And Trap Jaws Infrequent movie reviews - most recent post: March 22, 2007

The God Machine Movie A short "documentary" about the strange effect Rochester had on spiritualist John Murray Spear. Written, cast, shot and edited in two weeks for The Little Theatre's Halloween Emerging Filmmaker series- Showing Oct.27

Classical Pontifications with Professor Heebie McJeebie - The TANDY Professor of Electronic Music at the Hotel Cadillac spouts off on contemporary classical music

Delusions of Adequacy - Locally-produced music review website for 'Independent Music and More'

Form/Content - Thoughts on music from a composer/pianist.

Jazz@Rochester - Exploring and promoting live jazz, jazz musicians, venues, and gigs in and around Rochester.

Belgische Chocolade - Adventures of the bellringer of the Hopeman Memorial Carillon, the largest musical instrument in Rochester

Rochester Music - Rochester Music Scene & Heard

The Jazz Session - Jason Crane, former station manager at Jazz 90.1, now podcasting.

The Science of Songwriting - Eastman PhD student analyzes and theorizes about popular music

Guverment Name- ART. MUSIC. CULTURE. FAM.

Tympanogram - Thoughts on undiscovered and under-appreciated artists and their music. mp3s, reviews, opinions.

Aquariphiles - Developed in Rochester, a social networking site with blogs that invites users from around the world (think Myspace for fish geeks)

Fishkeeping Online - For aquarium enthusiasts, written by an enthusiast in Rochester

Imprints - The blog for the Falcon Cam. Great information about falcons, plus updates on our falcon's recent activity.

Krishna Kumar photographs Rochester, central New York, South India and beyond!

NY Fingerlakes by Mary Shelsby - most recent post: July 24, 2006

Picture Rochester by Tim Seymour and Joseph Moroz

RocPic.Com - Picture of the Day starting August 2002 - most recent post: Jan 1, 2006

Sweet Flying Dream by Kyle E. Chambers - most recent post: July 5, 2007

Frank Petronio - Mostly observations and portraits

K1000 - A photo student's life in the land of 18% gray. Written by RIT student Tony Folenta.

Maszman Speaks! - photos, local commentary and more from Tom Maszerowski.

Another Blog by Darrick Coleman - posts several times a week photos of Rochester and surrounding areas.

Rochester Follies Laying it on the line while poking fun at Rochester, NY area leaders.

Monroe Rising A thoughtful voice on the issues concerning the Rochester/Monroe area

The Clarion Call A collection of blogs about politics in Livingston County, especially the Big Box battle in Geneseo.

Changing Parma A blog about government in Parma/Hilton, N.Y.

DragonFlyEye.Net Rochester Entertainment and Progressive Politics. Multi-blog portal with local Rochester personalities, open forums.

The Fighting 29th All about New York's 29th Congressional District.

Fruits of our Labour A socialist take on the modern world

The Greater Rochester Weblog A political and economic blog that focuses on state and local news and events.

Gates Democrats Gates political blog

I Just Made Room For More Clothes - Engineer and RIT Grad - Moderator of Rochester Pride Live Journal - most recent post: Oct 31, 2006

http://www.kompato.com - Local software engineer's blog focusing mainly on politics.

Mustard Street - A Rochester Review

Native Canadian The best place to read on the Fast Ferry - most recent post: Apr 2, 2006

No Strings Geneva A fact-based point of view on Geneva politics, particularly open government issues.

The Ontario Republican Supporting local, state, and federal Republican candidates who represent Ontario County, NY!

Policy Wonk - Analysis of New York State public policy by Erika Rosenberg, Center for Governmental Research researcher and WXXI political analyst.

Roch-a-Cha Rant Opinions from a twenty-something downtown resident

Rochester Conservative - Local, state and national commentary from the perspective of the no longer silent majority

The Rochester Dissident news, views & poems from Jack Bradigan Spula

RochesterPatriot "Harshing the Buzz of the Dream State"

Rochester Pundit Political Commentary and Media Criticism for civic-minded people in Rochester, NY.

Rochester Turning Turning the tide in Rochester - Info on local progressive politics and movements

Water Buffalo Press A Gonzo view on politics and culture in the Genesee Valley of Upstate NY.

Women with Opinions A woman-powered, progressive group blog providing a platform for women to express their opinions on the issues of the day.

26th District Following politics in New York's 26th Congressional District which includes the Rochester area

Rochester Renaissance News and politics centered around Rochester's proposed Renaissance Square project as well as life in Greece, New York.

Alaivani.com - Jennifer Kumar's blog integrating spirituality into everyday life in and around Rochester.

Art and Religion - A Perinton guy's ramblings on art and religion.

Lets Go Amerks! - Covering everything related to Rochester Americans hockey.

Zachary Cohn's Parkour blog - Discusses his Parkour experiences at RIT in Rochester, NY, as well as back home in Maryland.

Rider diary - Rider diary of Austin Byrd, Brighton HS student and bike racer. Not exactly a blog, but close enough.

Ryan Whirty - Free-lance sports columnist for City Newspaper.

John Moriello - President of the New York State Sportswriters Association, commenting on Section V and other high school sports.

RocBike - a blog about bicycle commuting in Rochester.

The Fantasy Football Geek Blog - Maintained by Rochesterian, RIT alum, and occasional RocWiki contributor MattDana.

Scenic Route - A bicycle blog: It’s a male midlife crisis story—only without the red sports car and trophy boyfriend

Mike Paz Motorsports blog - local, regional and national auto racing by Mike Paz, Motorsports Announcer, a Rochester-area resident

Pair O Dice Games Blog - One local Rochester guy and one ex Rochester area guy discuss all things game related.

http://thesportingword.blogspot.com/- A recent graduate from Alfred University gives his fresh opinion on the goings on in the wide world of sports.

http://www.cyclingforcancer.org - A group of cancer survivors promoting cancer awareness through the events they compete in.

That Which Rolls - A blog mostly about biking, bike commuting, hiking, and other stuff near Rochester

Travis Owens' Technology Blog - A resident's opinions about technology - most recent post: May 10, 2007

Industrial Something - Written by some guy in Rochester.

Staticfree blog

The Cost of Energy - A blog about energy and environmental issues

Stop the Cap! - Phillip Dampier's blog about cable and DSL usage caps/limits and what to do about them.

Travel Blog - Written by some guy in Rochester.

Benevolus Current events forum based partially on letters to Rochester's own newspaper - bad link on 2008-02-12

Rocktown Another take on the town - bad link on 2008-02-12

Dan Black Racing - Dan Black Racing - "This blog is set to private. This user must add you as a friend to see his/her blog." - as of 2008-002-17.

Mystery and Misery - Local mp3 blog focusing on independent and underground music. - bad link on 2008-03-14

Disco Music - A website dedicated to the preservation of the disco music era, featuring information about clubs around the country, including Rochester - far as I can tell, it's just an ad-filled site that is not a blog and has no connection to Rochester - 2008-03-14.

Secretly Robotic - Another online journal & photoblog (by Anthony Rudgick) - "This Account Has Been Suspended" - 2008-03-14

Tychibidiblah - The musings of a Monroe County college student, live and on location from Greece, NY. - "The website you are trying to view is currently experiencing difficulties" - 2008-03-14

The Reverend EG's Church of Heresy - Computer engineering student at RIT, President of Rochester Cannabis Coalition (NORML). - Not a blog, just a list of links to other sites - 2008-07-16

Neil Cowley - "forbidden" - 2008-07-16

Rochester Rants and Raves A Rochester Foodie's Blog - access denied - 2008-07-16

Feeding Jackson Rochester organic babyfood making mama adventures. - "deleted" - 2008-07-16

The Urban Homesteaders - Documenting a Rochester, NY couple’s journey to living a sustainable lifestyle in the South Wedge - dead domain - 2008-07-17

Urban Sustainability - One Rochester family's attempt to live in a more sustainable way. - "removed" - 2008-07-17

Midnight Lounge - A blog in the hands of a pop culture obsessed gay guy with a conscience. Stop by and press play. - index of folder with no content - 2008-07-17

Junk Store Cowgirl - Written by a housewife (with a law degree) who lives in Greece NY, in the Rochester area. She also writes for City Newspaper and the Greece Post. - just a page from 2004 that tells us she works for a newspaper, no other content - 2008-07-17

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