Blogs

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Blogs by Category

Art

• RustedArt Rochester Art. Life. Love. in Rochester.
  

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• Winged Earth Winged Earth Rochester posts. - most recent post: March 28, 2007
  

• Marlene Heuer marlene.heuer.illustration.
  

• vanVlietArt Gordon van Vliet, fine art and commentary.

Books

• 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.
  

• 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

Business and Economy

• 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.

Commercial

• 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

Celebrity Gossip

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

Design & Development

• 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.

Education

• 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.

Everyday Life

• 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.
  

• Blog O' the Blurf - Random writings from a local Rochester geek
  

• 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
  

• Damn Ralph - Personal mussings and technical blog by Ralph Whitbeck Web Applications developer, Rochester, NY.
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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 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.

Food and Drink

• 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.
  

• brenna eats rochester A college foodie's guide to restaurants in the roc - most recent post: June 12, 2007
  

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

• RochesterFoodBlog.com 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.
  

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

Group Blogs

• 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.

Improv

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

Local Events

• 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.

Media Outlets

• 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.

Movies

• Planet Sick Boy Movie reviews by local writer Jon Popick.
  

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

Music

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

• 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

Nature, Life Sciences & Pets

• 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.

Photoblogs

• Maszman Speaks! - Frequent local commentary and photos.
  

• 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.

Politics

• 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.
  

Spirituality

• 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.

Sports & Recreation

• 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.

Technology

• 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.

Town Blogs

Travel

• Travel Blog - Written by some guy in Rochester.

Bad links or other problems

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

• Dateline: Rochester, NY Journal of a dying community. - there is HTML in the page, but it's not visible, 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
  

• Rochester Lunch A local blog focused on finding new lunch spots and reviewing them - unavailable - 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

Categorizers & Filters

• Google Blog Search for Rochester Blog database run by Google
  

• Technorati Rochester Page

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