Welcome to YorkBlog.com

Welcome to YorkBlog.com, home of blogs by York Daily Record/Sunday News staff members as well as community blogs by York County residents who are not staffers. If you’re interested in starting a new blog or having your existing blog featured, please email Scott Fisher at sfisher@ydr.com.


Lifestyle


Get even smarter with this web partner for Smart magazine, offering tips to help you make life better.

Join Buffy Andrews as she explores the digital landscape of Facebook, Twitter and more.
Only In York County
Lifelong Yorker Joan Concilio talks about all the things that make York County unique – and sometimes weird.


Sharing knowledge about healthy living to help the York community get stronger and feel better.

Join some of the YDR’s Generation Y’ers as they share their adventures of growing up and achieving adulthood.
FlipSide Blog
Can’t get enough of FlipSide? The entertainment magazine staff members take on all things pop culture.

Belief and Beyond
Religion reporter John Hilton talks about the latest issues in faith, values and religion.
YDR Pets
Pets section editor Rose Hayes posts news from the animal kingdom, including local pets up for adoption.
Teen Takeover
The Teen Takeover staff rants, reviews, writes and rambles on any topic you can imagine.

Book Buzz
What do Daily Record/Sunday News book lovers enjoy almost as much as reading a book? Talking about it, of course!

The Critical Critic brings you book reviews of the highest quality.
Our School at Home
The Ottos embrace learning in all sorts of crazy ways as first-year “unschoolers.”


The Skinny Way Of Life is a healthy-living blog that is dedicated to living all aspects of life skinny.
Quilligraphy
The thoughts and art of Judy Orcutt, photographer, calligrapher, pressed flower artist and all around good person.

Our Prime Directive is to report on all the latest happenings in the pop culture universe.


Buffy Andrews writes middle-grade and young adult novels — a fun place to hang if you love fiction for teens.

I’m Kirsten, a wife, a mother of 3, and passionate about food. I love to share my recipes and pictures.

This is the farm blog, written by the farmer’s wife, Dru.


Discussions on contemporary poetry, with a focus on regional writers, publications and local poetry events.

I’m no expert, just a guy who likes sports, beer, bacon and spending time with my family.

Bringing you the best in vintage, kitschy, big, unusual, and/or fabulous attractions, diners and events.


Cooking with real food, stretching meals using a basic pantry, family, fun and random things.

South-Central Pa.’s ultra-hip pop culture Mecca, serving the comic-reading community for 24 over years.

Karen Chronister, a writer and marketing specialist, grew up in rural Pa. and loves good food, travel and good writing.


Reviewing and informing readers on the latest gadgets, the hottest books, popular news and geeky toys.

Creative ways to pinch pennies. Ideas on ways to increase value and reduce cost.

Championing shopping, fashion and personal style in Central PA.


One man's journey to learn more about great-tasting beer.

Amber DeGrace is a contributor at The Huffington Post. She is sweet on food, travel, craft beer and music.

A collection of stories and conversations about living an active lifestyle among the people, plants, animals and ecosystems of York County.


DIY learning with a south-central PA twist.
Artist's Bloc
Graphic artist Sam Dellinger will paint a picture of what’s going on in her creative mind, and sometimes her makeup bag.
YAFCA
"A blog about YAFCA's commitment to Local Outreach."

Kid Friendly Organic Life
Practical ideas, real-life stories, and thoughtful reflections of one family's quest to live an organic life.
 
 
 
 


Sports

Nittany Nation
The place to go for the latest news about the Penn State football from Frank Bodani and other YDR sports staffers.
MMA Explosion
Police reporter Ted Czech gives you the inside scoop on what's new in mixed martial arts.

Holly Metzger is a certified tennis instructor who teaches private and group tennis lessons.

Revs' Inside Pitch
Jim Seip reports on all the line drives and foul tips in the Atlantic League with the York Revolution.
The Southpaw
Pat Abdalla always enjoys some infield chatter on all things baseball.
The Varsity Beat
Sportswriters Matt Goul and Steve Navaroli share news and views about high school sports in York and Adams counties.

Scuttlebutt
A collection of articles covering the entire sports landscape, with a little bit of entertainment sprinkled in.

The Gopher Hole keeps an eye on all things golf in York County and beyond.
 
 


Local History

York Town Square
YDR editor Jim McClure shares his passion for local history and journalism and proves that all roads do lead to York.
Cannonball
Author Scott Mingus explores York County's rich Civil War heritage.
Universal York
Historian June Lloyd looks at how things have converged on our hometown, past and present.


Explore York County history through the eyes of amateur historian, genealogist and photographer Blake Stough.

Chris Otto enjoys exploring the worlds of books, ephemera, history, folklore and knowledge.

Stephen H. Smith shares a hodgepodge of explorations of York’s Past.


In The News

Look
The York Daily Record’s award-winning visual staff offers a peek behind the lens.
Fix York County
Improve York County by flagging problems for us to investigate and help resolve.
Lawn & Order
Join Gordon as he putters around his lawn and garden in an effort to bring order to his grass and flowers.

Cram Session
Education reporter Angie Mason checks out York County school happenings, education trends and other issues.
York Common Cents
Our business staff talks about life beyond the stocks page, including the search for pants that fit and the struggle against debt.
York City Limits
Life in the city has its its quirks and characters. YDR staffers share their experiences in York County’s urban center.


Veteran courthouse reporter Rick Lee gives some updates and insight into the York County criminal and civil court systems.
Newsvroom
News about where The NewsVroom will be next and reports from our visits.
YDR Insider
Take a peek inside your local print and online news provider.

Green Mesh
Follow a photojournalist adapting smartphones, finding new ways to make technology work in journalism.

YDR’s Sunday editor writes about good writing and the craft of storytelling.
Global Hot Topic
York College chemistry professor Keith Peterman follows the science and global politics of climate change.

Record Tracker
Helping you keep an eye on how government spends your money.

The student newspaper of York College features previews of the print edition and exclusive online stories.

A treasure trove of political news of interest to York County and beyond.



Mobile reporter Lauren Boyer knows how to party like a journalist, toting her iPad, iPhone and laptop around York County in search of stories -- or at least a good cup of coffee.
 
 
 
 

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