Slow summer? Or has the blogging mania died down? Yes and yes. Blogging, along with every other form of media output, always slows to a tri...

How could I forget? Every year, right after I publish the news that we're taking nominations for the blog awards, I have to write a curm...

Calling all literary-minded Manchester bloggers, or wannabe bloggers: The Manchester Literature Festival is looking for one or two people to...

It's that time again. Nominations are now open for the 2008 Manchester Blog Awards. Here are this year's categories: Best New Blog: ...

It's kind of like I've been on vacation from blogging, but now I'm actually going on vacation to Vermont, for two weeks. When I ...

So there are good restaurants and bad restaurants when you have a baby, and which ones turn out which way is often a surprise. The Three Fis...

Hey there, it's time for another update on the newest blogs in and around Manchester. First up isn't really a new blog, it's bee...

Well, I didn't intend to take maternity leave from this blog, but we moved and our broadband took its time getting hooked up. Anyway, al...

Molly Patricia Roe arrived at 2:15 am on Saturday May 17. She was born at home. She was a healthy 7 pounds 10 oz, and Rich and I are just de...

First of all: no, I haven't had my baby yet. You'll be the first to know. I promise. Apparently, a due date is not like an appointme...

Just noticed this good article on music blogs in Sunday's Observer , by Killian Fox. The article is fairly explicit about the increasing...

Yep, it's spring, and you know what that means... the Manc festival frenzy is officially beginning and it won't end until late Autum...

This just in, from Gill Moore . If I wasn't going to be out of town I would definitely try to go to this... Mike Leigh, international ...

A few bits and bobs: The MIF fringe fest is coming back for more in Summer '09, and has started scouting around for acts and artists. So...

Some sad news: The BBC Manchester blog is no more. The experiment has run its course, and creators Richard Fair and Robin Hamman are bowin...

Oh my god. I have been feverishly ill now for two weeks, and being ill is apparently much worse than normal when you're super pregnant. ...

1. Anyone who had tickets for the Vampire Weekend gig tonight at the Academy is SOL: they've pulled a sickie. But they ask us to "...

Three days later, I am still recovering from judging the North West Fine Food awards . Judging food awards seems like a great gig until you ...

"What is it with Manchester? Why, when it comes to restaurants, is it always so nearly, but not quite? Why does every restaurant I visi...