By Jeffrey Pieters
jpieters@postbulletin.com
Constituents have a new way to trade information with Rochester City Council member Bob Nowicki.
Nowicki, a first-term council member, has launched his own "blog" -- short for "Web log" -- dealing with city affairs.
A blog is an online medium that facilitates a dialogue between the host, in this case, Nowicki, and visitors to the site.
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The host posts articles, and visitors can post comments in response. Nowicki said he'll post new information "as often as needed, or when an issue comes up I think is worthy.
"I'll post every night if I have to," he said.
The blog is just one method, and the most high-tech one yet, that Nowicki is using to stay in touch with Rochester citizens.
Nowicki makes himself available for coffee and conversation from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. every Friday at Grandma's Kitchen, a restaurant in the Silver Lake Shopping Center.
He has published a guide to participating in city council meetings, and occasionally writes columns for the Post-Bulletin and RNeighbors, a neighborhood newspaper.
And he goes door-to-door to talk to people, even outside of campaign season.
"I'm trying to build up a constituency here," Nowicki said. "I want to reach out and do something."
Nowicki found a free online host for his blog. The address is fifthwardinfo.blogspot.com.
