Is there a way to make it possible to get instant notification of new blog entries to subscribed blogs — much like how notifications of PMs, VMs, and subscribed threads are done? I think this'd be a good idea since email no longer works on here.

Unfortunately this isn't something we are able to do with our current Blog system, however you don't need to go to email to see Blog subscriptions, all of your Blog subscriptions can already be viewed on the site here: http://www.teenhelp.org/blog_subscription.php?do=userlist