December 2010/January 2011

The Nest: A Last Resort for Down-and-Out Dogs

First Posted: 12/11/12 03:43 PM EDT Updated: 12/11/12 03:43 PM EDT
Originally published December 2010/January 2011

BY MAGGIE MORTON Rizza shivered in an outdoor wire pen at an animal shelter. The elderly dachshund had no hair; she stank and had ear infections. But when Sabine Demetz saw her, she saw a dog she could save. She treated Rizza’s health conditions and listed her for adoption. After only two months, she found Rizza a home. For years, as Demetz and her husband, Greg Peters, ran a landscaping business, Demetz periodically rescued dogs like Rizza. This year she turned her home-based rescue, called The Nest, into a full-time operation. To expand further, she brought on board David Fletcher, a physician and owner of BLU Boy Chocolate Café & Cakery. “I’ve always thought that at some point in my [...]

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Filed Under: Health/Fitness Tagged With: BLU Boy Chocolate Cafe and Cakery, David Fletcher, Greg Peter, James Kellar, maggie morton, Sabine Demetz, The Nest

The New Philanthropists: Regular Folks  Making an Impact

First Posted: 12/5/12 02:59 PM EDT Updated: 12/5/12 02:59 PM EDT
Originally published December 2010/January 2011

BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC When people hear the word “philanthropist,” many think of wealthy individuals like Bill Cook, who give thousands or millions to not-for-profit organizations. The New Philanthropists of Bloomington wants to change that perception by encouraging regular folks to give small amounts and pool their resources. “It’s a giving circle,” says member Julie Gudaitis, 23, owner of Massage On The Square. “The whole idea behind it is that instead of individual people donating small amounts of money to different organizations, we pool our donations and give to one organization so we can have a larger impact.” It was in 2008 that graduates of Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County, a community leadership program affiliated with the IU School of Continuing Studies, conceived [...]

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Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Adam Kent-Isaac, Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, Ginger Simpson, James Kellar, Julie Gudaitis, The new Philanthropists of Bloomington

For Sale: Life-Size Hippos, Gorillas,  Giraffes, Etc.

First Posted: 12/4/12 03:44 PM EDT Updated: 12/5/12 03:16 PM EDT
Originally published December 2010/January 2011

BY ERICA SAGON Ned Fleetwood has made hippopotamuses for day care centers, pigs for barbecue restaurants, and roosters for a fast-food chicken chain. He’s sold gorillas to a used-car lot and a horse and mule to a veterinarian’s office. Once, he drove to Arizona with an adult elephant, three baby elephants, and two hippos in tow for a homeowner’s jungle-themed backyard pool. Fleetwood makes life-size and larger-than-life fiberglass animals. It’s a niche business that’s kept the him busy since he retired from the concrete industry. Fleetwood figures he’s made over 400 statues, with giraffes and elephants being the bestsellers. “They’re the attention getters, because they’re so big,” he says. The hollow animal statues are produced in rural southern Indiana from [...]

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Filed Under: Fashion/Shopping Tagged With: Erica Sagon, Ned Fleetwood

16 Tips on How to Host A ‘Green’ Holiday Party

First Posted: 12/3/12 03:20 PM EDT Updated: 12/5/12 03:21 PM EDT
Originally published December 2010/January 2011

by Dale Burg Here are 16 tips for eco-friendly entertaining: 1. Use a website that helps you design and send invites, and even track RSVPs. 2. Decorate the tree with fairy lights made from LEDs and the garden with solar-powered LED bulb, fairy, and rope lights. They use just 10 to 20 percent as much power as conventional bulbs and last 10,000 hours. 3. Using candles for effect (and to save energy)? Choose soy or beeswax, which don’t contain petroleum-based paraffin. 4. Simmer cinnamon sticks on the stove and toss dried mint or rosemary onto the fire instead of using chemical scents. 5. Give each guest a personalized glass or mug to use instead of paper and to take home as [...]

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Filed Under: Home/Family Tagged With: Dale Burg

Partridge & Quigley: A One-Man  Coffee Co. for More Than 25 Years

First Posted: 11/29/12 10:37 AM EDT Updated: 12/5/12 03:15 PM EDT
Originally published December 2010/January 2011

BY ERICA SAGON Behind the cups of coffee poured at such places as Finch’s Brasserie, Lennie’s, and Bloomington Bagel Company, there is a Bloomington man and his coffee roasting company. In a small industrial building south of downtown, S.K. Quigley, owner of Partridge & Quigley Coffee Roasting Company, turns raw green coffee beans from far away places like Colombia and Costa Rica into dark aromatic beans that are brewed and sold locally. Shoppers can also buy bags of Quigley’s roasted beans at Bloomingfoods Market and Deli, some Kroger stores, and O’Malia’s in Bloomington, as well as a few select stores in Indianapolis and Nashville, Indiana. Quigley has been roasting since the ’70s and has operated his own micro-roasting company for [...]

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Filed Under: Food/Wine Tagged With: Erica Sagon, Greg Clarke, Partridge & Quigley Coffee Roasting Company, S.K. Quigley