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Boxcar Books: A B-town Store Like No Other

First Posted: 9/21/12 09:55 AM EDT Updated: 9/25/12 04:09 PM EDT
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Boxcar Books

BY ADAM REYNOLDS As a college town, Bloomington has more than its fair share of bookstores, but Boxcar Books, 408 E. 6th St., next to the Runcible Spoon café, is the only one that’s primarily volunteer run and has a mission beyond selling books. “We provide an outlet for small, indie press materials that you can’t find anywhere else,” says Abbey Friedman, Boxcar’s buyer and only paid employee [in 2009]. “We also provide community space in the store free of charge.” Individuals and groups can use Boxcar to host book launches, poetry readings, activist meetings, art shows, and music and theater performances. Another way Boxcar serves the greater community is through the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project. Many of the [...]

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Nick McGill: An Artist Who Loves Old Things and Cacti

First Posted: 8/28/12 02:06 PM EDT Updated: 8/28/12 02:06 PM EDT
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Nick McGill

BY NANCY HILLER In his luxuriant garden of sunflowers, fennel, and bee balm, Nick McGill wears a protective helmet as he welds salvaged machine parts together, turning them into coat racks, candlesticks, and other functional wares. Chunky gears, smooth rods, and oversized ball bearings sprout through the foliage amid rare varieties of poppy and cactus—a juxtaposition that seems perfectly natural to this artist. Cacti and old machinery are McGill’s great loves. During the 1980s, when he was a biology major with a focus on the environment, McGill visited the deserts of the American Southwest and became enchanted by the subtle colors, wide variability, and sheer tenacity of cactus, a family of plants that are strikingly adaptable to inhospitable surroundings. But [...]

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To Win in Business You Need to Know Etiquette

First Posted: 7/31/12 12:58 PM EDT Updated: 8/8/12 12:07 PM EDT
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Etiquette

BY ELISABETH ANDREWS You’ve got to play by the rules to win in business, and that means observing proper etiquette at all times, says Michelle Martin-Colman, a certified protocol consultant. The word “etiquette,” she explains, derives from the French word meaning “rules,” originally established to govern conduct in the king’s court. Such guidelines are no less important in modern society, she believes, but they may be harder to decipher—which is why her expertise is important. “I do dress for success, image consulting, interpersonal communication,” she lists. The classes she teaches include “Dine Like a Diplomat,” “Business Interview Etiquette for Today,” and “Bedside Manner.” With over 30 years in the field, her expertise has made her the go-to source for clients like [...]

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Some ‘Secret’ Places To Buy Summer Plants

First Posted: 6/21/12 10:05 AM EDT Updated: 6/21/12 10:05 AM EDT
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Summer Flowers

BY MOYA ANDREWS Gardeners do the majority of their shopping in the spring when plants are available in profusion. But for gardeners whose passion for planting doesn’t end with the arrival of summer, there are several interesting places to shop over the summer months. Prominent local nurseries like Mays Greenhouse and Bloomington Valley Nursery are regular ports of call, but there are also local vendors whose gardens are not known to many people. Those who are in the know depend on these specialty growers for their summer plants. Most serious daylily devotees are familiar with the gardens of David Sherlock, which include many plants he has hybridized himself. To see the gardens you must call (812-332-3852) to make an appointment. [...]

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Sea Monkeys and Much More Are at WonderLab Gift Store

First Posted: 5/24/12 09:36 AM EDT Updated: 5/24/12 09:36 AM EDT
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WonderLab

BY PAMELA KEECH There are many marvels at WonderLab, the not-for-kids-only science museum on West 4th Street. One of them is the gift store, a bright, lofty space filled with toys, games, jokes, tricks, and trinkets, based on physics, geology, astronomy, mathematics, biology, paleontology, and other scientific amusements. Colleen Couper, gift store manager, says she chooses stock that relates directly to the museum’s exhibits, with a goal to “balance educational value with what appeals to a child.” She hopes children will take home a toy or trinket to remember something they have experienced at the museum, from a bouncy ball to a bubble maker. Prices are geared to young shoppers, with as many as 100 items under $1. Gemstones are [...]

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