Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Magazine
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New Hope Early Childhood Center Helping Families Without a Home
BY CARMEN SIERING New Hope for Families opened in July 2011, offering shelter and resources to families facing homelessness. Executive Director Elaine Guinn vividly…
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Mary Sue Hosey: Teaching Kids to Dance for Nearly 50 Years
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO In 1966, at age 15, Mary Sue Hosey started teaching dance at the Dixon Dance Studio in Cambridge City, Indiana.…
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Women Writing for (a) Change: Promoting Writing as a Positive Tool
BY SOPHIE BIRD As a workshop leader for Women Writing for (a) Change Bloomington, a memorable moment for Amy Cornell occurred when an inmate…
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For Ivy Techâs âAn Enemy of the People,â the Audience Will Move with the Actors
BY JEREMY SHERE April 8â16, Ivy Tech Community CollegeâBloomington will stage a student production of An Enemy of the People, the Henrik Ibsen play…
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Wyatt LeGrand: A âBlue-Collarâ Bloomfield Artist (Photo Gallery)
BY PAMELA KEECH âI like to paint everything,â says 28-year-old Wyatt LeGrand, who has been storming Indiana plein air paint outs (open-air painting events),…
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How Herbie And Other Trained Dogs Help Humans With Limited Mobility
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Herbie pulls Jenelle Dornerâs wheelchair. She braces herself on the black labâs back to help her stand. She holds his harness…
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If You Are Discriminated Against, Contact The Bloomington Human Rights Commission
BY CARMEN SIERING For 50 years, the Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has been advising individuals and groups on matters of discrimination in employment,…
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Artistic Jigsaw Puzzles Catching On In Bloomington and Across the State
BY PAUL BICKLEY âPuzzles are all about the images,â says Marc Tschida, who launched Press Puzzles in 2013. Most of his hand-cut, wooden jigsaw…
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Whatâs It All About? That Shelter with a Heart
BY PAUL BICKLEY A new shelter stands in front of Shalom Community Center at 620 S. Walnut. It doesnât have beds and doesnât serve…