Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Intern
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Why So Many Women Are So F_ _ _ing Angry
Because we treat girls like shit and make them believe they deserve it.
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The Lowdown On Organic Wines
As a member of an older generation that grew up with conventional farming techniques and chemical usage, I am skeptical of wines that beckon…
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Artist Catherine Conlin Is Now Teaching Classes in Floral Design
As a young girl, every year Catherine Conlin would visit a flower shop in her hometown of Griffith, Indiana, and buy her mother flowers…
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Startup Ladies, A Place For Women Entrepreneurs
Kristen Cooper founded Startup Ladies—an organization that, according to its website, “identifies, educates, connects, and increases investment in women entrepreneurs starting up and scaling…
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Interior Designer Diana Paxton Back in Business with DianaBe
She is now Diana Paxton and after a 10-year absence brought on by a couple of detours, she has launched DianaBe LLC. “I was…
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The Many Ways Our Food Bank Gathers Produce for the Hungry
With its bustling farmers’ markets and ever-growing interest in farm-to-table cuisine, it’s no secret that Bloomington residents have an appetite for locally grown produce.…
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The Appeal of Begonias
Begonias are a diverse family of 1,500 plant species native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents except Australia.
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Nurse-Family Partnership Means Healthier Babies
With a focus on the development of healthier families, the IU Health Community Health Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) pairs first-time, low-income, expectant mothers with a…
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‘A Cuban Refugee’s Journey To the American Dream’
A new memoir by Gerardo González, Indiana University School of Education dean emeritus, is a tribute to openness—the kind that happens when a nation…