Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Intern
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Lotus Festival Celebrates 25 Years of World Music
In October 1994, about 800 people gathered in downtown Bloomington for the city’s first-ever world music festival. Organized by Lee Williams, James Combs, and…
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Sober Joe Coffee: To Help Recovering Addicts
For 25 years, Frank Kerker was a start-up specialist in the beverage industry. With a marketing degree from Indiana University, he helped launch Snapple,…
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Mercer Blue: A New Menswear Line Co-Designed By B-town’s Andy Mallor
As the owner of Andrew Davis Clothiers, Andy Mallor has brought some of the fashion world’s leading menswear brands to Bloomington since he opened…
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Emily Pike New Director Of New Hope for Families
Since 2011, New Hope for Families has sheltered families experiencing homelessness, and Emily Pike has been a part of the nonprofit organization’s mission since…
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Nurse Navigators Guide Patients on Cancer Journey
As long as Debra Traylor Davis had been getting yearly mammograms, she had also been getting called back to Southern Indiana Radiological Associates (SIRA).…
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Dummy Cardboard Rooms Help in Designing New IU Health Hospital
Although the new IU Health Bloomington Hospital on the city’s east side won’t be complete until 2020, doctors, nurses, and other staff have already…
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Laury Flint IU Police Chief
Before Cagney & Lacey ever aired, Indiana University Police Department Chief Laury Flint knew she wanted to be a cop. “I was 8,” Flint…
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Switchyard Brewing: Open for Business (at last!)
In May, after much anticipation and a few false starts, Switchyard Brewing Company officially became part of the Bloomington craft beer community. The grand…
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‘Bloomington Boogies’ Festival, Aug. 11–13
The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival bounces back into town August 11–13 for its fourth annual showcase of American keyboard music.