Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Intern
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Sunday Hoops at the Y: A 20-Year-Old Tradition
Many of the faces have changed over the past two decades, but not the bond that brings them togetherâbasketball. Every Sunday at 8 a.m.,…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: A Magical Fish and the City It Spawned
As Bloomington and Monroe County prepare to celebrate the city’s bicentennial this year, we reflect on this story, originally published in 2007, that commemorates…
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Hoosier Barber Shop: Where Everyone is Welcome
Jay Thompson, owner of Hoosier Barber Shop, had barbered in Indianapolis and Kokomo before moving to Bloomington in 2000. He says in those cities,…
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Another Collection of Mostly True Tales From Dwight Workerâs Always âCool Lifeâ
Now the story can be told. Dwight Workerâorganic farmer, former Indiana University business professor, raconteur, globetrotter, former drug smuggler, inmate and escapee from a…
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Lotus Blossoms Brings World Music to Area School Children
While international musicians congregate in Bloomington each autumn for the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, a special program for children brings that same…
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City and IU to Launch Bike-Share Program
In 2014, the League of American Bicyclists named the City of Bloomington a gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community. Now, a joint bike-share project between the…
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Local Actress Portrays Rosa Parks at City Celebration (PHOTO GALLERY)
Local actress, writer, and historian Gladys DeVane dressed as Rosa Parks to commemorate the activist’s 105th birthday with Bloomington Transit on Saturday, February 3.…
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VIDEO: Adoptee Stormy Walker Speaks at Big Brothers Big Sisters Luncheon
Stormy Walker found her forever home at 18 years old. Watch her speech here.
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Bloom’s Greatest HitsâMarc Haggerty: Activist
(From Bloom’s October/November 2012 issue) Marc Haggerty, 64, elder statesman of Bloomingtonâs counterculture, grew up hunting, fishing, and playing guitar in the countryside south…