Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Intern
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Tom Miller: Innovation Director
When Tom Miller began his new position as Bloomington’s director of innovation in January, he knew there would be challenges.
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Dale Enochs’ Statehouse Sculpture ‘Really Puts the Public in Public Art’
When Bicentennial Plaza at the Indiana Statehouse was being renovated in 2016, the call for public art proposals presented a challenge.
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Support Group Hopes to Make Indiana a ‘Lyme Literate State’
Susan Coleman’s mysterious health symptoms—headaches, fatigue, joint pain, fever, stiff neck, insomnia—began more than two decades ago. They would come and go, but she…
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Eating On and Around the Downtown Square
If you are visiting, new to town, or don’t come to the downtown Square often, here are personal recommendations from someone who loves good…
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Daniel Larsen: Smart Kid
At the end of May, when many of his peers were kicking back and putting seventh grade behind them, Daniel Larsen was traveling to…
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Diplomacy Lab: Students Learning and Helping U.S. State Department
An innovative program initiated by the U.S. Department of State gives students the opportunity to help American diplomats tackle real-life problems. Diplomacy Lab, now…
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What Did You Do Last Summer? IU Athletes Taught Kids in Vietnam
With so much time devoted to training and playing their sport, student-athletes are seldom able to participate in typical college programs—things like service or…
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BSO Conductor Gómez Guillén Working to Reach New Audiences
Alejandro Gómez Guillén’s love affair with music started early. The artistic director and conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) pointed toward a violin…
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Photographer Pays Tribute to Veterans by Volunteering with Indy Honor Flight
The message Mark Kidd received in 2014 was clear: “You can’t not do this.” The message was from the head of Indy Honor Flight,…