Bloom Archives
Author: lynae
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Andrew Davis for Women: Selling High-End Lines
LEE ANN SANDWEISS Women’s fashions come in two flavors — the inexpensive wear-it-for-a season item or the high-end investment piece that becomes a wardrobe…
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March Pet of the Month Contest Winner
Scout: First Place 1. What is your name and what is your breed (if applicable)? Scout, Pembroke Corgi 2. How old are you? (declined…
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The Joy of a Fine Fountain Pen
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC In a fast-paced world where typing on a computer (or cell phone) has largely supplanted handwriting, few things seem more antiquated…
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Mixing Art and Politics: The Work of Ed Bernstein
BY ADAM KENT ISAAC The retrospective exhibition of printmaker Ed Bernstein’s work, shown this winter at Indiana University’s Grunwald Gallery of Art, was titled…
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Recipe of the Week: Moroccan Beef Stew
Chef David Davenport’s beef stew will warm your soul. It’s yummy alone, but it is also good with a bit of rice or whipped…
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Bell Trace’s Ukulele Club: Making Music Just for Fun (Photo Gallery)
BY NORM CRAMPTON It’s Thursday afternoon, and members of the Ukulele Club at Bell Trace Senior Living Community are gathering in a basement hall…
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Carpet Gardening: A Novel Way to Grow Vegetables and Flowers
BY MOYA ANDREWS Bloomington resident Phyllis Schwitzer was already an accomplished home gardener when she encountered the book that gave her a new perspective…
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Hess v. Indiana: 40th Anniversary of Landmark Free Speech Case — And It Happened in Bloomington
BY JANET MANDELSTAM It’s been 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Hess v. Indiana, a case that marked a…
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IU Cinema Attracting Big Names and Big Audiences
BY DANIELLE PAQUETTE This April, Meryl Streep — yes, the three-time Oscar-winning actress (who is married to Don Gummer, a sculptor from Indianapolis) —…