Bloom Archives
Author: lynae
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Fourth of July Parade 2013 (Photo Gallery)
Every year, crowds gather on the streets of downtown Bloomington to watch Bloomington’s Fourth of July Parade. Local photographer Peter Hamlin found the young,…
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Weekly Exercise: Plank Variations with Furniture Sliders
In this video, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, continues to put furniture sliders to good use. These plank variations also…
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Lacrosse Is Taking Off Among B-town Youth
BY JEREMY SHERE Although Bloomington is first and foremost basketball country, other youth sports programsâespecially soccer, baseball, and footballâhold their own. But the fastest-growing…
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Hoosier Favorite Errek Suhr⨠Now a Financial Advisor
BY JEREMY SHERE From 2003 to 2007, Errek Suhr was perhaps the most popular player on the IU menâs basketball team. Even though he…
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B-townâs Meals on Wheels Still Going Strong at 40
BY LISA ELAINE HELD In 1973, Bloomingtonâs Local Council of Women asked Becky Hrisomalos to spearhead a local Meals on Wheels program. She started…
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B-town Booksellers Survive Chains, Internet, and Recession
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER National chains and online booksellers are often deemed responsible for driving independent bookshops out of business, but this hasnât been the…
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Weekly Exercise: Strengthening the Legs with a Furniture Slider
Do you have furniture sliders collecting dust after a move? In the next video series, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness…
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Archives of African American Music: A Resource for Study of Black Culture
BY BRIDGETT HENWOOD Music legends like Etta James, Booker T. Jones, and record producer Al Bell are synonymous with the legacy of black music,…
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Following Brotherâs Untimely Death, Siblings Keep Quality Surfaces, Inc. Alive
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Monte and Sky Job have had one of the hardest years of their livesâgrieving the loss of their brother, Mike,…