Bloom Archives
Author: lynae
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Cover Story: Women Who Helped Shape Our Town
BY MIKE LEONARD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE When Mary Alice Dunlap was appointed by the Bloomington City Council as the cityâs first woman mayor…
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Feature Story: ‘The American Spectator’ Born and Bred in Bloomington
In this bastion of liberalism, a groundbreaking, impertinent campus magazine attracted the best conservative thinkers and writers of the day and spread its influence…
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Bloom’s 9th Annual Holiday Party
December 10, 2014 The Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union was the site of Bloom‘s 9th annual holiday party. Two hundred and fifty civic…
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Local Indigo Artisans Win Martha Stewart Craft Award (Photo Gallery)
BY CARROL KRAUSE Rowland Ricketts and his wife, Chinami, werenât singing the blues after the winner in the craft category of Martha Stewartâs American…
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AsaBela Studio: Taking Fitness âšto New Heights (Photo Gallery and Video)
‘Pull yourself up and flip over!â BY HARLEY WILTSEY Aerial fitness instructor Kristina Downs coaches a student through daring new moves, twisting and spinning…
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Piccoli Dolci: Authentic Italian Sweets Made Right Here in B-town (Photo Gallery)
BY KELLY KENDALL Maria Carlassare can whip up confections that set mouths watering: a tart of fresh preserves nestled in buttery Italian shortbread, say,…
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Mother Bearâs: Bigger, Better & Still Bragging (Photo Gallery)
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR An Indiana University student was interning at People magazine when, in 1982, the editors decided to publish a piece on the…
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Nathan Foxton: A Young Experimental Painter (Photo Gallery)
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Nathan Foxtonâs paintings donât fit neatly into a category like impressionism or realism or abstract art. His goal, he explains, is…
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Hopscotch Coffee: New Café on the B-Line Trail
BY ANICKA SLACHTA Twelve years ago, Jane Kupersmith walked along the tracks of the Monon Railroad to her first job interview in Bloomington. She…