Bloom Archives
Author: lynae
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Perry Metz: â¨Broadcaster
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC âI view what we do as a public trust,â says Perry Metz, executive director of WTIU Public Television and WFIU Public…
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Weekly Exercise: Squats with a Medicine Ball
This week begins our series on exercising with a medicine ball. Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, and her client…
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Bloomington Craft Supplies: A Local Shop Carrying What the Box Stores Carry
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Adrienne Tootle and Jake Alexander were keeping with both a Bloomington trend to shop local and family traditions when they…
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My Plate or Yours: Confessions of a Popcorn Addict
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR I am a popcorn junkie. I love it, I crave it, I fantasize about it. Sometimes, after a long, hard day,…
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Kids for Kindness Learning How to Help Others
BY JOELLAN MUYSKENS-CHANG âEager philanthropistsâ may not be the first words that come to mind when thinking about 5- to 12-year-olds, but for the…
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A Friendship Forged in B-town, A Wedding Half a World Away
BY JEREMY SHERE In late summer 2011, Bloomington residents Dave and Sharon Dickson received some thrilling news: Meghna Bajaj, a former IU student from…
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The IU Campus in Spring
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL ORR âI hope that our alumni will always insist upon the retention of our precious islands of green and…
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‘Bring It On!’ Marks 7 Years On the Air at WFHB
BY JEREMY SHERE For the past seven years, the best way to learn about news and issues affecting Bloomingtonâs African American community has been…
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If You Are Prediabetic Get Help to Lose Weight
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Itâs well known that obesity increases the risk of health complications for the more than 25 million Americans with diabetes. And…