Bloom Archives
Author: lynae
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World War II Veterans Now Stationed at Meadowood
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Meadowood Retirement Community is home to many veterans, including several who served in World War II. Now in their 80s and…
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Autumn in Monroe County
PHOTOGRAPHY BY J. BRUCE BAUMANN Is there anything more beautiful in nature than autumn leaves? And is there anyplace more beautiful in fall than…
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‘The Wizard of Oz’ Blows Into the Buskirk-Chumley
Cardinal Stage Company is ushering in the holiday season with The Wizard of Oz, a musical production based on the iconic movie of the…
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Recipe of the Week: Mulligatawny Soup
Leftover-turkey sandwiches are probably really monotonous by this point of the holiday season. Is there more leftover turkey in your future? David Davenport already…
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Marriott and Hyatt Hotels To Open Downtown
BY KELLY KENDALL Bloomington will soon be rolling out a bigger welcome mat with the arrival of two new name-brand hotels downtown. Marriott and…
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Royale Hair Parlor: A New Business on the Square
BY BRIDGETT HENWOOD A new hair salon has opened that offers cuts, art, and a learning experience. “When I moved to Bloomington I had…
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Lauren Robel: IU Bloomington Provost
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “I’d love to set up a time-lapse camera here,” says Lauren Robel, looking out her office window at the Sample Gates,…
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Weekly Exercise: Stretching the Hip with a Foam Roller
Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, showed us how to use a foam roller to stretch the IT band and the calves.…
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Knitting to Heal: Trees That Please Decorate Downtown (Photo Gallery)
Bloomington may well be the only place in America where the trees are wearing sweaters this winter—and beautifully knitted, themed sweaters at that. There…