Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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Sweetroot Doulas: A One-Stop Shop For Expectant & New Parents
BY ERIN HOLLINDEN Developing a childbirth plan is a lot like making a business plan says Linnea Emigh Mugford, founder of Sweetroot Doulas, a…
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Wagon Wheel Country Market & Deli: A Grocery, Eatery, and Specialized Butcher Shop
BY PAUL BICKLEY Wagon Wheel Country Market & Deli at 1915 S. Walnut is a dine-in and carry-out deli, a grocery, and a full-service…
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be.CAUSE Bloomington Gallery & Studio: Where Art, Help, & Charity Are At Home
BY ERIN HOLLINDEN When Brianne Harness left Louisville, Kentucky, after a divorce and three bouts with cancer, she says she quickly found “Bloomington to…
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Iris Kiesling: Public Servant
BY BARB BERGGOETZ When Mayor Tomi Allison asked Iris Kiesling to run for Bloomington City Council in 1987, she declined. “I didn’t think I…
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Janko’s Little Zagreb For Big Steaks, Big Flavors, Fine Wines
BY AUBREY DUNNUCK A meal at Janko’s Little Zagreb is a sensory experience even before you enter the restaurant. It starts with the enticing…
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Michael Shelden’s Latest Biography Tells of Herman Melville’s Secret Love
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Herman Melville was living in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, far from the roaring surf, when he wrote Moby Dick,…
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This Holiday Season, Start a New Tradition — Shop Locally
BY CARMEN SIERING When holiday shopping starts in earnest on Thanksgiving weekend, many folks can’t wait to pack into the big-box stores, pushing and…
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Society Celebrating the Middle Ages Creates Illuminated Medieval Text
BY JULIE GRAY They may live in Indiana, but Hoosier members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) consider themselves denizens of the Middle…
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Mick Renneisen: Deputy Mayor
BY PETER DORFMAN Shortly after the 2015 election, Mick Renneisen got a call from newly elected Mayor John Hamilton. “I thought this was the…