Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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‘Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington,’ And So Does Artist Winnie King
“I’ve come a long, long way from crumpled-up, notebook-paper comics doodled in the back of an elementary school classroom,” says Bloomington artist Winnie King,…
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Dylan Quackenbush: Clay Artist & Groundskeeper
Brown County, Indiana, potter Dylan Quackenbush says working with three-dimensional objects and transforming clay into functional art pieces matches his personality and fosters his…
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Bloomington: Dog-Friendliest Town in the Entire Universe!
Bloomington is a dog’s town, and our love for our four-legged family members is reflected in the myriad of local organizations, businesses, and services…
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Singer Marshella Griffin-Larry: Success in London and LA, Still a Bloomington Townie
Marshella Griffin-Larry describes herself as an “Indiana girl in a California world.”
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L. Jon Wertheim: From BHSN to 60 Minutes & Sports Illustrated
While he hasn’t lived in Bloomington since leaving for college in 1989, L. Jon Wertheim says he feels an attachment to his hometown, a…
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Bloomington & Vine: It’s Good to Celebrate Again With Friends, Food, and Wine
We require celebration in our lives—a lunch or an evening out with friends, a movie at a theater, a live theatrical production, or live…
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Brown County Playhouse: Coming Back with More “Oomph”
Amanda Webb didn’t have to think twice about her biggest challenge since becoming executive director of the Brown County Playhouse— keeping the historic Nashville,…
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B-Town to Welcome Afghan Evacuees In Their Most Desperate Time of Need
For nine days in early September, Elizabeth Cullen Dunn distributed toothpaste, towels, diapers, and shampoo to Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul to Camp Atterbury,…
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Citizen Scientist: What Color Is That Squirrel?
Set out even one bird feeder and you’re likely to attract a scurry of squirrels, their cheeks ballooning with seedy plunder.