Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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Tapped Into Bloomington: Pilsner—Enjoy the Taste of Brewing History
er beer style was born in Plzeň, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), when the residents became fed up with the poor-quality ale they were…
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Monstera Living: ‘Design–Decorate–Declutter’
It takes confidence and a leap of faith to launch a new business in the midst of a pandemic, but Andrea Connolly and Olivia…
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Glenn Close Visits Her Costumes At IU’s Eskenazi Museum of Art
Award-winning actress Glenn Close said she was flooded with memories as she walked through an exhibition at the Indiana University Sidney and Lois Eskenazi…
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John Armstrong: Filmmaker
Growing up in Brownsburg, Indiana, John Armstrong loved music and musical theater but never imagined he could grow up to do them as a…
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The B-Town Piano Project: Fun with Art and Music
u may have spotted exuberantly decorated pianos popping up around town—at Artisan Alley, Soma Coffee House and Juice Bar on East 3rd Street, and…
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25% of Eastern Birds Are Gone: IU’s Ketterson Lab Explores Why
Remember birds? Our skies once teemed with them. And now? “About 25% of the birds in eastern North America are, in a sense, missing,”…
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Jack and Jill Nut Shop: A New Generation Takes Over
When Kamady Lewis tells people that she left her career in broadcast journalism to run her family’s small business in Brown County, Indiana, some…
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Bloomington Yoga Collective: A New Downtown Studio
At least two local yoga studios closed during the pandemic, even as surging stress made finding a place to reflect and recalibrate increasingly important,…
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The All Abilities Choir: Looking for More Gigs
LifeDesigns client Jake May, a lifelong singer, wanted to be a choir director, so about 2 1/2 years ago he approached Kristen King, LifeDesign’s…