Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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New Businesses Open in Bloomington
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its nationwide impact on small businesses, several new businesses have opened in Bloomington since March. As more join their…
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Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts Goes Virtual
The Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts will be held online this year due to safety concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19.
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Bloomington Poet Ross Gay Wins Indiana Authors Award
Bloomington poet Ross Gay has been awarded the 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award in the Nonfiction category for The Book of…
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September Gallery Walk Features Virtual Studio Tours
Gallery Walk Bloomington’s September event will include a virtual tour of local artists’ home studios.
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Monroe Hospital, Blueline Media Create Documentary About Local COVID-19 Survivor
A new documentary, produced by Blueline Media, follows the journey of Jeri Hall—Monroe Hospital’s first COVID-19 patient—who made an unexpected recovery after being given…
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Dr. William Schmalz, Monroe Hospital: Humbled by Challenge of the Unknown
“The challenge of COVID-19—even today, when we know much more about it than we did in the beginning—is still the unknown,” says Dr. William…
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Nicole Johnson: Giving Back to Communities in Need
Nicole Johnson has seen the coronavirus pandemic from the perspective of residents in subsidized housing. She lives in Crestmont, a mixed-generation, densely populated, low-income…
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Ranji Abraham: Ensuring IU Has ‘An App for That’
When Ranji Abraham and his teams of Indiana University programmers face a new challenge, the response is likely to be “there’s an app for…
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Chris Morron: Nurse Helped Build Hospital Response
Registered Nurse Chris Morron has eyes on everything from pre-admission testing to post-anesthesia care. A manager in surgery administration, Morron has been with Indiana…