Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Sponsors Wanted: Campaign On To Replace Sick Trees
BY PAUL BICKLEY When Jim Murphy, president of CFC Properties, Inc., and an officer on the Bloomington Parks Foundation board, noticed the trees around…
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Mild-Mannered Architect Doug Bruce Savors Alternate Life in the Fast Lane
BY MOLLY BRUSH Architect Doug Bruce’s passion for racing first took root when he was growing up near the Bloomington Speedway, where he watched…
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The Glenn Carter Memorial Toolshare: Grief Inspires a Way To Help People
BY BARB BERGGOETZ The idea of tool sharing came to Charis Heisey almost immediately in the dark hours after the suicide of her friend,…
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New Community Cat Program Controls Feral Cat Population
BY JULIE GRAY Recent visitors to the Monroe County Humane Association (MCHA) Facebook page have been treated to a video showing a homeless black-and-white…
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10th Dancing with the Celebrities Aims to Hit $1 Million Mark
BY JULIE GRAY On September 24, Bloomington’s Dancing with the Celebrities, a competition that raises money for local charities, will celebrate its 10th anniversary.…
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Brave Green Beret Finds a Home in Indiana
BY CARMEN SIERING Greg Stube is the first to admit that the injuries he suffered during Operation Medusa in Afghanistan were life altering. When…
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Local Group Creates STANDwithPRIDE
BY CARMEN SIERING When a lone gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, the…
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Makevention: A Fair for Crafters, Inventors, Builders, Designers, Gadgeteers, Artists, Engineers, and the Like
BY PAUL BICKLEY “It fuels our community’s inner geek.” That’s how Steven Backs, adult-audience strategist at the Monroe County Public Library and woodworking member…
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WonderLab After Dark: For the Over-21 Crowd
BY CARMEN SIERING While he admits the usual crowd is preschool age through 12, Greg Meitus doesn’t see WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and…