Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Ten Local Restaurants Vow to Uphold Fair Labor Practices
BY CARMEN SIERING The discussion of labor exploitation in area restaurants has taken a concrete turn with the distribution of decals and certificates of…
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December 2014/January 2015 Sneak Peek
The December 2014/January 2015 issue comes out December 10. Click here for a list of distribution locations.
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Bloomington’s Jill Bolte Taylor Honored at Big Apple Gala
BY MIKE LEONARD It was an evening that promised great things and delivered more. “All I can say is, that morning all the stars…
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IU Union Board’s Zombie 5K
Halloween fun continued on the Saturday, November 1, with the Indiana University Union Board Body and Mind committee’s first Zombie 5K. The event promoted physical health…
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Bloomington Brain Scientist to Be Honored in New York City
BY MIKE LEONARD Jill Bolte Taylor is not unfamiliar with glamour and glitz. When named by Time as one of the world’s 100 Most…
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Helen Zike, 102, and Still Quilting!
BY CARMEN SIERING When people meet healthy centenarians, they frequently ask the same question: What’s the secret to a long life? If you ask…
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Adopt a Box: Taking Bland Out of B-town
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER Near every traffic light in Bloomington sits a utility box — an unattractive, featureless, aluminum rectangle, and a target for spray-painted…
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A Fantasy and Fairytale Hair Show
The Hair Arts Academy held its biannual hair show Oct. 18 at their studios. In preparation for the big show, academy students were required…
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Feature Story: Lake Monroe in Winter
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER HAMLIN The winter of 2013–14 was one of the most severe in Hoosier history, and yet one in which photographer Peter…