Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Longboarding: An Urban Sport Catching on in B-town (Photo Gallery and Video)
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER They gather in Bloomington every week, and talk about such things as speed wobbles, mold release, Acid Drops, tacs, and frequent…
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Presenting Shirley Blackledge, 90, and the Meadowood Line Dancers (Photo Gallery and Video)
BY CARMEN SIERING Some of the students in Shirley Blackledge’s dance class might have danced back in the day — several mention jitterbugging at…
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Little Libraries Springing Up All Over Town
BY JULIE GRAY This spring, the Elm Heights neighborhood Listserv was abuzz with postings about a dollhouse-size library that had sprung up in the…
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A Monroe Courthouse Mural Will Adorn Law Book
BY JEREMY SHERE Last summer, when former Indiana University French instructor Constance Ecklund was in town, she visited the Monroe County Courthouse and happened…
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Hand Signal Was Police Officer’s Acknowledgement of His Membership in Fraternity Founded in Bloomington
A drawback to social media that most people tend to agree upon is that bad information can be disseminated quickly and once it’s out…
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IU’s GLBT Student Support Office Marks 20 Years of Helping Out
BY JEREMY SHERE This coming November, the Indiana University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Student Support Services will celebrate its 20th anniversary. “We’ve been…
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Catching Up With…Brady Barr (Photo Gallery and Video)
BY MIKE LEONARD Brady Barr sighs and concedes that there was no hyperbole attached to the long-running National Geographic television feature, Dangerous Encounters with…
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Cover Story: The Remarkable Rise of Chancellor Jennie Vaughan
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE The future’s looking bright for Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington. With record-breaking enrollment nearing 7,000 students, a construction…
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Bloomington Nightlife (Photo Gallery)
While some people are fast asleep, others are out on the town. Take a look at Darryl Smith’s photos of Bloomington nightlife in the…