Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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New Bus Station Features Many ‘Creature Comforts’
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Bloomington’s award-winning bus system gets a major upgrade this summer with the completion of the state-of-the-art Downtown Transit Center at the…
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Take a Seat Next to a Legend at New Ernie Pyle Sculpture
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Journalism faculty and students at Indiana University have long been encouraged to follow Ernie Pyle’s example. Soon, they’ll be able to…
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Who Needs Boys? Local Girls Design Nifty Robot
BY ANNA MARIA VITERISI The B-Town Girl-Bots, a robotics club made up of fifth- and sixth-grade Girl Scouts from Clear Creek and University elementary…
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Look Out! IU’s Iconic ‘Light Totem’ Is Returning (Photo Gallery)
BY CARMEN SIERING It has inspired other works of art, from choir pieces to dance performances, and it’s been the site of marriage proposals.…
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Local Builders Help Families in Need Through Habitat’s Builders Blitz (Video)
Habitat for Humanity’s Builders Blitz is just as it sounds — a fast-paced home construction project sponsored by local builders, subcontractors, and suppliers. This year…
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Setting Passion for Reading Ablaze (Photo Gallery)
Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) Children’s Services fired up kids’ interest in reading at its first outdoor event on Thursday, a flaming hula hoop…
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Bloom Wins Awards in the SPJ’s Best of Indiana Journalism Contest
Bloom won 16 Society of Professional Journalists “Best in Indiana Journalism” awards in all, including three first-place honors, seven second-place, four third-place, and two honorable…
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May Day Celebration (Photo Gallery)
The Bloomington Quarry Morris dancers celebrated spring’s arrival at noon on Thursday, May 1, with music and dancing on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn,…
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Human Trafficking: Not Just a Problem in Other Places
‘A Code of Ethics Needed for Restaurants’ BY CARMEN SIERING It’s easy to think of human trafficking as a horrible crime that impacts lives…