Bloom Archives
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What’s to Become of The Old Hospital Site?
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton calls the Cityâs plan to redevelop the current site of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital âa once- in-a-century opportunity for…
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Nashville House Re-Opens, And Still a Family Business
For decades, The Nashville House drew daily crowds for its fried chicken, biscuits, and apple butter.
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Local Attorneys Donate Video Devices to Bell Trace Residents
Betsy Greeneâs mother, Beth Van Vorst Gray, lived at Bell Trace Senior Living Community with her husband, Ralph Gray, and died in February, just…
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Review: ‘Minister’s Daughter: One Life, Many Lives’
Many Bloomingtonians will recognize the name Charlotte Zietlow, which is engraved on the local justice center, but may not have met the woman who…
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Help Save ‘The Ryder!’
When Peter LoPilato launched The Ryder on April Foolâs Day 1979, it was part of a wave of Bloomington- based alternative magazines.
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Dogs on the Job: The Ultimate Greeters
Imagine having a co-worker in your office that greets every customer happily, has passersby stopping in just to say hi, and listens sympathetically to…
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Sassafras Audubon Society: Bird Activists for 50 Years
Before people can begin to care about saving bird species, they need to understand why itâs important. The fact is, bird conservation supports everything…
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Old IMU Phone Booths Now Tell Hidden Hoosiersâ Tales
The Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) pulsates with lifeâstudents circulate between cafĂ©s and study nooks, visitors bustle in and out of the Biddle Hotel, and,…
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Bronze Bust to Honor Bloomingtonâs Future Daughter Captain Janeway
Bloomington has its fair share of famous sons and daughters, but it also has the rare distinction of being the future birthplace of a…