Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Hot Air Balloon Fest Set for September 6-8 (Photo Gallery)
BY CELIA GRUNDMAN Up to 20 brightly colored hot air balloons will light the night sky near Bloomington this September during the inaugural Kiwanis…
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Rock Sculptures in Jordan River (Video and Photo Gallery)
BY DARRYL SMITH When local freelance graphic designer Patrick Siney went on vacation recently to Boulder, Colorado, he brought back more than memories and…
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White Supremacist Group Pickets Boxcar Books (Photo Gallery)
BY DARRYL SMITH A potentially explosive situation ended in almost comical fashion when a group calling itself the Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN) picketed Boxcar…
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‘Bloomington: Remember When’ WTIU Special to Air August 26
BY NANCY HILLER If you could watch a time-lapse film of Bloomington since the town’s founding in 1818, you would see houses, banks, cafés,…
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New Leaf-New Life: Helping Jail Inmates Better Their Lives
BY ADELE FOY Bingo livens things up every Tuesday night at the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington. Because the game continues until every inmate…
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100+ Best Things to See and Do in Bloomington
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS, ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN SANDWEISS Whether you’re visiting Bloomington, have recently moved here, or have lived here all your life, this…
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Fire at AMVETS Post 2000 (Photo Gallery)
BY DARRYL SMITH A fire broke out Tuesday, July 16, afternoon at the American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 2000 on West Airport Rd. The fire…
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CASA Needs More Volunteers To Help Abused Kids in Court
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO The goal of CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children program, is to put itself out of business. Unfortunately,…
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Fourth of July Parade 2013 (Photo Gallery)
Every year, crowds gather on the streets of downtown Bloomington to watch Bloomington’s Fourth of July Parade. Local photographer Peter Hamlin found the young,…