Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Local First Responders Train for Disasters (Photo Gallery)
BY DARRYL SMITH The scene was one we have all witnessed on television and in newspapers. A pile of debris, roughly shaped like a…
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B-town Celebrities Dance for a Cause (Photo Gallery)
This year, Arthur Murray Dance Studio‘s Dancing With the Celebrities raised almost $130,000 for nonprofits Pinnacle School, the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross,…
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Vote for Bloomington’s Chile Woman
BY CELIA GRUNDMAN The Chile Woman, a familiar figure at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, is a finalist for a Green America’s Green Business…
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A Local Festival to Change the Way People Look at Aging
BY KELLY KENDALL The word “aging” conjures up many connotations, most of them negative—from mere forgetfulness to deteriorating health. But what if aging were…
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Bloomington in Spring (Photo Gallery)
Spring adorns Bloomington with a world of color. While photographer Peter Hamlin has been documenting the changing seasons in southern Indiana since January, he…
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City Hall Is Certified LEED; A ‘Green’ Example for Others
BY KELLY KENDALL When Bloomington City Hall was built more than 100 years ago as the Showers Brothers Furniture Factory, green was just a…
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Local Churches and Synagogue Win Grant to Install Solar Panels
BY JEREMY SHERE For the past few years, the faith-based environmental organization Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light (H-IPL) has been combating climate change by…
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‘Bring It On!’ Marks 7 Years On the Air at WFHB
BY JEREMY SHERE For the past seven years, the best way to learn about news and issues affecting Bloomington’s African American community has been…
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Horse-Angels: An Equine Rescue Center with Bushels of Heart (Photo Gallery)
BY JANET MANDELSTAM In his glory days, Guy was a show horse. But those days were long gone when animal control officials brought him…