Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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For State History Buffs: A Magazine to Savor
BY NANCY HILLER Have you ever wished for a way to peer into Hoosier history and glimpse what daily life was like a century…
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Gladys DeVane Receives Two Honors in Two Weeks
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Gladys DeVane’s contributions to Bloomington could fill volumes. Educator, community activist, storyteller, and actress are just a few of the…
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A Summer Storm at Assembly Hall
Bloomington is often the site of some pretty crazy summer storms. It is not often, however, that we get to see photos of lightning…
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Bloomington From Above (Photo Gallery)
At one time or another, you have probably seen Oliver Winery hot air balloons floating over Bloomington. Bright and early one Sunday morning, Bloom editor…
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Get Away from It All Without Leaving Town (Video)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Everyone at some time has been struck by a desire to get away from it all. If you live in…
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B-town Inventor Creates A ‘Cool Tool’ for Bikes
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Thirteen years elapsed between the day Jim Walls built his prototype Cobra Tire Tool and the day the tool hit the market.…
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Indiana Limestone (Video)
For nearly two centuries, laborers in south-central Indiana have been blasting, cutting, and carving away at the great mass of Salem limestone that has…
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Look out for ‘Big Daddy Bob’ at the Farmers’ Market!
Robert Shull will be handing out his peanut brittle at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market May 26 with joke-telling “Big Daddy Bob.” Shull will be…
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How an Artist’s Love for Embroidery Changed Lives
BY CARMEN SIERING Embroidery is an art of connections, each stitch building on the last until a pattern forms. Connections are what inspires local…