Bloom Archives
Category: Fashion & Shopping
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Three Downtown Boutiques Just Off the Beaten Path
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Rebecca Carter designs her homey bungalow boutique, Rebecca & Me, so itâs like shopping at your girlfriendâs house. Linnell Schur draws customers to…
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The Toy Chest: New Upscale Kids Store with a Heart
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Once an aspiring neuroscientist, Hilary Key chose instead to focus on what makes her most happy â children and philanthropy. The…
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Christine Barbour: Professor, Writer, and Now Gemstone Jewelry Designer
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Christine Barbour so vividly describes the artisan jewelry she designs and sells that her passion for her gemstone creations is palpable.…
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New Initiative Seeks to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
BY CAIRRIL MILLS In many places throughout the world, going shopping means taking along a bag or basket to bring purchases home. If a Center for Sustainable…
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At Andrew Davis Clothiers, Technology Comes to the Fitting Room
BY MIKE LEONARD With the new ADesign software acquired by Andrew Davis Clothiers for men, a customer can sit down with a salesperson and…
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Himalayan Handicrafts: From Pakistan to Downtown Bloomington (Photo Gallery)
BY SARA SHEIKH Himalayan Handicrafts, a small shop in Fountain Square Mall, brings a sampling of the art and culture of Pakistan to Bloomington.…
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Crafts N Creations: New Hobby Shop Inside Fountain Sq. Mall
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO If you always wanted to create Pinterest-quality crafts, Qing Zhang, owner of Crafts N Creations, says she can get you…
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Glam Jewelry Is Back! Itâs Just Not Big & Flashy
When it comes to jewelry trends, glamour is alive and well, says Brad Lawrence, owner of Gold Casters Fine Jewelry at 430 S. Washington…
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It’s Costumes Galore for Sounds of South’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Photo Gallery)
BY JEREMY SHERE When Sounds of South, the advanced choir group at Bloomington High School South, decided to stage a production of Beauty and…