Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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Melinda Seader: The âRecycle Queenâ
When Cardinal Stage sold its South Walnut Street building in the spring, moving into a much smaller space shared with the Bloomington Academy of…
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Jane Walter, El Centro Comunal Latino: Helping B-townâs Latino Community
El Centro Comunal Latino (Latino Community Center), Room 200 of the Monroe County Public Library, provides native Spanish speakers with access to resources and…
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Heroes of the Pandemic (COVER STORY)
If there is any positivity at all that has come from this pandemic, it is the way our community has come together and the…
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Debbie Fish: Working for the Incarcerated
It was a play, a poem, and COVID-19 that inspired Debbie Fish to become an advocate for prisoners.
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Greg Fichter, IU Building Services: Delayed Retirement to Stay on Job
When Indiana University shut down after spring break in mid-March, Greg Fichter, then 73, could have retired after almost 40 years as assistant director…
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Remote COVID Testers Working Outdoors Come Rain or 90° F
The coronavirus doesnât stop for weekends or holidaysâand neither do the 14 front-line health care workers comprising Indiana University Health Bloomingtonâs Remote COVID Test…
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Sean Buehler: Med Student Helping the Homeless Stay Safe
For most people, staying at home is the best way to protect against exposure to the coronavirus. But the risks are reversed for those…
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The Evolution of a Garden
It is rare that new owners of a previously occupied house inherit a spacious, completely open, unplanted backyard. But thatâs just what appealed to…
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Celebrating the People of Bloomington: Part 28
IU women’s basketball coach Teri Moren, theater pioneer Audrey Heller, and LGBTQ+ educator Doug Bauder are among these Bloomingtonians worth knowing.