Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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Saturday Mornings at the Farmers’ Market
If you want to get a real feel for Bloomington, there’s no better place than the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, held from April through…
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Galleries of Bloomington 2018
Among Indiana communities, Bloomington has a well-deserved reputation as a thought leader in the arts. It was the first city in the state to…
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COVER STORY: Homes Curated with Heart (PHOTO GALLERY)
In recent years, the verb “curate” has escaped the halls of museums and been used to describe the way a home is put together.…
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Gardens Well Planned (PHOTO GALLERY)
All gardens are unique, of course, and reflect the individual passions of the people who conceptualize and create them. Behind every spectacular garden there…
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Bloomington United Is Back
With hate crimes at their highest national level in years and mass shootings occurring with horrifying regularity, this anti-racism, pro-diversity organization has regrouped and…
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The Fight to Save Our Forests and Wildlife
There was a time when the whooping crane had no protections. Back then, there was no Endangered Species Act, no national wildlife refuges—in fact,…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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Remembering The Hole
For three decades, it was the place where members of Bloomington’s African American community could be themselves and have a good time. Then, it…
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Bloom’s 12th Annual Wedding Guide (PHOTO GALLERY)
Whether they blended cultures or families, had a traditional ceremony or one a little less so, each of these four couples had a wedding…