Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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Three Poets Spreading the Power of Poetry (PHOTO GALLERY) (COVER STORY)
If you need a tonic to lift your spirits at this dismal time in our history, you should try poetry. It might even save…
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The Story of Melanie and Stormy: A Life Reclaimed
Visiting with Melanie and Stormy Walker, one senses the bond between a mother and a daughter who simply “get” one another.
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New Hope for Families
The nonprofit agency that provides temporary housing for homeless families may soon find itself homeless unless the community comes to the rescue.
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Voices of Recovery: Eight Inspiring Stories of Life After Addiction (COVER STORY)
Part eight of our eight-part composite—Kevin Bruce: “His exposure to addictive substances growing up was somewhat typical—pilfered cigarettes and alcohol as a young teen,…
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IU Women’s Basketball: This Could Be the Year
Last season, under Head Coach Teri Moren, the Hoosiers won a record 23 games. Now its two star players are seniors—and it’s the team’s…
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The Plight of Asylum-Seekers
With a hold on refugees being resettled in our town, the Bloomington Refugee Support Network has turned its attention to helping those in desperate…
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COVER STORY: A New Era Begins
Only three times before, in 1905, 1916, and 1923, has Indiana University started an academic year with new head coaches in both football and…
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High-Tech Bloomington On The Rise (GALLERY)
For the past decade, multiple stakeholders have been seeding Bloomington with infrastructure, venture capital, accelerator programs, and more in an effort to attract and…
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Art On Walls (GALLERY)
Art is plentiful in Bloomington, most obviously in our museums and galleries. But here, we take you down alleys and back streets to discover…