Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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Cover Story: Homes for Aging in Place (Photo Gallery)
As more residents retire and as aging âBloomerangsâ return to the town they love, homes for the duration are what they want. BY ELISABETH…
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Feature Story: The Luxury of Country Gardens (Photo Gallery)
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KELLAR Country gardens share many common attributes, among them spaciousness, privacy, and tranquility. The three country gardens showcased…
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Feature Story: Bloomington’s Own Middle Coast Film Festival
BY JANET MANDELSTAM There are plenty of film festivals, but Jessica Levandoski and Chelsea Sanders thought the world needed one more â right here in Bloomington. Thereâs no rule that…
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Indiana University Hopefuls Set Their Sights on Summer Olympic Games
BY MIKE LEONARD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL D. DICKBERND For athletes who compete in Summer Olympic sports, the quest to get better never ends. They…
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Serve IT: An IU Service-Learning Clinic That’s Making Bloomington Better
BY CARMEN SIERING Oscar Gonzalez is the unit director for the Ellettsville branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington, but when he…
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Cover Story: Masters of the Music School (Photo Gallery)
Five of the celebrated artists who helped make the Jacobs School of Music Americaâs best and brought great esteem to Indiana University BY MIKE…
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Feature Story: Black History in Indiana â A Different Perspective (Photo Gallery)
BY DOUGLAS WISSING, ARTÂ BY SHANNON ZAHNLE Read the full story here! (Additional photos can be found at the bottom of this page.) A different…
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Cover Story: How the Homeless See Bloomington (Photo Gallery and Videos)
BY CARMEN SIERING Even in the richest country in the world, homelessness can happen to anyone. The causes are many â illness, addiction, job loss,…
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Feature Story: Iraq War Veteran Mike Ogden
BY MIKE LEONARD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY TYAGAN MILLER Two days into his deployment in eastern Baghdad in October 2006, United States Army Major Mike Ogdenâs…