Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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American Homes
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself—I am large, I contain multitudes.” These…
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Gardens for All Seasons
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KELLAR It’s not easy to design and maintain a garden that looks attractive in all seasons. There’s the…
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The Bugs of Bloomington
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC, PHOTOGRAPHY BY DARRYL SMITH Bugs. They are everywhere, especially in summer. Regarded as an annoyance by most humans and scary by…
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The IU Campus in Spring
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL ORR “I hope that our alumni will always insist upon the retention of our precious islands of green and…
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The Legacy of Schindler’s List
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Director Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning film Schindler’s List tells the true story of German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who risked his…
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Treasures of the IU Art Museum
BY JEREMY SHERE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL CAVANAGH AND KEVIN MONTAGUE, COURTESY OF THE IU ART MUSEUM Among Bloomington’s many cultural touchstones, arguably the single…
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Big Love for Small Houses
BY NANCY HILLER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE Small houses are in vogue. Google “small house trend” and you’ll discover page after page of stories…
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Growing Up Black in Bloomington
AS TOLD TO ELISABETH ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE The history of African Americans in Bloomington is as old as the city itself. In…
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Raymer’s Bloomington
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE RAYMER Life in our town as seen through the lens of Steve Raymer, Indiana University professor and renowned former National Geographic photographer.…