Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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A Farm Where the Water Buffalo Roam
BY NANCY HILLER Meet Buffy, Ginger, Nilla, Sassy, Blanca, and Bella. Judging by their names, the girls in this list might be characters in…
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The Young Turks of Technology
BY JEREMY SHERE Bloomington is famous for many things: music, basketball, bicycle racing, and as the birthplace of Hoagy Carmichael, to name a few. But…
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It Was…Love At First Sight
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Falling in love with a person and a house have much in common. With both, there is an undeniable spark—a…
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Pretty & Yummy
BY MOYA ANDREWS Gardens may change from year to year, but one thing that remains fairly constant with experienced gardeners is that they have…
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Tales from the Interior
BY SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS The three short stories you are about to read were written by Scott Russell Sanders, distinguished professor emeritus of English…
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36 Spots Where the Burgers are Tops!
STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY AUBREY DUNNUCK Not all hamburgers are created equal. Luckily, local Bloomington restaurants offer enough variety to fulfill any craving. Whether…
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The Ride of a Lifetime
BY MICHAEL WATERFORD as told to ELISABETH ANDREWS 53 days. 11 countries. 11,200 miles. On a 13-year-old motorcycle. Welcome to the insanity that is…
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Make Way Bloomington, Here Come the Brains!
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Ever since she visited the “CowParade” exhibit in Chicago in 1999, Jill Bolte Taylor has been dreaming of organizing a public…
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A New Era at Bloomington Playwrights Project
BY JEREMY SHERE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE This past December, before the debut production of the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s new, award-winning comedy I…