Bloom Archives
Category: Home & Family
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MPI Solar: A Local Leader in Solar Power Installations
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC With rising fuel costs and a long recession, more people are looking to the sun for their energy solutions. (After all,…
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A Most Unusual New Venue For Weddings and Parties
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Something exciting is happening on That Road. Which road? Someone unfamiliar with southwestern Monroe County might wonder. But That Road…
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How Violins Help Kids At Fairview Elementary
BY MAGGIE MARTON On a Saturday morning in the spring, two little boys arrived at the IU Musical Arts Center (MAC) hungry. They had…
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The Joys of a Tree House
BY MOYA ANDREWS Most people have only read about tree houses and their inhabitants, but Tom Haggerty actually built them when he was growing…
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Students Helping Students With Domestic Violence Issues
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Young people are more likely to turn to their peers than to adults when faced with a problem or crisis,…
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Friends of the Library Bookstore: Always an Adventure!
BY PAMELA KEECH On the lower floor of the Monroe County Public Library, almost hidden behind the music and video department, is a small…
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Stepping Stones: Where Homeless Teens Find a New ‘Family’
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Ricky Wade was 17 when he became homeless. His mother was moving to Indianapolis without a job, but young Ricky had…
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Signs on Clear Creek Trail Help Young Kids Develop
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Those interpretative signs along Bloomington’s Clear Creek Trail aren’t there just to point out the wonders of nature. They’re part of…
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How to Re-Do That Old Kitchen And Make It Greener Too
BY DALE BURG “For older homes to go green is more challenging,” says Bloomington interior designer Becky Gavin. But in renovating her own 1950’s…