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After Pandemic Hiatus, Lotus Festival Returns to Enthusiastic Crowds (PHOTO GALLERY)
From September 23–26, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival brought music from 14 countries to downtown Bloomington.
ReBoot: The Mill’s Program for Once-Incarcerated Entrepreneurs
Starting a business can be a challenging endeavor for anyone, but for formerly incarcerated individuals, it can be an even steeper climb.
Ten Questions for Lucy The Famous Service Dog
Lucy, a white Lab service dog, has been probably the most recognizable canine in town as the constant companion of Adria Nassim, whose popular column in The Herald-Times deals with autism and disability-related issues.
The Seedlings Flower Truck: Coming to a Venue Near You
Three years ago, Laura Deck had left her teaching career and was feeling lost. She grew up in a family that farmed livestock, but she always had a different type of farm in mind: a flower farm.
New Rose Hill Farm Stop: A Farmer-Owned Co-op
There have been talks of a farmer- owned agricultural cooperative in Bloomington for more than a decade, and with the opening of the Rose Hill Farm Stop storefront at 912 W. Kirkwood in August, the community finally has one.
Temujin Gold: A Swim Coach Without a Pool to Coach In
The pandemic brought many challenges, but for local swim coach Temujin Gold, that challenge was almost overwhelming—a year of coaching a swim club without a swimming pool.
Work-From-Home Tips From Work-From-Home Veterans
The pandemic has ushered the home office to the forefront of work life. Gallup, Inc., indicated last October that 33% of the U.S. workforce worked from home full time and another 25% did so some of the time. Three veteran Bloomington work-from-homers offer their tips for novices to the practice.
Wendi Goodlett: CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County
career path to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 2014, and then to Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County four years later, where she now serves as CEO.
B-town’s Eleanor Krause at Harvard Studying Community and Culture
Eleanor Krause is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University studying public policy. Among her research interests is the economics of place—how our communities and culture influence the way we engage with the world.
IU Football Photo Gallery: Cincinnati 38, Indiana 24
Indiana University fell to 1-2 with a 38-24 loss to No. 8 Cincinnati on Saturday, September 18.
Wedding Guide
15th Annual Wedding Guide: A Hauntingly Beautiful Wedding
Mike Jacob admits that he’s not a particularly romantic guy. So it’s no surprise that his marriage proposal to Natascha Buehnerkemper was unconventional. “Getting on a knee—that’s not me,” he says. Yet their wedding was hauntingly beautiful and quixotic.
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After Pandemic Hiatus, Lotus Festival Returns to Enthusiastic Crowds (PHOTO GALLERY)
From September 23–26, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival brought music from 14 countries to downtown Bloomington.
ReBoot: The Mill’s Program for Once-Incarcerated Entrepreneurs
Starting a business can be a challenging endeavor for anyone, but for formerly incarcerated individuals, it can be an even steeper climb.
IU Credit Union Celebrates 65 Years of Service
David Sipes believes “We started a credit union and created a community” is more than just a tag line—it’s how IU Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative, has grown in the past 65 years.
Hair Today! What’s Doing?
After a year of neglected haircuts and colors, Bloomingtonians have been returning to their local salons ready to change things up.
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music: Making Beautiful Music for 100 Years
Over the past 100 years, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has become an illustrious force in American music education.
Cedar Creek Brewery: Have Your Beer and Eat It, Too!
Cedar Creek Brewing Company in Martinsville, Indiana, has taken a product usually served in pint glasses and growlers and put it in a cone.
Jazzercise: Blending Dance, Yoga, Kickboxing, & More
As a Purdue University undergraduate in the 1980s, Kris Heeter was struck by a car and left with a broken pelvis.
Work-From-Home Tips From Work-From-Home Veterans
The pandemic has ushered the home office to the forefront of work life. Gallup, Inc., indicated last October that 33% of the U.S. workforce worked from home full time and another 25% did so some of the time. Three veteran Bloomington work-from-homers offer their tips for novices to the practice.
Iuri Santos: Rasta Pops Man
In Brazil, where Iuri Santos grew up, ice pops—picole in his native Portuguese—are popular street treats.
Bloomington Prepares for Afghan Evacuee Resettlement
For nine days in early September, Elizabeth Cullen Dunn distributed toothpaste, towels, diapers, and shampoo to Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul to Camp Atterbury, the National Guard training post north of Columbus, Indiana.
Wedding Guide
15th Annual Wedding Guide: A Hauntingly Beautiful Wedding
Mike Jacob admits that he’s not a particularly romantic guy. So it’s no surprise that his marriage proposal to Natascha Buehnerkemper was unconventional. “Getting on a knee—that’s not me,” he says. Yet their wedding was hauntingly beautiful and quixotic.
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