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Darian DeVries—IU Basketball Coach

Despite being the first-year IU men’s basketball coach with a team that started from scratch, Darian DeVries says, “We’ve felt very comfortable.” Courtesy photo by Jeremy Price Darian DeVries is still new here. The first-year...

Noach Lawrence—Rabbi

After working in law and politics, Rabbi Noach Lawrence decided to attend rabbinical school to education people on what wish texts say about the ethics of how people treat each other. Photo by Morgan Kraemer By Kristen Senz...

Bloomington: Dog-Friendliest Town in the Entire Universe!

Bloomington is a dog’s town, and our love for our four-legged family members is reflected in the myriad of local organizations, businesses, and services that help them lead their happiest lives.

John Armstrong: Filmmaker

Growing up in Brownsburg, Indiana, John Armstrong loved music and musical theater but never imagined he could grow up to do them as a job—at least not here in the Midwest.

Michelle Gilchrist: Bloomington Health Foundation President

Bloomington Health Foundation President Michelle Gilchrist says her first few weeks on the job were spent meeting people and learning about the health care issues facing the community. It’s something she had been looking forward to since she read the job description.

Joani Stalcup: Monroe County Coroner

Joani Stalcup was an emergency medical technician in Owen County in 2004 when the newly elected coroner asked her to become one of his deputies.

Dave Askins: Journalist

Dave Askins became a journalist by accident. But his online news site, The B Square Bulletin (bsquarebulletin. com), has become an essential resource for Bloomingtonians who follow city government.

Iuri Santos: Rasta Pops Man

In Brazil, where Iuri Santos grew up, ice pops—picole in his native Portuguese—are popular street treats.

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.

Dr. Roxanne Rajaii: Dermatologist

When Roxanne Rajaii was a senior at Bloomington High School South, she had a strong sense of the career and life she wanted.

Jeremy Hogan: Photographer

Jeremy Hogan is best known as a photographer for The Herald-Times, where he worked for nearly 22 years.

Wesley Alexander: TV Casting Director

Wesley Alexander had an epiphany while working on a feature at Esquire magazine a few years ago. “The story was about men’s suits,” he recalls. “I saw that all the models were blond, and I said, ‘Where is the diversity in this photo shoot?’”

Lemuel Watson: Anti-Racism Leader

Lemuel Watson feels like everything is coming full circle for him. Last year, he left his position as dean of Indiana University’s School of Education to accept two other roles at IU.

Tyler & Justus Kelley: Making Wishes Come True

Tyler and Justus Kelley connected through a constellation of wishes—their own, as well as those they make happen for others.

Sara Wittmeyer: News Bureau Chief, WFIU/WTIU

Sara Wittmeyer accepted the job of news bureau chief of WFIU-FM/WTIU-TV 11 years ago.

Jeremy Price: Sportswriter

During the 19 years that The Herald-Times reporter Jeremy Price has covered Bloomington sports, he’s chronicled the ups and downs of high school and college athletics and seen his share of upheavals at the paper—changes in staff, ownership, and the profession of journalism.

Monika Herzig: Jazz Musician & Educator

Jazz has always welcomed female vocalists, but instrumentalists like Monika Herzig struggle for recognition.

Michelle Moyd: Historian

Before she moved to Bloomington in 2008, Michelle Moyd, the Ruth N. Halls associate professor in the Indiana University Department of History and the associate director of the IU Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, moved around. A lot.

Brad Kimmel: New Head of WFIU & WTIU

Brad Kimmel says he has long been drawn to mission-oriented public media, and “everything lined up” when he was offered the job of executive director at Indiana University Radio and Television Services, which includes WFIU Public Radio and WTIU Public Television.

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