Bloom Archives
Category: Our Town
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Lynn Coyne: Community Leader
BY MIKE LEONARD Lynn Coyne can pinpoint a transformational day in his life in the summer of 1958. He was 14 years old, and…
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Anke Birkenmaier: Latin America Scholar
BY CARMEN SIERING Anke Birkenmaier, who was named director of the Indiana University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies in July, laughs when…
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Mary Catherine Carmichael: Communicator
BY BARB BERGGOETZ As the public face of new Mayor John Hamilton’s administration, Mary Catherine Carmichael is front and center in all the goings-on.…
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Kenneth L. Roberson: Choreographer
BY JEREMY SHERE Growing up in Thomson, Georgia, in the 1960s, Kenneth L. Roberson had dreams of dancing on Broadway. But finding little opportunity…
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Tony Alongi: Bloomingfoods General Manager
BY MIKE LEONARD Tony Alongi laughs and says maybe it was just luck that he found himself in the right place at the right…
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Jim Keplinger: Comic Book Writer
BY PAUL BICKLEY When Donald Griffin Jr. and Tim Ballard began Off Campus Housing Agency (OCHA), they focused their marketing efforts on developing a…
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Edwardo Rhodes: Cake Maker
BY NANCY HILLER When City of Bloomington staffer Nancy Hiestand retired at the end of July, friends and colleagues presented her with a cake…
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Lara Lynn Weaver: Activist and Musician
BY CAIRRIL MILLS Lara Lynn Weaver faced a life crisis as she approached her 45th birthday. She felt obsessed with the material world. “It…
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Colin McClain: Tattoo Artist
BY JEREMY SHERE Among the handful of tattoo parlors in Bloomington, one — Time and Tide Tattoo — stands out, thanks largely to founder…