Bloom Archives
Christine Fernando
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Bloomington Volunteer Network: Making Connections for 40 Years
Next year is a big one for the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network (CBVN). In August, after 19 years as assistant coordinator, Lucy Schaich…
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Asian Culture Center Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago, as an IU student, Ellen Wu watched the ribbon-cutting marking the opening of the Indiana University Asian 
Culture Center (ACC).
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Local Student Fishing Club Growing and Competing
When Bloomington High School South juniors Colby Reed and Jenna Albertson, both 17, began fishing at age 10, they didn’t expect their angling ambitions…
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Benefit Concert Celebrates Stone Belt’s 60 Years of Service
Sixty years ago, Stone Belt was based in a church basement and raising funds through chili suppers and yard sales. Today, fundraising for Stone…
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Local DJ Maddog Hits High Seas with Kesha (Photo Gallery)
Although Madison True has been a professional DJ for just a little more than three years, she’s been spinning 90’s-inspired dance beats since first…
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Lumiere Ball To Shine Light On Mental Health
After 22 years in the hair industry, Bridgett DiVohl, owner of Royale Hair Parlor, finds she now has time to pursue passion projects that…
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New Exhibit at Waldron — How Mexican Workers Aided the U.S. in WWII
As American men were heading to the frontlines during World War II, Mexican braceros, or “manual laborers,” were heading to the United States to…
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Delinquent Gallery—A Place for Lowbrow Art
Movie monsters and robots replace portraits and landscapes at Bloomington’s latest addition to the art scene. That’s because Delinquent Gallery co-owners Chris McVillain and…
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Jerry Smith: An Artist of Many Mediums
Until he was nearly 30, Jerry Smith had never painted, but he wondered what it would be like to be an artist. “I just…