Bloom Archives
Tag: City of Bloomington
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Under the Weather: How Climate Change is Messing with Monroe County
Indiana’s seasons aren’t quite what they used to be. Wet springs that lead to floods are often followed by summers with dangerously high temperatures.…
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Accessibility for All Is Goal of Local Council
Fourteen years ago, Katie Herron took a walk through her east-side neighborhood with her then 4-year-old son, Ben, who has a physical disability and…
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Stop, Drop, and Give Me Ten! Fire Department Offers Free Workouts (Stop Gallery)
This summer, the City of Bloomington and the Bloomington Fire Department (BFD) are once again offering residents a chance to get in a free…
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Monster House Press: A Nontraditional Publisher
Monster House Press (MHP) has been self-described by founder Richard Wehrenberg as an “amorphous mass.”
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Toddlers & Seniors Learn Together at Jill’s House
Every weekday morning, small groups of preschoolers at Jill’s House Intergenerational Preschool take field trips from their lower-level classrooms up to the first-floor common…
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Bloomington’s Black Leaders of Tomorrow
To choose Bloomington’s black leaders of tomorrow, Bloom was looking for students who are outstanding in scholarship, the arts, or other fields; who are…
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City Wraps up Bicentennial Year With New Trails, Swag, and Party
Bloomington is capping its bicentennial year by initiating a plan to build new trails for recreation and transportation.
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How State Government Restricts What City of Bloomington Can Do
State legislators may squawk about federal government overreach, but most states, including Indiana, have their own “home rule” laws enabling them to snatch powers…
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For Bargains Galore, Hoosier to Hoosier Sale Aug. 18
BY BARB BERGGOETZ It could be called a garage sale extraordinaire. On Saturday, August 18, the ninth annual Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale will…