Bloom Archives
Craig Coley
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L. Julius Hanks II MCCSC Coordinator of Diversity Opportunities
On a wall in his office at the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC), L. Julius Hanks II has a picture of the Bloomington…
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The Trials LGBTQ+ Groups Face With Booth at Monroe County Fair
Vandals scrawled anti-gay insults on their booth. Parents pulled children away from their rainbow stickers. A woman told them they were all going to…
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County History Includes Whiskey Barrel Mystery and an Auction (PHOTO GALLERY)
On June 22–23, 1818, in the first public sale of real estate in the newly formed Monroe County, commissioners sold parcels of land by…
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Bloom Wins 15 Journalism Awards, Abrams Honored
Bloom Magazine staff and contributors earned 14 Best of the Best Indiana Journalism awards, presented by the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional…
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Bloomington Rotary Celebrates Centennial
As Bloomington and Monroe County mark their bicentennial year, Bloomington Rotary Club is marking a significant anniversary of its own—100 years as a local…
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Tree Project Puts Down Roots for B-town’s Next 200 Years
In 1984, Bloomington was the first city in Indiana to receive the Tree City USA designation given by the Arbor Day Foundation, an honor…
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Nonprofit Aims to Create More Affordable Housing in B-town
South Central Indiana Housing Opportunities (SCIHO) is working to make housing more affordable for renters who pay above-average rents while earning below-average wages. Executive…
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Positive Link Primary Care Clinic Offers Hope for Slowing HIV/AIDS Infection
For the first time in the 17 years that Jill Stowers has been working in the field, she has hope of slowing the spread…
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Hear Great Music the Way it Was at Bloomington Early Music Festival
Bach and his contemporaries would be surprised if they were to attend modern concerts of their works. The baroque style of performance was different,…