Bloom Archives
Darryl Smith
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Feature Story: Eva Kor of Terre Haute — A Holocaust Survivor Who Believes in Forgiveness (Video)
BY NANCY HILLER On a Saturday this past June, Bloom writer Nancy Hiller and photographer Darryl Smith went to Terre Haute, Indiana, to meet…
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O’Child Is Back in Business as Customer Buys Store
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Local first-time mother Ali Etnier Sears looked forward to shopping at O’Child Boutique after the birth of her daughter, Emery,…
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The 2015 Trashion Refashion Show (Photo Gallery)
“Art,” said futurist Marshall McLuhan, “is anything you can get away with.” That may be true for fashion as well. Witness these fashions from…
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Kid City: A Day Camp Experience that Can Inform a Lifetime
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Katie Stoker remembers outdoor field trips the most — traipsing around state parks, taking in nature centers. Being a foodie, she…
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Robert Meitus: Lawyer-Musician
BY MIKE LEONARD It’s a typical day at the office, which means Robert Meitus is a little disgusted and not surprised in the least.…
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How Yoga Got Its Start Years Ago at the YMCA
BY CARMEN SIERING In Bloomington, where there seems to be a yoga studio on every block and yoga pants are de rigueur, it’s hard…
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AsaBela Studio: Taking Fitness to New Heights (Photo Gallery and Video)
‘Pull yourself up and flip over!’ BY HARLEY WILTSEY Aerial fitness instructor Kristina Downs coaches a student through daring new moves, twisting and spinning…
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Piccoli Dolci: Authentic Italian Sweets Made Right Here in B-town (Photo Gallery)
BY KELLY KENDALL Maria Carlassare can whip up confections that set mouths watering: a tart of fresh preserves nestled in buttery Italian shortbread, say,…
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Cleaning up After a Murder of Crows (Photo Gallery)
Every day at sunset during the winter, thousands of crows fill the sky over Bloomington. They descend, primary over the downtown, finding branches, wires,…