Bloom Archives
Lee Ann Sandweiss
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Melanie Castillo-Cullather: Director, Asian Culture Center
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Arriving in Bloomington in 1993, Melanie Castillo-Cullather was a disoriented newcomer and a newlywed with a serious case of culture…
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Homes & Gardens Issue: Made to Order
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE In a perfect world, we would all live in our dream homes with every space and…
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Rebecca & Me: First You Have to Find It
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Location is not everything. Set back from the road at 333 S. Lincoln St. is the easy-to-miss shop Rebecca &…
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B-town Essayists Pen Book on Historic Preservation in Indiana
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Controversies over historic preservation regularly make the news, in Bloomington and throughout Indiana. A new book of essays from Indiana…
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Bloom Wins Awards in the SPJ’s Best of Indiana Journalism Contest
Bloom won 16 Society of Professional Journalists “Best in Indiana Journalism” awards in all, including three first-place honors, seven second-place, four third-place, and two honorable…
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Andrew Davis for Women: Selling High-End Lines
LEE ANN SANDWEISS Women’s fashions come in two flavors — the inexpensive wear-it-for-a season item or the high-end investment piece that becomes a wardrobe…
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Lose a Job, Start a Company: The Frangipani Body Products Story
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS When Tracy Land was downsized out of her IT job in 2009, she didn’t see it as the end of…
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Wedding Guide 2014
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Weddings are as individual as fingerprints because of the special touches the bride and groom and their families give each…
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Christine Matheu: Architect
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Everyone in Bloomington is familiar with architect Christine Matheu’s work, though many may not realize it. Showers Plaza, Buskirk-Chumley Theater,…