Bloom Archives
Lisa Orme
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Lola + Company: Fashions for All Ages
Customers of Bloomington boutique Lola + Company know if something is for sale in the store, it has owner Lisa Orme Richardson’s stamp of…
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Three Downtown Boutiques Just Off the Beaten Path
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Rebecca Carter designs her homey bungalow boutique, Rebecca & Me, so it’s like shopping at your girlfriend’s house. Linnell Schur draws customers to…
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Lola Rue: After 6 Years a Big Move Downtown
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Moving Lola Rue & Company from an area surrounded by high-end student apartments at the corner of West 10th Street…
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Lola Rue: The Home of 
Shabby Chic and Fancy Paint
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Since opening in 2008, Lola Rue & Company at 531 N. College has established itself as a go-to boutique for…
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Ellington’s Mercantile Open Saturdays, Selling Art (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Hope Ellington had a dream of getting together with a group of her artist friends and selling their art together.…