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Tag: Nancy Hiller
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âBloomington: Remember Whenâ WTIU Special to Air August 26
BY NANCY HILLER If you could watch a time-lapse film of Bloomington since the townâs founding in 1818, you would see houses, banks, cafĂ©s,…
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Old-House Expo & Cake Contest Set for May 11 at Showers Atrium
BY LISA ELAINE HELD The Monroe County Courthouse, built in 1908, is a point of pride in Bloomington. With its limestone columns, clock tower,…
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Big Love for Small Houses
BY NANCY HILLER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE Small houses are in vogue. Google âsmall house trendâ and youâll discover page after page of stories…
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Lustron Homes: Relics of Post-World War II America
BY NANCY HILLER Bloomington can boast a wide variety of Midcentury Modern architecture, from modest single-story ranches to slick tri-levels with cantilevered porches. But…
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The Story of CATS Community Access TV Services
BY NANCY HILLER Since 1974âfive years before C-SPAN got its startâBloomingtonâs Community Access Television Services (CATS) has been telecasting live coverage of local government…
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Nick McGill: An Artist Who Loves Old Things and Cacti
BY NANCY HILLER In his luxuriant garden of sunflowers, fennel, and bee balm, Nick McGill wears a protective helmet as he welds salvaged machine…
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A Farm Where the Water Buffalo Roam
BY NANCY HILLER Meet Buffy, Ginger, Nilla, Sassy, Blanca, and Bella. Judging by their names, the girls in this list might be characters in…
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George Huntington: Bloomingfoodâs GM
BY NANCY HILLER In George Huntingtonâs family, community service is a tradition. Great-grandfather John Homer Huntington was a member of the city council that…
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For State History Buffs: A Magazine to Savor
BY NANCY HILLER Have you ever wished for a way to peer into Hoosier history and glimpse what daily life was like a century…