Bloom Magazine
Category: Home/Family
Interior design inspiration, home improvement, gardening, parenting, and family life stories for Bloomington households.
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IU Media School Launches GirlPowered! Gaming Camp
BY ERIN HOLLINDEN With its first GirlPowered! gaming camp in June, The Media School at Indiana University launched a local…
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A Moving Ceremony in Korea Honors Brother Killed in Action Decades Ago
BY CARMEN SIERING When Brenda Lott was 6 years old, she learned that her brother, Cpl. Daniel Dulin, had been…
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You Can “Test-Drive” Assisted Living In a Bell Trace Transitional Apartment
BY CARMEN SIERING Moving into an assisted living community can be a big decision, but since 2014, Bell Trace Senior…
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Carrie Shahbahrami Recognized for Bringing Project Lifesaver to Town
BY CAIRRIL MILLS It was a dark and cold February night in 2012 when Carrie Shahbahrami’s then three-year-old daughter, Sophie,…
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Builder Community & Habitat Unite to Give Low-Income Families New Homes
In June, the Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz constructed homes for three families in the Trail View Neighborhood, located northwest…
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Local Farmers Saving Monarchs and Offer Kits So You Can, Too!
BY JULIE GRAY Sean and Denise Breeden-Ost, owners of Getty’s Creek Farm, have long sold mushrooms and vegetables at the…
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Maple Valley Farm’s Harvest Partners: An Innovative Food Distribution Model (Photo Gallery)
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In January, Larry and Tina Howard, owners of Maple Valley Farm, created what they call a revolutionary…
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Rawhide Ranch: An Old West Experience in Nashville, Indiana (Photo Gallery)
BY PETER DORFMAN Those looking for a little adventure might be interested in experiencing a Westernthemed getaway in a rustic,…
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Kids (and Adults) Can Learn About ‘Your Amazing Brain!’ at WonderLab Exhibition
BY SOPHIE BIRD Eight years of planning have gone into the creation of “Your Amazing Brain!” the latest exhibition at…
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Jill Bolte Taylor Bids Farewell to Her Beloved Mother, G.G.
In 1996, at the age of 37, Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, experienced a massive stroke. She documented her…
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