Bloom Magazine
Category: Home/Family
Interior design inspiration, home improvement, gardening, parenting, and family life stories for Bloomington households.
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From Horrors to a New Life: A Bloomington Success Story Because the U.S. Took In Vietnamese Refugees
BY MIKE LEONARD For 18 years, clients have patronized The Nail Studio on South College Mall Road and most have…
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Threshold Choir Comforts Those at the End of Life (Video)
BY JENNIFER LEONARD When Melanie Ann Turner first heard about the Threshold Choir from Janiece Jaffe, a local jazz vocalist…
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New Hope Early Childhood Center Helping Families Without a Home
BY CARMEN SIERING New Hope for Families opened in July 2011, offering shelter and resources to families facing homelessness. Executive…
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Siosi Design + Build: Life Partners Blend Their Skills (Photo Gallery)
BY NANCY HILLER Furniture makers Ivy Siosi and Audim Culver are partners in life and work. The two women, both…
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Ivy Tech Expansion Means More Opportunities for Local Students
BY JEREMY SHERE Phase II of the Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington main campus expansion is nearing completion. Students, faculty, and…
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New Initiative Seeks to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
BY CAIRRIL MILLS In many places throughout the world, going shopping means taking along a bag or basket to bring purchases home.…
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Hugs Urban Farm Will Turn Your Backyard Into a Growth Business
BY JULIE GRAY Nate Dodson, 32, who founded Hugs Urban Farm with his wife, Michelle, 30, admits he can’t remember…
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Feature Story: Homes Where Artists Live & Work (Photo Gallery)
BY NANCY HILLER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENDALL REEVES Art may indeed be its own reward, but still it’s nice to have…
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Local Gardener Creates Colorful Prairie Garden (Plant List)
BY MOYA ANDREWS In 1992, Monroe County resident Phyllis Schwitzer attended a lecture sponsored by the Indiana Native Plant and…
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Rustic Modern: Formal Is Out, Livability Is In
BY KAREN HOWE FERNANDEZ “Rustic modern” (or “modern rustic”) is the term often used to describe not only a style…
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