Bloom Magazine
Category: Home/Family
Interior design inspiration, home improvement, gardening, parenting, and family life stories for Bloomington households.
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Lee Supply Brings Heat to Low-Income Homes
BY KELLY KENDALL When a serious Indiana chill sets in, most people don’t think twice about turning the thermostat up…
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Feature Story: Homes Where Dreams Have Been Born Again
BY NANCY HILLER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE Many of us would give our eyeteeth for the chance to make our…
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A Forever Friendship Forged at Big Brothers Big Sisters
BY CARMEN HUFF When they met 10 years ago, Corey Cannon, a volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of South…
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Harmony School to Celebrate 40 Years in True Harmony Style
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Harmony School opened in 1974 with four high school students in an old house at 318 N.…
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Dry Stone Masonry: An Age-Old Craft Still Practiced
BY NANCY R. HILLER Bart Hammond was 20,000 feet in the air when the decidedly down-to-earth art of dry stone…
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For the Love of Teeth and Skulls: Bringing Them into the Classroom
BY JEREMY SHERE The skulls are waiting when the students arrive: tiny cat skulls, fearsome-looking hyena skulls, blocky horse skulls,…
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Bridges: A Program for Kids Promotes Love of Languages
BY CARMEN SIERING Growing up in Macedonia, Vesna Dimitrieska began learning English at age 11. “I loved the very first…
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Bloomington Garden Club Celebrates Two Big ‘Birthdays’
BY JANET MANDELSTAM This is a banner year for the Bloomington Garden Club. It’s the 75th anniversary of the club’s…
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May Pet of the Month Contest Winner (Photo Gallery)
1. What is your name and what is your breed (if applicable)? My name is Roxy and I’m a Chocolate…
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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…
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