Table of Contents
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Editor’s Message: “How Do I Love Thee, Bloomington?”
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Guest Columnist: Support the Local News Fund and Own a Piece of Local History by Jill Bond
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Up Front
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The Big Picture: “Future Firefighter?”
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Kayla Holman: Barber for Special Kids
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Jay Baer: Marketing Guru
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Ron Remak: Good Citizen
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A Most Unusual Exhibit Now On At Pictura Gallery in FAR Center
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The Accrete Art Collective: Pop-Up Shows Around Town
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Forrest Means: Versatile Trumpeter Releases First Solo CD
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Marci Wease: ‘Junk Artist’
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The ‘Silver Strings’ Ensemble Dulcimer Players at Bell Trace
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How Art Can Soothe A Broken Heart
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A Kids’ Book About the Black Cook Who Developed Modern Ice Cream
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The Children of Late Artist Harold Zisla Dedicated to Finding Homes for His Art
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Review: Yes, I Love to Eat!
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In Summer, a Light Wine Hits the Spot (Bloomington & Vine)
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Taxman Brewery: Maker of Belgian Style Ales (Tapped Into Bloomington)
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For the Love of Bartending: Austin Hanebutt at Dunnkirk Library
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Come September—It’s Everything IU!
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Fire Department’s New EMT Service Helping the Elderly and Saving Lives
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Luddy Students Developing App to Help Young Adults with Autism to Get Around (Autism & Disability Journal)
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Embrace Wellness Clinic: Offering Intravenous Nutritional Therapy
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All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center Offers Diapers, Adoption, Abortion & More
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Jigsawdio: A Memory Puzzle to Help Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
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IU’s Women’s Study Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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There’s a New Worm in Town And It Can Wreck Your Garden (Citizen Scientist)
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Check It Out! MCPL Southwest Branch Now Open
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Malembe Rise: Training Youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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IU: A Leader in Cybersecurity Research: A More Pressing Need Than Years Ago
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UpSkill: Helping Teenagers Get Real-World Experience
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Mayor-to-Be Kerry Thomson On the Future of Bloomington’s Downtown
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New Jewish Culture Center for IU: First of Its Kind at Public University
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The Late Judge Viola J. Taliaferro: In Her Own Words
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Dogs and B-towners Made It Through Pandemic Together
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City of Bloomington Capital Improvements: A Nonprofit to Support Arts, Tech, Housing
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Blooms Are Blossoming All Over
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WestGate@Crane Tech Park: High-Paying Jobs Coming in Semiconductor Industry
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Where You Can Get That Regrettable Tattoo Removed
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Dilapidated Hensonburg School Is New Home of VET Engineering
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How Will ChatGPT Impact Your Kids’ Education?
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There’s No Place Like Bloomington
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