Category: Community

Father and Son Team Launch Health Products for Gamers

A deeply competitive and spectator-driven world has developed within video game culture over the past two decades.

‘Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington,’ And So Does Artist Winnie King

“I’ve come a long, long way from crumpled-up, notebook-paper comics doodled in the back of an elementary school classroom,” says Bloomington artist Winnie King, 23, who was recently commissioned to illustrate the children’s book Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington, a fundraising project for the health care of Charlie, Bloomington’s resident macaw.

Bloomington: Dog-Friendliest Town in the Entire Universe!

Bloomington is a dog’s town, and our love for our four-legged family members is reflected in the myriad of local organizations, businesses, and services that help them lead their happiest lives.

L. Jon Wertheim: From BHSN to 60 Minutes & Sports Illustrated

While he hasn’t lived in Bloomington since leaving for college in 1989, L. Jon Wertheim says he feels an attachment to his hometown, a place where he saw a lot of examples of success.

B-Town to Welcome Afghan Evacuees In Their Most Desperate Time of Need

For nine days in early September, Elizabeth Cullen Dunn distributed toothpaste, towels, diapers, and shampoo to Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul to Camp Atterbury, the National Guard training post north of Columbus, Indiana.

The B-Town Piano Project: Fun with Art and Music

u may have spotted exuberantly decorated pianos popping up around town—at Artisan Alley, Soma Coffee House and Juice Bar on East 3rd Street, and the Village Pub, to name a few places.

REVIEW: ‘Come Sit With Me’

The subjects of many of the poems, essays, and plays in Gladys DeVane’s inspiring new collection, Come Sit with Me: Life in Poetry, Prose and Plays (Jewell Jordan Publishing), are risk-taking, crusading women.

Zietlow To Be Honored At Rotary Toast

Community activist Charlotte Zietlow has been a vital part of Bloomington since moving here in 1964 with her late husband, Paul. In recognition of her years of service, the three Bloomington Rotary clubs have selected Zietlow as their honoree at the seventh annual Bloomington Rotary Toast.

Lark Ranch: A Fall Family-Day Getaway

or years, Indianapolis-based attorney Matt Lark was asked to conduct school field trips to his family farm in Loogootee, Indiana. After a while, he saw the potential for something more.

IU Credit Union Celebrates 65 Years of Service

David Sipes believes “We started a credit union and created a community” is more than just a tag line—it’s how IU Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative, has grown in the past 65 years.

Ten Questions for Lucy The Famous Service Dog

Lucy, a white Lab service dog, has been probably the most recognizable canine in town as the constant companion of Adria Nassim, whose popular column in The Herald-Times deals with autism and disability-related issues.

‘It Takes a Village’ to Protect B-town’s Only Water Source

The City of Bloomington has one source of drinking water for its roughly 84,000 inhabitants: The reservoir of Lake Monroe, about 20 miles south of downtown. At 17 square miles, it’s Indiana’s largest man-made lake, but it’s an essential—and fragile—resource.

Monroe County Public Library Adds iPads, Mobile Video Production Kits to Library of Things

The Library of Things at the Monroe County Public Library has expanded to include iPads and Mobile Video Production Kits.

Big Changes for the Public Library Outlined in 3-Year Strategic Plan

Input from the community and service to the community are the forces driving the Monroe County Public Library’s new three-year strategic plan.

What’s to Become of The Old Hospital Site?

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton calls the City’s plan to redevelop the current site of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital “a once- in-a-century opportunity for our community to re-imagine our future.”

Nashville House Re-Opens, And Still a Family Business

For decades, The Nashville House drew daily crowds for its fried chicken, biscuits, and apple butter.

Local Attorneys Donate Video Devices to Bell Trace Residents

Betsy Greene’s mother, Beth Van Vorst Gray, lived at Bell Trace Senior Living Community with her husband, Ralph Gray, and died in February, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Review: ‘Minister’s Daughter: One Life, Many Lives’

Many Bloomingtonians will recognize the name Charlotte Zietlow, which is engraved on the local justice center, but may not have met the woman who bears it.

Help Save ‘The Ryder!’

When Peter LoPilato launched The Ryder on April Fool’s Day 1979, it was part of a wave of Bloomington- based alternative magazines.

Dogs on the Job: The Ultimate Greeters

Imagine having a co-worker in your office that greets every customer happily, has passersby stopping in just to say hi, and listens sympathetically to everything you have to say. A pipe dream? Not when you bring your dog to work.

Father and Son Team Launch Health Products for Gamers

by Sophie Bird | Jan 7, 2022 | Community | 0

A deeply competitive and spectator-driven world has developed within video game culture over the past two decades.

‘Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington,’ And So Does Artist Winnie King

by Sophie Bird | Jan 3, 2022 | Community | 0

Bloomington: Dog-Friendliest Town in the Entire Universe!

by Sophie Bird | Dec 30, 2021 | Community, Our Town | 0

Bloomington is a dog’s town, and our love for our four-legged family members is reflected in the myriad of local organizations, businesses, and services that help them lead their happiest lives.

L. Jon Wertheim: From BHSN to 60 Minutes & Sports Illustrated

by Sophie Bird | Dec 28, 2021 | Community | 0

While he hasn’t lived in Bloomington since leaving for college in 1989, L. Jon Wertheim says he feels an attachment to his hometown, a place where he saw a lot of examples of success.

B-Town to Welcome Afghan Evacuees In Their Most Desperate Time of Need

by Sophie Bird | Dec 23, 2021 | Community | 0

Category: Community

Pin It on Pinterest