Bloom Magazine
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The culture and lifestyle magazine for and about Bloomington, Indiana.
WTIU will distribute 'The Nutcracker' nationally this year, giving viewers an insider's look into the performances. For more information, find a copy of Bloom's latest issue! Visit magbloom.com/get-a-copy/.
By Paul Bickley
Photo courtesy of the IU Jacobs School of Music
By Paul Bickley
Photo courtesy of the IU Jacobs School of Music
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
WTIU will distribute 'The Nutcracker' nationally this year, giving viewers an insider's look into the performances. For more information, find a copy of Bloom's latest issue! Visit magbloom.com/get-a-copy/.
By Paul Bickley
Photo courtesy of the IU Jacobs School of Music
By Paul Bickley
Photo courtesy of the IU Jacobs School of Music
To fill the gap in food access on weekends, Help Ourselves Mutual Aid serves free meals to unhoused community members in Seminary Park on Sundays. Read more by clicking the link in our bio, or by visiting magbloom.com.
Story and photos by Lily Marks
Story and photos by Lily Marks
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To fill the gap in food access on weekends, Help Ourselves Mutual Aid serves free meals to unhoused community members in Seminary Park on Sundays. Read more by clicking the link in our bio, or by visiting magbloom.com.
Story and photos by Lily Marks
Story and photos by Lily Marks
Your microbiome is an internal ecosystem shaped by your diet, lifestyle, and home environment, and it is as unique as your fingerprint. Read more about how you can help researchers map the human microbiome at magbloom.com.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Your microbiome is an internal ecosystem shaped by your diet, lifestyle, and home environment, and it is as unique as your fingerprint. Read more about how you can help researchers map the human microbiome at magbloom.com.
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Seven new pieces of public art are on permanent display throughout the downtown area, sponsored by the City of Bloomington Arts Commission. See more in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
Story and photos by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
Story and photos by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Seven new pieces of public art are on permanent display throughout the downtown area, sponsored by the City of Bloomington Arts Commission. See more in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
Story and photos by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
Story and photos by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
Trent Deckard teaches how the comic book industry is full of stories and characters that can be applied to business and leadership concepts.
By Barb Berggoetz
Photo by Sara Slover
By Barb Berggoetz
Photo by Sara Slover
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trent Deckard teaches how the comic book industry is full of stories and characters that can be applied to business and leadership concepts.
By Barb Berggoetz
Photo by Sara Slover
By Barb Berggoetz
Photo by Sara Slover
Passionate chefs, husband and wife Nick and Kathy, have recently embarked on a four-year culinary odyssey: Every weekend, they are cooking the national dish of one of the world's 193 countries. This installment features Schnitzel, the national dish of Austria. Visit magbloom.com.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Passionate chefs, husband and wife Nick and Kathy, have recently embarked on a four-year culinary odyssey: Every weekend, they are cooking the national dish of one of the world's 193 countries. This installment features Schnitzel, the national dish of Austria. Visit magbloom.com.
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Artist Paul Smedberg skews familiar approaches, expands their capacities, and creates unintended results that both challenge and delight. See Smedberg's art in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
By Aaron Cohen
Photo by Morgan Kraemer
By Aaron Cohen
Photo by Morgan Kraemer
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Artist Paul Smedberg skews familiar approaches, expands their capacities, and creates unintended results that both challenge and delight. See Smedberg's art in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
By Aaron Cohen
Photo by Morgan Kraemer
By Aaron Cohen
Photo by Morgan Kraemer
ONE15 Lofts will feature 11-foot ceilings, outdoor balconies, large closets, on-site parking, and a two-story restaurant from father-and-son owners of The Uptown Cafe, Galen and Michael Cassady. The condos will start at $780,000. Read more at magbloom.com.
By Sophie Bird Murphy
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By Sophie Bird Murphy
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November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ONE15 Lofts will feature 11-foot ceilings, outdoor balconies, large closets, on-site parking, and a two-story restaurant from father-and-son owners of The Uptown Cafe, Galen and Michael Cassady. The condos will start at $780,000. Read more at magbloom.com.
By Sophie Bird Murphy
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By Sophie Bird Murphy
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In his guest column, Palliative Care Physician Robert Stone asserts the importance—and power—of vaccines. Read the full column in our latest issue at magbloom.com.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In his guest column, Palliative Care Physician Robert Stone asserts the importance—and power—of vaccines. Read the full column in our latest issue at magbloom.com.
Despite being the first-year IU men's basketball coach with a team that started from scratch, Darian DeVries says, "We've felt very comfortable here." Read more about DeVries in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
By Jeremy Price
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By Jeremy Price
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November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Despite being the first-year IU men's basketball coach with a team that started from scratch, Darian DeVries says, "We've felt very comfortable here." Read more about DeVries in Bloom's October/November issue. Visit magbloom.com.
By Jeremy Price
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By Jeremy Price
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Bloom Founder Malcolm Abrams and Executive Publisher Cassaundra Huskey are featured on the Mind Yo' Business podcast with Andrew Lambert! Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/MYL_BLOOM_MAGAZINE
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bloom Founder Malcolm Abrams and Executive Publisher Cassaundra Huskey are featured on the Mind Yo' Business podcast with Andrew Lambert! Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/MYL_BLOOM_MAGAZINE
Since Exodus Refugee Bloomington opened in 2022, it has helped about 500 refugees settle in our area. In 2025, Bloomington only welcomed one. Read more at magbloom.com.
By Susan M. Brackney
Photo by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
By Susan M. Brackney
Photo by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Since Exodus Refugee Bloomington opened in 2022, it has helped about 500 refugees settle in our area. In 2025, Bloomington only welcomed one. Read more at magbloom.com.
By Susan M. Brackney
Photo by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
By Susan M. Brackney
Photo by @rodneymargison.bsky.social
Read Adria's full column in Bloom's newest issue. Click the link in our bio.
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Read Adria's full column in Bloom's newest issue. Click the link in our bio.
Do you know what's scary? Not reading Bloom! Keep those Halloween horrors away by finding a copy. Visit magbloom.com/get-a-copy. #magbloom
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Do you know what's scary? Not reading Bloom! Keep those Halloween horrors away by finding a copy. Visit magbloom.com/get-a-copy. #magbloom
Since 1995, WFHB-FM has provided an open forum for young people to share their voices and as a training ground for broadcast journalism. Read all about Youth Radio in Bloom's October/November issue. Find a copy at magbloom.com/get-a-copy.
By Nanette Esseck Brewer
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By Nanette Esseck Brewer
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October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Since 1995, WFHB-FM has provided an open forum for young people to share their voices and as a training ground for broadcast journalism. Read all about Youth Radio in Bloom's October/November issue. Find a copy at magbloom.com/get-a-copy.
By Nanette Esseck Brewer
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By Nanette Esseck Brewer
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If you would like to see your home featured in Bloom's 20th annual Homes issue, email rodney@magbloom.com with details and photos. Big house, small house, any house, it doesn't matter as long as it's special.
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you would like to see your home featured in Bloom's 20th annual Homes issue, email rodney@magbloom.com with details and photos. Big house, small house, any house, it doesn't matter as long as it's special.
"The idea is that music comes from the soul," says "The Soul Kitchen" host William R. Morris Jr. Read all about the show in Bloom's newest issue. Click the link in our bio or visit magbloom.com.
By @RMargisonPhoto
Photo by Shannon Zahnle
By @RMargisonPhoto
Photo by Shannon Zahnle
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The idea is that music comes from the soul," says "The Soul Kitchen" host William R. Morris Jr. Read all about the show in Bloom's newest issue. Click the link in our bio or visit magbloom.com.
By @RMargisonPhoto
Photo by Shannon Zahnle
By @RMargisonPhoto
Photo by Shannon Zahnle
There are some 40 trillion microbial cells living inside each of us at any one time— the microbes found in our guts alone weigh about 1 pound. This ecosystem is known as one's microbiome, and you can help researchers map it! Learn more in Bloom's new issue. Visit magbloom.com.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There are some 40 trillion microbial cells living inside each of us at any one time— the microbes found in our guts alone weigh about 1 pound. This ecosystem is known as one's microbiome, and you can help researchers map it! Learn more in Bloom's new issue. Visit magbloom.com.
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Attention: Restaurateurs! Reserve an ad now to be top-of-mind when voting starts for Bloom's annual restaurant survey. Email ads@magbloom.com by October 30. All local restaurants get a discount!
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Attention: Restaurateurs! Reserve an ad now to be top-of-mind when voting starts for Bloom's annual restaurant survey. Email ads@magbloom.com by October 30. All local restaurants get a discount!
Don't miss your chance to advertise with the most affordable ad space in Bloom! Sign up by tomorrow. Email ads@magbloom.com.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don't miss your chance to advertise with the most affordable ad space in Bloom! Sign up by tomorrow. Email ads@magbloom.com.
Badknees owner Jim Beck turned his basement hobby, making custom T-shirts and buttons, into Badknees, a full-time screen-printing operation in 2019. Read the full story in Bloom's October/November issue, out now! Visit magbloom.com
By Aaron Cohen
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By Aaron Cohen
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October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Badknees owner Jim Beck turned his basement hobby, making custom T-shirts and buttons, into Badknees, a full-time screen-printing operation in 2019. Read the full story in Bloom's October/November issue, out now! Visit magbloom.com
By Aaron Cohen
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By Aaron Cohen
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The deadline is approaching to advertise in Look Good Feel Good! Email ads@magbloom to sign up.
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The deadline is approaching to advertise in Look Good Feel Good! Email ads@magbloom to sign up.