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Cover Story: The Remarkable Rise of Chancellor Jennie Vaughan
Chancellor Jennie Vaughan (second from left) with international students (l-r) Meshach Sears, Monica Cerezo, and Chen Zhang. Photo by Shannon Zahnle BY ELISABETH ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE...
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Hand Signal Was Police Officer’s Acknowledgement of His Membership in...
A drawback to social media that most people tend to agree upon is that bad information can be disseminated quickly and once it’s out there, it’s hard to rein in. A CNN iReport this week from a “citizen...
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Harmony School to Celebrate 40 Years in True Harmony Style
Children play kickball outside of Harmony School. Photo by Adam Reynolds BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Harmony School opened in 1974 with four high school students in an old house at 318 N. Grant St. The...
View Article‘The Birthday Feast’: An Original B-town Musical for Kids and Their Parents
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “Mama says to me, ‘My dear daughter, your body is made out of food and water.’” Eleven-year-old Maddie sings this line in The Birthday Feast, Cardinal Stage Company’s first-ever...
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Charles Reafsnyder: Internationalist
Charles Reafsnyder. Photo by Jim Krause BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Charles Reafsnyder officially retired from Indiana University this year, but the Ebola crisis in Liberia brought him straight back to work....
View ArticleNathan Foxton: A Young Experimental Painter (Photo Gallery)
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Nathan Foxton’s paintings don’t fit neatly into a category like impressionism or realism or abstract art. His goal, he explains, is to synthesize multiple styles and approaches to...
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Feature Story: ‘The American Spectator’ Born and Bred in Bloomington
“The Alternative” (later known as “The American Spectator”) writers and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members (l-r) Bob Tyrrell; Kent Owen; Steve Tesich; Steve Smith; and Alan Sommers, who recently retired...
View ArticleKaia Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Concert, CD & Road Trips
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS For 10 years, the all-women a cappella group Kaia has performed what founder Cairril Adaire describes as “a dizzying range of material, from the raucous to the sublime.” Singing in...
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Cover Story: Risking Their Lives for Justice — 4 Stories of Courage at the...
David and Susan Williams of the Center for Constitutional Democracy. Photo by Tyagan Miller BY ELISABETH ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY TYAGAN MILLER From their headquarters in an old house on East 3rd...
View ArticleThe Science of Love Is IU Prof’s Specialty
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “My goal is to get people to take seriously the science of love,” says Justin Garcia, an assistant professor of gender studies at Indiana University and director of education and...
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Feature Story: Guarding FDR — Secret Service Agent Val Nolan Jr. (Video)
Val Nolan Jr., center, guarding the left side of FDR’s car during a 1942 tour of a shipbuilding facility. Courtesy photo EDITED BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Val Nolan Jr. was known to the Bloomington community...
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Cover Story: Homes for Aging in Place (Photo Gallery)
The Colman home showcases the skills of its original owner, master limestone carver Harry Donato. Photo by Kendall Reeves As more residents retire and as aging “Bloomerangs” return to the town they...
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (Cover Story)
Pausing for a kiss on the B-Line Trail. Photo by Ivona Hedin BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing...
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Little 500 – Then & Now
Little Five’s humble beginnings. Photo courtesy of the Indiana University Student Foundation In anticipation of Indiana University’s annual Little 500 bicycle races this weekend, we bring back this...
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: ‘The American Spectator’ Born and Bred in Bloomington
“The Alternative” (later known as “The American Spectator”) writers and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members (l-r) Bob Tyrrell; Kent Owen; Steve Tesich; Steve Smith; and Alan Sommers, who recently retired...
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A Beauty Well-Preserved on 1st Street
The Colman home showcases the skills of its original owner, master limestone carver Harry Donato. The Spanish Colonial façade and the hand-carved fireplace date to 1928. by ELISABETH...
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