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How You Can Share Your Time and Talent with ONE Community to Serve These 6 Organizations
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The City of Bloomington’s Volunteer Network has created a new initiative, called ONE Community, to change how people serve nonprofits in Bloomington. A collaboration between the city and six organizations on the northwest side of Bloomington, the initiative focuses on a shared vision of creating healthy, asset-rich, success-ready individuals, families, and youth. Click here to watch videos of each of the six organizations.
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A Cardinal Stage Spring Subscription — a Gift So Good, You Might Want One for Yourself!
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What could be better than giving the gift of live theater? Cardinal Stage Spring Subscriptions are the perfect gift for anyone on your list. But the benefits are so plentiful and so good, you’ll probably want one for yourself. A subscription includes Oliver! in December and three standout shows in the spring season. But there’s so much more! Click here to see everything a Cardinal Stage Spring Subscription includes!
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Through the ONE Community Initiative, the Bloomington Volunteer Network and six local nonprofits — such as Fairview Elementary School, pictured here — are trying to change the “us and them” feeling in the community. | Photo by Miles Reiter

Changing the ‘Us and Them’ Feeling in Bloomington Is ‘Imperative’
Susan M. Brackney, Miles Reiter
Through the ONE Community Initiative, the Bloomington Volunteer Network and six local nonprofits are trying to change the “us and them” feeling in the community. Susan M. Brackney spoke with the Volunteer Network’s Lucy Schaich about this shift in volunteering. Focusing on this initiative and these organizations, Schaich says, “is imperative for our community.” Click here to read the full story.
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Indiana University football team is vying for another bowl appearance and the basketball season is getting started. This means sportswriters are busy in Hoosier Nation! And thanks to blogs, podcasts, and social media, plenty of info about the Hoosiers is at your fingertips. | Photo by Evan De Stefano, IU Athletics

’Tis the Season — for Sports. Keeping Tabs on the Hoosiers
Benjamin Beane
Between the Indiana University football team vying for another bowl appearance and the basketball season starting, sportswriters are busy in Hoosier Nation this month. And thanks to blogs, podcasts, and social media, info about the Hoosiers is at your fingertips. But how do you keep it all straight? Here’s a short list. Click here to read the full story.
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Downey Hill, a Brown County Gem in Peak Season — by Air [video]
Seth Teeters
The Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill, a Sycamore Land Trust property, is quintessential Brown County — a mature hardwood forest on rolling hills. During peak season, hiking its trail is a prime way to view the autumn colors. But drone company Aerial 812 and Sycamore’s Abby Perfetti give us another view — from above. Click here to watch the video.
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The Tecumseh Trail Marathon's overall men’s winner, Matt Flaherty of Bloomington, beat the course record by six seconds. | Photo by Alison Polley

Ultrarunner Matt Flaherty Breaks Record in Tecumseh Marathon
Limestone Post
An 80-degree day did not stop Matt Flaherty from breaking the record in the Tecumseh Trail Marathon recently. Flaherty tells Limestone Post about the experience, how trail marathons differ from other kinds of long-distance running, and about his participation this month in the 100K World Championships — that’s 62 miles. Click here to read the full story.
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Local nonprofit Justice Unlocked offers legal services on a sliding scale so people don’t have to fight for justice alone. | Illustration by Penina Gal

Justice Unlocked Fills a Financial Gap in Legal Services
TJ Jaeger, Penina Gal
A paternity hearing could be just another day in court for some lawyers. But for a parent about to lose custody of their child, it could be the most important day of their lives. Local nonprofit Justice Unlocked offers legal services on a sliding scale so people don’t have to fight for justice alone. Click here to read the full story.
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‘This Is Where’: 25 B-town Students Reflect on ‘Sense of Place’
Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship English 11
Rachel Bahr assigned her high school English class at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship to take photos of places in Bloomington and write descriptions about their “sense of place.” The project, called “This Is Where,” shows how personal, poignant, and different each person’s sense of place can be. Click here to read the full story and see the students' photos.
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The film "Men in the Arena," showing in Bloomington at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on October 26, documents two young Somalis who play on the national soccer team of their war-torn country. | Image courtesy of "Men in the Arena"

B-town ‘Champion’ Brings Somali Soccer Film to Bus-Chum
TJ Jaeger
The film Men in the Arena, showing in Bloomington at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on October 26, documents two young Somalis who play on the national soccer team of their war-torn country. To escape terrorism, they emigrate to the United States. For several reasons, Bloomington’s Tyler Ferguson has championed the film. Click here to read the full story.
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A Bicycle Ride in Southern Indiana — by Drone [video]
Seth Teeters
As a preview for this weekend’s 49th Hilly Hundred, the annual bicycle event that covers nearly 100 miles of southern Indiana countryside, Limestone Post presents a video by local drone company Aerial 812. Competitive bicyclist Missy Ragatz talks about the event, her struggle with breast cancer, and how it affects her ability to train. Click here to watch the video.
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Writer Sierra Vandervort says that different music “factions” work together to create a vibrant and independent, yet supportive, music scene that is true to Bloomington’s central character. A part of the Bloomington music scene, the members of Siddius have been bringing their symphonic brand of heavy metal to the scene for more than ten years. Pictured here, (l-r) Andrew Welp (keyboard), Alex Welp (bass), Hayden Frasier (vocals), and Khalid Stetkevych (guitar) perform as Siddius. | Photo courtesy of Siddius

Genre-bending Musicians True to B-town’s Character
Sierra Vandervort
B-town is home to a variety of musicians and bands that bend and blend genres from punk to folk, country to classical, jazz to metal. Writer Sierra Vandervort says these different “factions” work together to create a vibrant and independent, yet supportive, music scene that is true to Bloomington’s central character. Click here to read the full story.
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Shakespeare’s Courtroom Comedy ‘The Merchant of Venice’ Is a Tour de Force in This Production by Cardinal Stage Company
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Cardinal Stage is adapting Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice for the 400th anniversary of the genius playwright’s death. This captivating story is not only beautifully written but also infused with themes that have resonated with audiences for centuries. Produced in association with Indiana University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ 2016 Themester on “Beauty,” the bard’s courtroom tour de force has been taken on by Cardinal Stage’s Artistic Director Randy White with an all-female cast. Read more about the show here!
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