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Newly arrived South Sudanese refugees carry their belongings at the Nyumanzi reception center in the northern district of Uganda, Adjumani. Since the first week of January 2016, Uganda has seen an influx of 4,587 refugees from the neighboring war torn country of South Sudan. | Photo courtesy © UNHCR/Isaac Kasamani

Finding Hope in South Sudan: Part 2 Persistent Violence, Unstable Peace
Will Reed
When fighting erupted last August in South Sudan, community-development workers Will and Theresa Reed had to evacuate. They returned to Bloomington to wait out the violence. Now, while the situation in South Sudan fluctuates between unstable and dangerous, the Reeds have returned to Africa, helping refugees in Uganda to find hope. Click here to read the full story.
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Helping Offenders Prosper in Employment, or HOPE, mentors (l-r) Haley Clements, Jesse Cooperman, and Sarah Swank, are each paired with an incarcerated youth at the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility, the only maximum-security facility for girls in Indiana. The program, developed by Indiana University Professor Theresa Ochoa, is designed to help the girls learn skills they’ll need to finish school or find a job after leaving the facility. | Photo by Ann Georgescu

Mentorship Program Tries to Break School-to-Prison Pipeline for Juvenile Girls
Ann Georgescu
IU Professor Theresa Ochoa developed HOPE, a mentorship program at the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana’s only maximum-security detention center for girls. Each juvenile is paired with a college student to learn skills she’ll need to finish school or find a job after she leaves the facility. Click here to read the full story.
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Adam (left) and Alicia Sweet, owners of King Dough pizza, stand next to their Italian brick oven in their brick-and-mortar location on the downtown Square. | Photo by Lynae Sowinski

B-town Becoming a ‘Bootstraps Community’ of Unconventional Collaborations
Jonna Mary Yost
Writer Jonna Mary Yost explores how a new brand of entrepreneurs in B-town are working outside the usual business model — and making it work. It isn’t about just baking the best pizza or brewing the best coffee. It’s about working with people you like and making your town a better place. Click here to read the full story.
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The American Discovery Trail is a 6,800-mile, coast-to-coast phenomenon that is the first of its kind in the country. Much of it travels along existing trails, such as this one in the Harrison-Crawford State Forest in southern Indiana. | Photo by Ron Eid

From the B-Line Trail to the Pacific Ocean — Hiking the American Discovery Trail
Ron Eid
Imagine hiking from the B-Line Trail to the Pacific Ocean (or the Atlantic) without ever leaving an official hiking trail. For years, hiking enthusiasts have been working on the American Discovery Trail, a coast-to-coast trail that passes through southern Indiana. Connecting it to the B-Line, via the Knobstone Trail, isn’t far-fetched. Click here to read the full story.
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Three Minutes in McDoel Gardens
Trent Deckard
In Trent Deckard’s second neighborhood tour for Limestone Post, he shows us the tight-knit community of McDoel Gardens. Since the 1800s, the historic Bloomington neighborhood has been diverse and vibrant. Today, it’s home to some of Bloomington’s most vigorous startups and nonprofits, classic bungalow and gable-el homes, parks, and artwork. Click here to watch the video.
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Working out of Bloomington and Chicago, "Driftless" magazine’s three-member publishing team includes (l-r) Anna Powell Teeter, Leah Fithian, and Shelly Westerhausen. | Photo by Jason Lukas

With Local Base, ‘Driftless’ Magazine Is a Journey Through the Midwest
Ann Georgescu
Writer Ann Georgescu reviews Driftless magazine, calling it a “collaborative work of art in ink and paper.” Working out of Bloomington and Chicago, the magazine’s three-member publishing team curates the photography, feature stories, illustrations, guides, recipes, and other content that captures all that is poetic and beautiful about the Midwest. Click here to read the full story.
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Terry Hutchens stands at the west entrance of Assembly Hall before an Indiana University men's basketball game. After more than two decades as a sportswriter for "The Indianapolis Star," Hutchens transitioned into digital media, covering IU sports on online sites such as Scout.com and BtownBanners.com. | Photo by Lynae Sowinski

Terry Hutchens, the Hardest Working Sportswriter in Indiana, Owns His Beat Again
Brian Hartz
After 22 years at The Indianapolis Star, mostly covering IU sports, Terry Hutchens was told he “didn’t own” his beat. They parted ways, and he became an old-school sportswriter in the digital age. Now he has a regular gig at BtownBanners.com, freelances for other news sites, writes books, and teaches journalism at IU–Bloomington. Click here to read the full story.
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After many years of use, writer Lindsay Welsch decided to give her bike a much-needed update. Scot Wright of Evren Kent Cycles fixed it up, salvaging many of the original components. In this photo, Welsch sees her rebuilt bike for the first time. | Photo by Samuel Sveen (Click through the gallery for more photos.)

Inspired by European Bike Culture, Evren Kent Cycles Finds a Home in B-town
Lindsay Welsch Sveen, Samuel Welsch Sveen
After living in American and European cities with robust bicycling cultures, Scot Wright brings his cycle-centric lifestyle to B-town. His bicycle-refurbishing business, Evren Kent Cycles, and showroom in the I Fell building, called Re:Cycle, helps bikers like Lindsay Welsch keep their beloved spokes spinning. Click here to read the full story.
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A decade ago, John built a coop in Brown County and moved his city chickens to the country. Since then, local chicken keepers won their right to raise backyard chickens within Bloomington city limits. | Photo by Ann Georgescu

From Wild Fowl to Feathered Friends, Chickens Have a Rich History with Humans
Ann Georgescu
In what writer Ann Georgescu calls “an epic tale of success and survival,” the globetrotting chicken has crossed many cultural and political boundaries in its migration from the jungle to our backyards. Through one man’s experience in Bloomington (and then in Brown County), Georgescu reveals our tangled relationship with these captivating birds. Click here to read the full story.
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Samantha Eibling says letting go of some of the “shoulds” on her to-do list makes space for new experiences. Recently, she dropped everything to fly to the Kansas City Royal’s World Series victory parade in Missouri. | Photo by Samantha Eibling

Killing ‘Martha Stewart,’ or Letting Go of Goals and Relentless Perfectionism
Samantha Eibling
Taking a trip to celebrate your team’s World Series victory should be fun. But as Samantha Eibling — homemaker, yoga teacher, and battler of perfectionism — races to get things done before she can go, panic sets in. How does a teacher of “peace” and “ease” get in such a mess? How does she get out? Click here to read the full story.
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Mark Havens, head brewer of Quaff ON! Brewing Company, stands in the doorway of the Quaff ON! production site in Brown County, which is located in an old bowling alley. | Photo by Jonna Mary Yost

Quaff ON! Brewery ‘Abides’ in Nashville, Expanding Its Production and Adding a Distillery
Jonna Mary Yost
When it seems another craft brewery or distillery is opening every month, it’s natural to ask, how many can a community support? Quaff ON! Brewery, which is both building a new beer-making facility and starting a distillery in Nashville, shows writer Jonna Mary Yost how such companies can be integral parts of community development. Click here to read the full story.
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The Top 10 Limestone Post Stories of All Time (Since Our Launch, Anyway)
Lynae Sowinski
Since we launched in September, the praise from Limestone Post’s readers has been epic. So thank you, readers! And thanks to our writers, photographers, and videographers for their excellent work! While we’re just as fond of numbers 11 on down, here are our top 10 most-read stories. Click here to read the full story.
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