Limestone Post Begins 2nd Year As Nonprofit

Ron Eid

Although Limestone Post Magazine launched in 2015, this month we’re celebrating our one-year anniversary as a nonprofit! What a year. Despite the challenges, we’ve continued publishing important stories and have made progress in other significant ways. We’re carrying that momentum into 2021 with renewed hope and enthusiasm. Click here to read about Limestone Post’s past, present, and future.

December 9, 2020

United Way of Monroe County issued a press release announcing that nearly 30 local organizations are launching an emergency relief fund to support "human service organizations in Monroe, Owen, and Greene counties" during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the press release, grants will be distributed to groups "best positioned to meet the emerging needs resulting from this crisis." | Courtesy image

Press Release: Local Groups Launch COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund

Limestone Post

United Way of Monroe County issued a press release announcing that nearly 30 local organizations are launching an emergency relief fund to support "human service organizations in Monroe, Owen, and Greene counties" during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the press release, grants will be distributed to groups "best positioned to meet the emerging needs resulting from this crisis." Click here to read the full press release.

March 17, 2020

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In 2016, a survivor of sexual assault had a physical evidentiary exam, known as getting a rape kit, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. While she says this process itself was consistently clear and well explained, the process of tracking the whereabouts of her kit afterward was less-so. A new law seeks to improve this process, with a system that allows survivors to track the status of their rape kits themselves, rather than having to go though detectives. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

New Law Will Help Survivors of Sexual Assault Track Rape Kits

Hayley Miller, Nicole McPheeters

Rape kits contain evidence collected during hospital exams of the survivors of sexual assault. Nearly half of the more than 5,000 untested rape kits collected in Indiana are considered “backlog,” but a new Indiana law could make tracking easier — especially for survivors. Writer Haley Miller and photographer Nicole McPheeters take a look at the process. Click here to read the full story.

November 1, 2018

Students at Templeton Elementary School participated in Templeton Eats Global by trying foods from all over the world and moving from station to station with passports to mark their "travels." | Photo by Ruthie Cohen

Stirring the Pot: Food Is a Language That Teaches Diversity

Ruthie Cohen

Carissa Marks is passionate about food justice. Growing up food insecure in Pennsylvania, she now works with IU Biology Outreach to advocate for sustainable and healthful food systems. One of her projects was an international food festival at Templeton Elementary School. Stirring the Post columnist Ruthie Cohen attended — and learned that “food is language.” Click here to read the full story.

April 20, 2017

Forrest Gilmore, executive director of Shalom Community Center, says anti-panhandling signs, an online petition, verbal and physical harassment, and countless other tactics are often fueled by the fear of becoming homeless and the desire to sweep the problem under the rug. | Limestone Post

Paths of Homelessness, Part 2: Demonizing the Less Fortunate

TJ Jaeger

In part 2 of "Paths of Homelessness," TJ Jaeger looks at the stigma dumped on the less fortunate people who experience homelessness. While they sometimes commit “nuisance crimes,” they don’t deserve being verbally and physically harassed, demonized, and treated as second-class humans, say the people who devote their time to helping. Click here to read the full story.

April 11, 2017

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Paths of Homelessness, Part 1: Your First Day

TJ Jaeger

It's your first day of experiencing homelessness. What do you do? What are your options? Where will you sleep tonight? In the first of this two-part series, writer TJ Jaeger looks at the difficult circumstances people face — and choices they have to make — when they find themselves living on the streets of Bloomington. Click here to read the full story.

February 23, 2017

Cynthia Brubaker has had more than a hand in preserving some of Bloomington’s most iconic buildings. | Limestone Post

Big Mike’s B-town: Cynthia Brubaker, Preservation Developer

Michael G. Glab

Cynthia Brubaker has had more than a hand in preserving some of Bloomington’s most iconic buildings — now homes to some of the town’s favorite galleries, studios, and businesses. This is the second profile in the series Big Mike’s B-town by Michael G. Glab for Limestone Post and based on his WFHB interview show Big Talk! Click here to read the full story.

January 12, 2017

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.

December 23, 2015

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Many local bars have staff members responsible for intervening in situations that appear to be dangerous. For example, The Atlas Ballroom says it hires more door staff per square foot than any other bar in town. | Photo by Natasha Komoda

Managers of Local Bars Say Preventing Sexual Assault Is More Art Than Science

Sarah Gordon, Natasha Komoda

While alcohol is called the single most common date-rape drug, at least one study shows that the culprits of unwanted sexual contact in bars are usually sober. In this report by Sarah Gordon, the people who run three bars in Bloomington and the prevention programs coordinator at Middle Way House talk about preventing sexual assault. Click here to read the full story.