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Echo Canyon Trail is now open at McCormick’s Creek State Park
SPENCER – Echo Canyon Trail, an addition to McCormick’s Creek State Park’s trail system, is now open. The new trail, adjacent to the park’s Centennial Shelter, is a short loop with a natural, firm, and stable surface and gradual slopes. It allows guests with limited mobility to enjoy views of Echo Canyon.
B-Town Diner Hosts Sale as It Bids Farewell to Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, IN — July 27, 2024. The owners of the B-Town Diner, a recently closed local eatery, are inviting the community to participate in its final farewell sale. The sale, which includes a variety of household goods, decor, small appliances, and more, runs through Tuesday. Miranda Shipley-Bush, who managed...
New Book With Former Salem Resident Tanya Coats Konerman
I recently had the opportunity to interview an author from Salem. Her name is Tanya Coats Konerman, and she graduated from Salem High School in 1985. Konerman lived in Salem until she went to college at Indiana University and stayed there. She has a double major in Journalism and Psychology, with a focus on childhood development. Her home now is in Bloomington where she lives with her husband, who is an electrical engineer for Crane Naval Base. The couple have three daughters.
A taste of Hollywood in Indy: ‘The Duel’ to make world premiere
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hollywood comes to the Circle City with a red carpet event “The Duel,” a feature-length film makes, will make its world premiere on Sunday after a red carpet at the Hilbert Circle Theater on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Pigasus Pictures, a film company based in Bloomington, produced the movie. Zach Spicer […]
Connecting through food at the public library
KAYTE YOUNG: From WFIU in Bloomington, Indiana, I'm Kayte Young, and this is Earth Eats. MARILYN WOOD: When you think of literacy and you think of what does that mean and what are all of the parts, think about reading a recipe, think about measuring the ingredients, think about learning how to cook, think about planning a meal or budgeting for that meal. There are so many things that are learning through play, learning through doing it in a teaching kitchen. That's the reason why we call it a teaching kitchen. It really is about learning literacy as well as some skills that are very specific to cooking.
Immersive Musical Garden of The Center for Courageous Kids Celebrates Opening
In January of this year, the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK) announced that they were adding an immersive musical experience to everything else they offer campers facing unique circumstances. This was going to include rhythm instruments that, when struck, would create various tones and sounds. The instruments are themselves designed in such a way that there is no barrier, regardless of the situation a camper is in.
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