For a city our size, Bloom® is a magazine of remarkable quality. Bloom® is the passion of editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams. Malcolm, a quintessential New Yorker with years of publishing experience, visited Bloomington a few years ago, fell in love with our city, relocated and decided to publish a city magazine.
For the most recent issue of Bloom®, Malcolm asked his readers several months ago to "take pictures of whatever caught their fancy on one day, Saturday, August 23."If you're from Bloomington or have visited here, you'll find the collection captures the quality of life that we would all miss if we left. If you've not been to Bloomington, you'll get a glimpse of what makes our city such a special place.
There's a link to Bloom® down the right side of this page. Take a few minutes to check it out. You will not be disappointed.
My favorite picture is the one Malcolm chose for the magazine cover; the Chocolate Moose by Domingo "Ding" Prud'homme. The Chocolate Moose is just down the street from my office and has achieved legendary status in the eyes of our employees; especially when one of them has a birthday. The picture captures the timelessness of the "Moose." It would be the same even if taken 30 years ago.
This issue of Bloom® also marked my debut as the author of a short column about the local housing market. If you have the opportunity to pick up a copy of the magazine (the column is not available in the online magazine) please check it out and let me know what you think.
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