Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSSOn June 25 Bloomington was battered by storms that left thousands without power for days. As chair of Monroe County Community Organizations Active in Disaster, Vinal Lee coordinated the efforts of local agencies to help those affected. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSSWhen Amalia Shifriss was a kid, Boy Scouts of America was “no girls allowed.” Today Amalia is a staff member of the local Hoosier Trails Council of BSA, and she’s on a mission to bring females and nonbinary youth into the organization. Soon Boy Scouts of America will officially …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.5MB)Subscribe: RSSDani Ansaldo calls the Bloomington Community Orchard “a public edible park.” It’s a place where you can walk, eat, and learn to grow fruits and veggies and herbs. But it’s also about building community, by sharing space, sharing food, and sharing resources. As chair of orchard operations Dani is …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:00 — 37.1MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 1st, 2024. Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides his weekly column on the WFHB Local News. Today’s entry is titled Red-tail hawk rehab: “She’s a fighter.” More in today’s feature report. That’s Dani …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.8MB)Subscribe: RSSIf you’ve been to an event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in the last year, chances are you’ve been warmly greeted by Laurie Sachtleben. Laurie is one of about 80 volunteers who serve as ushers at this historic nonprofit venue. She thinks it’s a great gig, and Laurie’s hoping to …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 24th, 2024. Later in the program, we look back at an episode of Deep Dive covering the lack of protections for Indiana’s wetlands. More in today’s feature report. Laurie Sachtleben, a volunteer usher at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Laurie’s hoping to …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSWhen Shawn Miya says “stay cool Bloomington,” she means it literally. Shawn is the Assistant Director of Sustainability for the City of Bloomington which puts her in charge of our local climate action plan. Right now Shawn is getting ready to do some urban heat mapping. Basically she wants …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSFood pantries are critical resources for families struggling to afford groceries, but where do food pantries get their food? The Hoosier Hills Food Bank keeps the shelves stocked at many south central Indiana pantries, distribution five million pounds of food every year. And it’s not just canned and boxed food either – …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (6.8MB)Subscribe: RSSHeather Stettler loves to ride her bike. When she first moved to Bloomington Heather found her people in the Bloomington Bicycle Club. In addition to organized rides, the club also advocates for bike safety and bicycle-friendly urban development. Their latest initiative is a program that will provide safety lights to local cyclists. …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 20th, 2024. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Annika Harshbarger covers New Horizons, an adult beginner orchestra based here in Bloomington. More in today’s feature report. That’s Maryann Iaria from Monroe County Civic Theater, our community’s only all-volunteer nonprofit theater …
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