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Windows in Bloomington's Trades District busted by vandals during Wednesday night storm

Windows in Bloomington's Trades District busted by vandals during Wednesday night storm

On Thursday, Bloomington police were investigating several broken windows in and around Bloomington’s Trades District, which is located north of city hall. The damage was apparently done by vandals during Wednesday night’s storm, not by the winds from the storm. The investigation remains active and anyone with information

Tornado Watch for Monroe, other Hoosier counties issued for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 through 10 p.m.

Tornado Watch for Monroe, other Hoosier counties issued for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 through 10 p.m.

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

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Starting late afternoon April 2: All hazards possible, according to NWS—floods, thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes

Starting late afternoon April 2: All hazards possible, according to NWS—floods, thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes

Monroe County: NWS warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, 60 mph winds until 7:15 p.m. March 30, 2025

Monroe County: NWS warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, 60 mph winds until 7:15 p.m. March 30, 2025

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

K-12 Schools

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

All after-school activities and meetings for Wednesday (April 2) have been cancelled by Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC), the district announced on its website. But schools were to be dismissed for the day at their regular times. The reason for the cancellation is the forecasted severe weather, which includes

MCCSC board seat open after Shurr resigns, applications due March 27

MCCSC board seat open after Shurr resigns, applications due March 27

Bill requiring partisan school board elections halfway to becoming Hoosier state law

Bill requiring partisan school board elections halfway to becoming Hoosier state law

Local Government

New operations center for Bloomington public buses: Location to be revealed soon

New operations center for Bloomington public buses: Location to be revealed soon

The location of the planned new operations facility for Bloomington Transit could be revealed in a couple of weeks—at the next meeting of BT's board of directors on April 15. That was one takeaway from the board's meeting this past Tuesday. BT general manager John

CIB pushes for progress on hotel deal to support Bloomington Convention Center expansion, could come on April 7

CIB pushes for progress on hotel deal to support Bloomington Convention Center expansion, could come on April 7

Amid shift in Bloomington street oversight, Flaherty gets city council nod for new transportation group

Amid shift in Bloomington street oversight, Flaherty gets city council nod for new transportation group

Public Bus Notebook: Bloomington Transit ridership still trending up post-pandemic, but far below pre-2020 levels

Public Bus Notebook: Bloomington Transit ridership still trending up post-pandemic, but far below pre-2020 levels

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

Downzone of 200+ parcels surrounded by Bloomington goes to county commissioners with nod from advisory planning group

Downzone of 200+ parcels surrounded by Bloomington goes to county commissioners with nod from advisory planning group

Connections

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

The origin story for the image might make the cartoon a little funnier, if you're a reader who does not instantly recognize the fish. On top of the historic Monroe County courthouse there is a weathervane featuring a metal fish crafted by blacksmith Austin Seward, which is called

Protesters rally in downtown Bloomington against postal privatization: 'U.S. Mail is not for sale!'

Protesters rally in downtown Bloomington against postal privatization: 'U.S. Mail is not for sale!'

Cartoon with a hawk sitting on top of a weathervane metal fish.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Constellation's 'Maple and Vine' offers escape from modern life—with a darkly comic twist

Constellation's 'Maple and Vine' offers escape from modern life—with a darkly comic twist

Old B Square

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Five years, one final B Square Bulletin: Thank you!

Commissioners OK Monroe County zoning overhaul, 13 possible remaining topics to be tackled in 2025

Repair not demolish: Bloomington looks to add 1 to affordable housing inventory

3-judge panel hears arguments in Bloomington annexation appeal, ruling expected in a few months

Dec. 18: Monroe County development ordinance (CDO) teed up for final vote by commissioners

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April 3, 2025: Storm, school board, vote centers, big tech

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March 31, 2025: Storm, hotel, bus operations, vote centers

March 27, 2025: School board opening, hotels, buses, control of streets

March 24, 2025: Postal protest, cartoons, annexation, gender, mechanical bull ride

Business

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CIB pushes for progress on hotel deal to support Bloomington Convention Center expansion, could come on April 7

Short term rentals making up bigger share of Monroe County innkeeper's tax revenue

Alley vacation needed from Bloomington city council, to make Trades District hotel deal work

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Windows in Bloomington's Trades District busted by vandals during Wednesday night storm

Tornado Watch for Monroe, other Hoosier counties issued for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 through 10 p.m.

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

Starting late afternoon April 2: All hazards possible, according to NWS—floods, thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes

Monroe County: NWS warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, 60 mph winds until 7:15 p.m. March 30, 2025

B There

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Morton Street & 6th Street

Kirkwood Avenue & Lincoln Street

East Kirkwood Avenue

10th Street & Madison Street

B-Line Trail & 3rd Street

Civic Ticker

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Letter to IU provost: AAUP exec committee decries lack of due process in firing of professor

Hearing on vote centers for Monroe County set for April 7, 2025

$2.59M for roads awarded by INDOT to Monroe County, Bloomington, Ellettsville, Stinesville

Bloomington council OKs $46.8M bond issuance to help fund $70M convention center project

Applications now open for $500,000 in social service grants from city of Bloomington

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Editor's Notebook: Details on relaunch still a bit sketchy, but flight plan starting to take shape

Editor's Notebook: Building a nest for a B Square relaunch