B There 10th Street & Union Street Work on the Union Street raised crosswalk is complete. This is the city's first asphalt raised crosswalk. Work on the Union Street raised crosswalk is complete. This is the city's first asphalt raised crosswalk. (Kendall Knoke, June 25, 2026)
Bloomington man released from jail after second arrest under Indiana’s new street-camping law A man arrested for the second time this month under Indiana’s new street-camping law was ordered released from the Monroe County jail Monday. Judge Darcy Fawcett released nine of 13 people appearing from custody during the largely procedural initial-hearing docket.
Aug. 31, 2026: Bloomington’s butt logo; ICE-detainer fight; jail population; District 6 race; transit budget This morning’s edition includes a column on the proposed design by an outside consultant for a new city logo. It also includes reports on the Rokita-Marté ICE fight, a bid by Joshua Stockton for the District 6 city council seat; and Bloomington Transit's 2027 budget.
Editor’s note: Proposed new Bloomington logo looks like a butt Bloomington paid $95,000 for a new visual identity that is polished but generic—and whose giant “B” looks unmistakably like a butt. The city council should use its power of the purse to stop the administration from spending even more to put it everywhere.
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