Walnut Street & 6th Street
Red-tailed hawk perusing the Monroe County courthouse lawn for snacks—presumably for its mate who could be sitting the nest in the evergreen at the corner of College Avenue and 6th Street.
Dave Askins
Delayed notice for Bloomington water shutoff leaves one CBU customer dry, questioning reconnection fee
If you don't pay your water bill, the City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) will eventually disconnect your service. That was not a surprise to one B Square reader who recently had his water shut off.
But he was surprised that he didn't get the kind of
Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue
Chalk art on the sidewalk next to the future parklet for outside dining—likely for Orbit Room.
Aja Jester appointed to vacant seat on MCCSC board
Aja Jester has been appointed to fill the District 7 vacancy on the MCCSC (Monroe County Community School Corporation) board.
Making the appointment were the six members who remained, when the seat was left vacant after the resignation of Brandon Shurr on March 14.
Jester is a finance specialist with
April 10, 2025: Leaning wall, bids for Hopewell, talk on tariffs, bicycle races
B Square Relaunch
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Leaning century-old wall at The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District deemed unsafe, event space temporarily shut down
The south wall of the former Showers Brother Furniture building that houses The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District is unstable—because it's as much as 4 inches out of plumb.
That means the event space next to the wall is temporarily shut down, and no one
Former state police general counsel named jail transition director by Monroe County sheriff
At their regular Tuesday meeting, county councilors were introduced to Todd Smith as the new jail transition director.
Making the introduction was Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté. Smith is replacing Cory Grass who was appointed by Marté in late 2023 to head up the transition to a new jail facility.