Dave Askins

In 2010, the fraction of Monroe County’s population that was older than 65 was about 10.1 percent. By 2020, the fraction of 65-and-older residents had grown by about 4.5 points, to 14.6 percent. Those are figures based on numbers from the decennial census conducted by the

On Wednesday morning, final approval of a key four-way agreement for the expansion and renovation of the Monroe Convention Center took another step forward. At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County Commissioners gave unanimous approval to the interlocal agreement that addresses the way that the Monroe County

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in January 2024. Of the 30 places that were inspected in January 2024, 23 (77 percent) had no violations of any kind. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations

In the second week of February, the demolition of several buildings along the south side of Bloomington’s West 1st Street got started. By Monday (Feb. 19) the building at 607 W. 1st Street had been mostly reduced to a pile of rubble. The point of the demolition is to

Bloomington city councilmember Isak Asare spent part of his Saturday talking about food justice—the idea that everyone deserves access to nutritious and affordable food. Asare was not the only one. He was one of five people who participated in a panel discussion hosted by the People’s Market, and

In the first week of February, Bloomington’s elected city clerk, Nicole Bolden, stood at the mic in city council chambers, to give the council an update—which included some numbers on parking ticket appeals. The roughly 8,000 appeals that were made in 2023 were the most since she