Walnut Street & 3rd Street
On the northwest corner of 3rd Street & Walnut Street, the traffic signal pedestrian signage and button are dangling from the cord—it appears to have been pried loose. I have filed a uReport.
Dave Askins
Kirkwood Avenue & Walnut Street
A driver heads north from the intersection with rear tires refusing to rotate, but the car, with its front wheel drive, is piloted slowly forward, filling the air with the smell of hot rubber. I flag down the driver, who seem unaware of the reason for her slow progress northward.
Monroe County sets special meeting to vote on Simtra Biopharma tax break for former GE site redevelopment
A special meeting of the Monroe County council has been called for 4 p.m. on Aug. 26 to discuss the possible approval of a tax abatement for Simtra Biopharma, which announced in late July that it had purchased the former GE site on Bloomington’s west side from Cook Group.
Bloomington mayor proposes $147M budget for 2026, would tap $11.2M in reserves
Last Friday, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson released her proposed budget for 2026—which includes a total of about $147 million in spending. That compares to about $143 million for 2025, according to the city’s budget book.
Aug. 11, 2025: Football, jail planning, election maintenance, city lawsuit against nonprofit
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17th Street & Jackson Street
Art gallery inside Jet Laundromat. The artist is Jacob Gardner. Contact information is given for Facebook and Instagram. Also email: skaterjake at gmail dot com.
Local high school football squads tuning up for 2025 season
At Bloomington High School South’s Huff Field on Saturday, every touchdown was scored by the Panthers—because it was their annual intrasquad Purple-White scrimmage.
It was a good reminder that the start of high school football season is less than two weeks away.