Indiana Avenue & Kirkwood Avenue
Jordan Davis, organizer of Taste of Bloomington, answers the hard-hitting question: What does Bloomington taste like?
Dave Askins
Monroe County jail notebook: 6 DOC inmates transferred to Brown County as population trends up
Monroe County transferred six IDOC-linked inmates to Brown County this past week. The move comes as population in the Monroe County facility population trends upward and the county faces fresh ACLU scrutiny. The move shifts $35-a-day state payments to Brown County.
Police seek video after racist pepper-spray assault at greenhouse; market looks toward more growing sites
After a racist confrontation ended in a pepper-spray attack on a People’s Market volunteer, Bloomington police are still seeking the suspect. Market organizers hope the response also spurs local churches to use their land for greenhouses and other food-growing projects.
Friday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish (Taste of Bloomington edition)
It's a special edition of Sunday Funnies ... on Friday, because Taste of Bloomington is on Saturday! This comic gives you the combination of food and local political drama that everyone is craving! Why did the city councilmembers have to settle for walking the chicken over Kirkwood Avenue?
Monroe County jail notebook: Population trends upward, hits 264 as short stays drive churn
Monroe County’s justice building reopened Friday after a sewer backup. Meanwhile, the jail population kept climbing. The total rose 7%, from 247 on July 21 to 264 on July 31, even as 70 people left during the 11-day period. Half of those released had spent one day or less in jail.
July 30, 2026: Justice center sewage backup, delayed court decision on Bloomington annexation, encampment closure
This morning's edition includes reports on the sewage backup that closed the Monroe County justice center and raised spending questions; the 271-day wait for an Indiana Supreme Court annexation ruling; and a planned encampment closure with a description of one resident's housing barriers.
Sewage backup in Monroe County justice center spurs scrutiny of future spending on ‘dying’ building
A bag of e-cigarettes flushed down a jail toilet sent sewage through the Monroe County justice building on Friday, disrupting court operations. At Tuesday’s meeting, councilors questioned why election offices were also closed and debated millions in spending for a facility described as “dying.”