Dave Askins

Bloomington Transit’s (BT’s) new optimized bus routes will finally debut on Aug. 15 this year. That’s the result of BT board action at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The routes were supposed to roll out two years ago, in fall 2020, but that launch date was

Sometime early Tuesday evening, the leader in the Race Across America (RAAM), is projected to pedal through Bloomington, Indiana. The RAAM is a 3,079-mile west-to-east bicycle race across the United States. As of 4 p.m. Monday, the overall leader was Nicole Reist, who has solid

At its regular Wednesday meeting last week, Bloomington’s city council approved a total of $339,000 in grants, to 28 different projects for which local non-profits had requested funding. The funding is described by the city as supporting projects that “make a difference in the lives of city

Nearly 18 months after it was supposed to be seated, a citizens redistricting advisory commission has been appointed by Bloomington’s city council. Their task is to recommend to the city council new boundaries for the six city council districts, to even out the population imbalances that might have resulted

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council took a couple of steps, on 8–1 votes, as a part of a potential deal to get high-speed internet connections built for most of the city. The pending agreement would be inked between Paris-based Meridiam and Bloomington. Under the

At its Wednesday meeting this week, Bloomington’s city council was expected to vote on a request from Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley on the Johnson’s Creamery building property off 7th Street. A future housing development, based on its current design, depends on the vacation of