Dave Askins

Just east of the courthouse square on Kirkwood Avenue in downtown Bloomington, the empty parcel next to the CVS looks like it will serve as a paid parking lot at least a little while longer. On Thursday, Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals (BZA) denied a variance requested by owner

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, many elected and appointed officials across Monroe County will be reviewing election results from the day before. But some of those officials have a meeting set for Nov. 9 to talk about the possible future expansion of the Monroe County convention center. The idea of a

On a unanimous vote at its regular Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved a $100,000 appropriation for this year (2022) to pay for “an emergency reproductive health care program to help address the impacts of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.” Last week the council adopted a budget

Bloomington Transit’s five-member board wants general manager John Connell to get legal advice on a specific question about the steps, if any, that need to be taken so that public bus service can be offered outside Bloomington’s city limits. That was the outcome of a half hour’

By mid-November, nine of Bloomington’s Callery pear trees will be cut down, along the B-Line Trail, north of the 3rd Street bridge and south of 4th Street. Their stumps will be ground down six inches below the surface. Eight of the trees are eventually to be replaced

An item related to a Winslow Road resurfacing project—which was postponed by Bloomington’s redevelopment commission from its meeting two weeks ago—still did not get a vote by the RDC on Monday. The resolution that appeared Monday’s meeting agenda did not need a vote, according to assistant