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Short term rentals making up bigger share of Monroe County innkeeper's tax revenue

Short term rentals making up bigger share of Monroe County innkeeper's tax revenue

The continued stable performance of Monroe County’s overall lodging industry is becoming increasingly reliant on STRs (short term rentals). That’s the picture that was already coming into focus in fall 2024, and was confirmed at Monday’s meeting of Monroe County’s convention and visitors commission (CVC). Short

March 24, 2025: Postal protest, cartoons, annexation, gender, mechanical bull ride

Relaunch update This coming week will mean a big push to get some B Square organizational details settled, to prepare for the restart of a donation program around the beginning of April. It's easy to say, "Yes, there will be an online donation program for individual contributions!

Protesters rally in downtown Bloomington against postal privatization: 'U.S. Mail is not for sale!'

Protesters rally in downtown Bloomington against postal privatization: 'U.S. Mail is not for sale!'

On Sunday afternoon (March 23), a crowd of at least 80 people gathered on the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, to protest the idea of privatizing the kind of mail delivery that is now provided by the U.S. Postal Service. The group included postal workers and other area residents.

Cartoon with a hawk sitting on top of a weathervane metal fish.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

As part of its relaunch, the B Square Bulletin aspires to offer to readers what the "local paper" used to offer in days gone by, in towns all across the country. Where I grew up, in Columbus, Indiana, that included the Sunday Funnies. In that spirit, The B

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

The initial briefs have now been filed by both sides in Bloomington's appeal of special judge Nathan Nikirk's ruling last August, that the city's attempted annexation of Area 1A and Area 1B could not go forward. The case involves the merits of annexation in

Morton Street & University Street

Morton Street & University Street

Temporary pickleball courts have been installed at Hopewell Commons, just west of the B-Line trail. Some low fencing around the courts went up in the last day or two—which seems intended to reduce the number of errant balls that need to be chased.

Hearing on vote centers for Monroe County set for April 7, 2025

Hearing on vote centers for Monroe County set for April 7, 2025

A notice of a public hearing on vote centers for Monroe County has been announced for Monday, April 7, 2025. The hearing is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. in the Nat U. Hill Room in the historic county courthouse located at 100 West Kirkwood in downtown Bloomington.