Dave Askins

Temperatures on Friday night for Freezefest 2022, Bloomington’s winter festival, were holding steady around 14 F degrees. That’s plenty cold enough to keep the ice sculptures intact for Saturday’s final day of activities. On the docket for Saturday in the Trades District north of city hall are

On Wednesday, a U.S. District Court judge delivered a summary judgment in favor of Bloomington, in the lawsuit filed against the city, the mayor and two staff members, by the owners of Schooner Creek Farm (SCF). The summary judgment means the case got a ruling without a trial. It

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council passed a resolution that abolished most of the council’s standing committees. Councilmember Steve Volan began his final commentary with his assessment of those who had proposed the resolution: “The sponsors don’t like doing math.” In the end, the only math that

When a city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) crew is out around midnight busting up a street with heavy equipment, it often means there’s been a water main break. But on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, it was some routine updates that brought the CBU crew out to the west

At its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the five-member Bloomington Transit board reached a consensus that a consultant should be hired to help the public bus agency develop a five-to-seven-year strategic plan. The new strategic plan will incorporate the new reality of diminished ridership, which continues to

At its Tuesday meeting, Bloomington’s board of public works approved a $48,975 contract with Strauser Construction Company for some remodeling work in one of Bloomington’s five fire stations. The work will be done at Fire Station #5, which is located on Henderson Street in the south part