2021: Happy Thanksgiving, Bloomington! [This cartoon was “drawn” about 10 years ago. It’s been re-run several times, in the spirit of Thanksgiving leftovers.]
Trees, warning surface among final details of Bloomington’s 7-Line bicycle lane At Tuesday’s meeting of Bloomington’s board of public works, three change orders were approved for the 7-Line project. The increases in the approved expenditures, which totaled around $30,000, signaled that the final touches are being put on the $2.6 million protected bicycle lane for 7th
Lead levels in soil not actionable in area of flake fall after fire, Bloomington’s contractor says According to the city of Bloomington, soil samples taken from properties where debris fell after the Nov. 5 controlled burning of a house at 1213 High Street do not show lead levels that are “actionable.” The debris included flakes of lead-based paint that coated the siding of the house.
Electric scooter parking violations: Zero citations, in over 2 years since local Bloomington law was passed When Bloomington’s city council enacted an ordinance regulating shared electric scooters, the local law came with a provision about sidewalk parking. Users could park their scooters on sidewalks, but with more than a dozen restrictions. Among the restrictions are some obvious requirements—like the need to leave a clear
People’s Market notebook: Pumpkin pie is in drag! This past Saturday, the People’s Market finished up its outdoor season at its Harmony School location on 2nd Street. The indoor winter season for the market starts next Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Full House Fitness. Readers might remember the place as
Photos: Trumpets of the Marching Hundred Starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in front of the Sample Gates on the east end of Kirkwood Avenue, Garrett Rogers led the trumpet section of Indiana University’s Marching Hundred through some football game standards, like “Indiana, Our Indiana” and “The William Tell Overture,” among others. [audio
Pandemic notebook: Mandate for face coverings remains for Monroe County, as board of health wants IU fans to play better mask-it-ball At its meeting on Thursday, Monroe County’s board of health didn’t make any changes to the health regulations that are meant to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. That means the end of the county’s mask mandate is still tied to hitting a target of