Dave Askins

On Friday afternoon at the bottom of the grassy landscaped tiers in front Bloomington’s city hall, Devin Owens tore open an envelope and read aloud the contents: “Probationary firefighter Owens. I am assigned to Black Shift Station 1.” The announcement earned a round of applause from a gathering of

Three decades from now, Indiana is forecast to see between 6 and 8 percent more rainfall than it averaged in the past, depending on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions during the lead-up to mid-century. That’s according to a 2018 report from the Purdue Climate Change Research Center. According

Statistically speaking, Bloomington’s renters are significantly more likely than the city’s homeowners to favor the provision of supportive housing to those who are experiencing homelessness. That’s according to results from a community survey done by Polco’s National Research Center (NRC), Inc.. Survey results were presented to

Starting this fall, people who need to make a trip within a quarter mile of Bloomington Transit’s Route 8 bus line might be able to manage that with an app like Uber or Lyft, but pay only a regular $1 public bus fare. The regular fixed-route service on Route

Bloomington Transit’s five-member board voted unanimously Tuesday night, on its pick for the next general manager of the city’s public bus system: John Connell. He is now operations manager for the public bus system in Lafayette and West Lafayette, another Indiana college town. The bus system there is

India Scott held up each kind of her handmade scented candles for aromatic review by the B Square: “This is Black Love…Blackberry Cheesecake…Orange Mint…Lavender and Vanilla.” The last one earned a request for a second whiff. Scott’s Dakota Faith Candles and More was one of about