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Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

Until an executive order was issued by new Indiana governor Mike Braun on March 4, a change of name and gender on a birth certificate in Indiana followed a standard procedure at the local level. But the governor's order, coupled with guidance from the State Registrar and Division

March 20, 2025: Downzoning, alleys, sirens, gender, Cider!

Relaunch update Included in Monday's Almost Daily Bulletin were two embedded maps. One map showed the requested alley vacation for a planned hotel in the Trades District. The other map showed the requested rezone of more than 200 parcels in the unincorporated part of Monroe County. But those

3rd Street & Walnut Street

3rd Street & Walnut Street

Each tree in the row of five trees along the west side of Walnut Street south of 3rd is marked a with a sign indicating its pending removal, in connection with the construction of the expansion of the Bloomington Convention Center. This is the view looking northwest.

7th Street & Lincoln Street

7th Street & Lincoln Street

Looking east on 7th Street. Almost complete is the re-installation of stop signs at all the intersections where they previously stood, before the 7-Line separated bicycle lane was constructed. This is 7th Street & Lincoln Street.

Downzone of 200+ parcels surrounded by Bloomington goes to county commissioners with nod from advisory planning group

Downzone of 200+ parcels surrounded by Bloomington goes to county commissioners with nod from advisory planning group

A request that more than 200 parcels in the unincorporated area of Monroe County get downzoned got a favorable recommendation from the county's plan commission on Tuesday night (March 18). The zoning for the parcels is recommended to go from HD (High Development) to RES (Residential 1). The

Alley vacation needed from Bloomington city council, to make Trades District hotel deal work

Alley vacation needed from Bloomington city council, to make Trades District hotel deal work

By mid-April, about a month from now, Bloomington's city council could be considering whether to vacate an alley that is platted in the Trades District, north of city hall. The alley vacation, which means the government gives up its claim to the public right-of-way, would make it easier

7th Street & College Avenue

7th Street & College Avenue

During the morning hours over the last couple of weeks, this pair of red-tailed hawks has appeared to be building a nest in the evergreen tree at the corner of College Avenue & 6th Street. In the late afternoons, they like to hang out a block north, on top of