6th Street & Morton Street
Batman, or possibly just someone in a Batman costume, is walking east along the south side of 6th Street.
Dave Askins
Kirkwood Avenue & Lincoln Street
Three Bloomington police department squad cars and a community resources vehicle are parked here. It’s not apparent what they are responding to or if they are responding to any specific thing.
Monroe County OKs next step in jail design, amid funding uncertainty
DLZ Corporation is going ahead with the design development phase for the planning of a new jail and justice center to be located at North Park, between Bloomington and Ellettsville. That’s after Monroe County commissioners voted to accept DLZ's schematic designs and move ahead to the next step.
Cross-party split makes Republican chair of Monroe County election board
Split votes on the three-member Monroe County election board are rare. But on Thursday, the board logged two split votes, both of which crossed party lines. One was on the board chairship. The other was on the 2026 budget.
Sept. 4, 2025: Bees, billionaires, lease terminations, football weather
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Bloomington commits to pollinator habitat, education as new Bee City USA
Bloomington is now a Bee City USA affiliate, after action by the Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting. The council’s resolution commits the city to creating and maintaining pollinator-friendly habitats and to public education about the role of bees and other pollinators.
Kirkwood Avenue & Washington Street
Gables Bagels is open for business in the ground floor of the Posh Hotel! The hotel is not yet open, but Ed Schwartzman says, “You can't eat a hotel. You can eat a bagel.”