6th Street & Washington Street (Metal Works)
Metal Works Brewing Company is dark. The sign taped to the door reads:
“Attention: Locksmiths | These doors have been locked by the landlord. Do not open doors for anyone except Olympus Properties.”
Dave Askins
SRO housing, commercial urban agriculture proposals to get second look from Bloomington’s plan commission
Deliberations about where in Bloomington single-resident occupancy residences can be built will resume at the city plan commission’s next meeting on Aug. 11. The same goes for a potential ordinance that would create a new zoning district for commercial agriculture inside city limits.
July 17, 2025: Fluoride fail, writing about wiggly worms, shooting hoops, self-storage
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6th Street & Walnut Street
Stormy-looking clouds backdropping the Monroe County courthouse dome, looking southwest.
College Avenue & 3rd Street
Looking west towards the corner of the Bloomington convention center, workers are setting up the barriers that will protect pedestrians for their alternate route when construction on the expansion project starts.
Morton Street & 6th Street
The building that housed the former Nourish Bar on 6th Street just west of the courthouse square is the future home of Three Blondes Floral Co. starting Aug. 1, 2025, according to the sign in the window.
Bloomington gives self-storage project more time to get permit—but just 3 months, not a year
At the Bloomington plan commission’s regular Monday night meeting, the already approved site plan for a 110,000-square-foot self-storage building on the east side of Bloomington got a three-month extension—beyond the one year that site plans are normally valid.