7th Street & Walnut Street
Sunrise through the haze from wildfire smoke from on top of the parking garage.
Dave Askins
July 19, 2026: Scooter ridership drop; words in artwork; jail-overcrowding resolution
This morning's edition includes reports on Bloomington electric scooter ridership falling 82%, the story behind the (C)olumn sculpture at 2nd and Walnut streets, and county commissioners removing the sheriff’s jail-capacity figure from an overcrowding resolution.
Kirkwood Avenue & Walnut Street
A crowd seated on a closed Kirkwood Avenue in front of Uptown Cafe watches the FIFA World Cup finals on a big screen. The match was won by Spain over Argentina: 1–0.
Walnut Street & Kirkwood Avenue
The street is all set for Uptown Cafe's watch party for the World Cup finals between Spain and Argentina, which starts at 3 p.m. That's Michael Cassady, Uptown co-owner seated in the right of the frame.
Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
What kind of fish is Fish?! Find out in today’s episode!
Griffy Lake
Turtles on a log, some on top of each other.
Jail-capacity figure struck from overcrowding resolution by Monroe County commissioners
Monroe County commissioners ratified a resolution declaring a jail-overcrowding emergency after removing the sheriff’s 186-bed functional-capacity figure. They accepted Clark Johnson & Knight’s representation letter to defend them and sheriff Ruben Marté in the new jail-conditions lawsuit.