Civic Solver: March 2, 2026

Looking southwest, a drone shot of the former Kohr administration building, now under construction to build low income housing, with the former Bloomington Convalescent Center in the left of the frame, and the now vacant lots of Hopewell South visible south of 1st Street.

At a Bloomington DSA forum, Monroe County commissioner candidates Trent Deckard and David Henry traded sharp critiques over jail spending, ICE cooperation, housing policy, and homelessness. Henry urged decisive action, while Deckard stressed consensus and a “community of care.”

A view through one of the bolt holes of the steel beam that was used for the ceremonial beam signing for the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project.