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Bloomington’s RDC voted Monday to authorize its president, or a designee, to settle two Showers West lease disputes in mediation. The cases involve Warrant Technologies and the Bloomington Board of Realtors, whose leases the city sought to terminate after buying the building.

Bloomington Transit has launched tap-to-pay with credit cards as a fare payment option, along with a redesigned Route 16, combining former Routes 3 West and 13 for west side service. A Monday test ride showed light midday ridership but on-time performance after a late start.

Bloomington’s curbside rates for trash pickup could rise sharply as sanitation costs outpace user fees. A city council fiscal committee discussed phased increases, possible recycling charges and whether more costs should be covered by users, but endorsed no specific plan.

How did Fish get to be so smart? In this episode we find out the hilarious reason.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from April 24 to June 10, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson will host a June 16 community conversation before deciding whether to sign or veto a 5–4 council ordinance closing five blocks of Kirkwood Avenue to cars from April 1 to Nov. 15 each year, starting April 21, 2027.

At its meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council approved $499,995 in Jack Hopkins social service grants to 35 agencies. Councilmember Dave Rollo warned that inflation is eroding the fund’s value as demand grows.