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Growth: Fallacy or imperative? More than 200 parcels downzoned on 2–1 vote by Monroe County commissioners

Growth: Fallacy or imperative? More than 200 parcels downzoned on 2–1 vote by Monroe County commissioners

More than 200 parcels in the unincorporated area of Monroe County have been downzoned on two separate 2–1 votes of the county commissioners. The vote came at this week's regular Thursday morning meeting of the commissioners. Dissenting was Jody Madeira. Forming the two-person majority were Lee Jones

Bloomington allocates almost $800,000 in Community Development Block Grants

Bloomington allocates almost $800,000 in Community Development Block Grants

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington's city council approved $795,743 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 2025, allocating resources across social services, physical improvements, and administrative costs. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which calculates allocations using metrics

Bloomington Convention Center expansion moves ahead with design and bidding, bonds sold at just under 5% rate

Bloomington Convention Center expansion moves ahead with design and bidding, bonds sold at just under 5% rate

On Wednesday afternoon, the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project took another step forward. The Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) gave a green light for owner's representative JS Held to release for bidding the second of the GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) construction packages. GMP 2 covers the structural

Tariffs, due process, and protest: Todd Young visits Bloomington chamber luncheon

Tariffs, due process, and protest: Todd Young visits Bloomington chamber luncheon

On Tuesday, a visit to Bloomington by Todd Young was a chance for Cook Medical's president, Pete Yonkman, to ask Indiana's senior U.S. senator about President Donald Trump's tariffs. Yonkman described how Cook, headquartered in Bloomington, is a U.S.-based manufacturer, which

Bloomington Transit board OKs steps towards land for new operations facility, fixed route rides continue to slip

Bloomington Transit board OKs steps towards land for new operations facility, fixed route rides continue to slip

Bloomington Transit is around six weeks away from reaching an agreement with the owner of a property where it plans to build a new operations facility, to replace the one at Grimes Lane. That's the takeaway from the regular monthly meeting of BT's five-member board of

Photos: 2025 Little 500 Spring Series—Team Pursuit

Photos: 2025 Little 500 Spring Series—Team Pursuit

Editor's Note: Leading up to the Little 500 bicycle race, the Indiana University Student Foundation (IUSF) hosts a Spring Series of races, which are also held at the Bill Armstrong Stadium. This past Sunday (April 13, 2025) the Team Pursuit competition was held. Each heat is a race

Photos: 2025 Little 500 Spring Series—Miss N Out

Photos: 2025 Little 500 Spring Series—Miss N Out

Editor's Note: Leading up to the Little 500 bicycle race, the Indiana University Student Foundation (IUSF) hosts a Spring Series of races, which are also held at the Bill Armstrong Stadium. On Friday (April 11, 2025), the previously rained out running of this year's Miss N