Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
What film does Fish tell Hawk that they should show at Buskirk-Chumley Theater for the Aug. 2 Taste of Bloomington event?
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Bloomington area braces for big storms on Saturday (July 19)
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather alert that includes Monroe County and several other central Indiana counties, warning that severe storms are possible for Saturday afternoon (July 19) and the early evening hours.
CIB president cautious about under-budget bids for Bloomington Convention Center expansion: ‘We’re not finished yet.’
At its Wednesday meeting, Monroe County’s capital improvement board (CIB) got good news about a recent round of bids for the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project. The recommended bids came in at just under $16.5 million for 11 packages that had an estimated budget of $22 million.
Bloomington protest against Trump-era policies draws ties to local issues, remembers ‘good trouble’
On Thursday (July 17), at least 300 people crowded onto the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse grounds to protest actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Several community leaders addressed the gathering.
MCPL trustees consider shortening downtown library hours in response to state tax cuts
The Monroe County Public Library may reduce hours at its downtown location as tax cuts passed by the Republican-led Indiana legislature in April threaten more than $300,000 in MCPL funding next year. The library might close at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday every week.
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.
Locals shoot hoops with IU women’s basketball players at Hoopbus event on Kirkwood
The social media-famous Hoopbus brought a yellow school bus and a chance to shoot baskets with IU women’s basketball players to Bloomington on Tuesday evening. The event was part of Hoopbus’s tour around Indiana to drum up enthusiasm before the WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis on Saturday.