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Fixed-route ridership numbers for Bloomington Transit (BT) buses in 2024 finished the year up 4% from the year before—about 2.52 million rides in 2024 compared to 2.42 million in 2023. The increased numbers this past year continue the upward trend since the COVID-19 pandemic. But they leave

The continued stable performance of Monroe County’s overall lodging industry is becoming increasingly reliant on STRs (short term rentals).  That’s the picture that was already coming into focus in fall 2024, and was confirmed at Monday’s meeting of Monroe County’s convention and visitors commission (CVC). Short

On Sunday afternoon (March 23), a crowd of at least 80 people gathered on the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, to protest the idea of privatizing the kind of mail delivery that is now provided by the U.S. Postal Service.  The group included postal workers and other area residents.

As part of its relaunch, the B Square Bulletin aspires to offer to readers what the "local paper" used to offer in days gone by, in towns all across the country. Where I grew up, in Columbus, Indiana, that included the Sunday Funnies. In that spirit, The B

The initial briefs have now been filed by both sides in Bloomington's appeal of special judge Nathan Nikirk's ruling last August, that the city's attempted annexation of Area 1A and Area 1B could not go forward. The case involves the merits of annexation in

Until an executive order was issued by new Indiana governor Mike Braun on March 4, a change of name and gender on a birth certificate in Indiana followed a standard procedure at the local level. But the governor's order, coupled with guidance from the State Registrar and Division

A request that more than 200 parcels in the unincorporated area of Monroe County get downzoned got a favorable recommendation from the county's plan commission on Tuesday night (March 18). The zoning for the parcels is recommended to go from HD (High Development) to RES (Residential 1). The