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"I got $5 that says the big frog does not win!” That was the wager offered by an onlooker at the frog races held on Saturday outside the Sinkhole Bar. The three amphibian athletes were in a final round of competition, having won their respective races in the small, medium and large categories.

Why is Hawk so mad about the kind of math that its fledglings have to learn on the first day of school this year?

On Saturday (Aug. 2), the Monroe County courthouse lawn was the site of another protest sponsored by the 50501 Movement, expressing opposition to many of the specific policies that have been enacted by President Donald Trump.

Debate about the wording of a letter from Monroe County to the state legislature asking for changes to state tax law might now include the question of whether to send a letter at all. There’s also now a question about rethinking the scope of the planned new justice center.

At its Wednesday night meeting, Bloomington’s city council updated local regulations on wastewater and stormwater by enacting two separate ordinances. Hydromechanical grease traps are added to the list of approved devices for fat, oils, and grease management.

Union at Crescent, a 5-story affordable housing development with 146 units in the northwest part of Bloomington, will continue to receive a tax abatement. The city council concluded that “any failure to substantially comply was caused by factors beyond the control of the property owner.”

Every first Friday of the month, 13 Bloomington art galleries are open late, from 5-8 p.m., as part of the Gallery Walk. This is a sampling of four exhibits for this coming Friday (August 1), which includes paintings, photographs, and music.