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At Monday’s meeting of Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC), two big existing structures that sit currently unused in the Hopewell neighborhood were the focus of separate agenda items. One is the former IU Health parking garage. The other is the former Bloomington Convalescent Center.

Monroe County schools are back in session this Wednesday. As in years past, children in kindergarten through sixth grade can participate in MCCSC’s Extended Day program, before and after school.

Monroe County’s CIB got good news about the final round of bids for the convention center expansion. The total for construction contracts landed under the $52-million budget. But Wednesday’s good news was tempered by a report about the status of sewer line negotiations between the CIB and CBU.

For the first time since the pandemic, Taste of Bloomington returned on Saturday (August 2) with local restaurant booths and musical talent. Kelton O’Connell captured the Kirkwood Avenue action from every possible angle.

"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.