Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
Hawk: The rabbits I hunt have changed tactics this spring. Now they link arms and hop backwards whenever I fly overhead. How does Fish explain this to the Hawk?
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Monroe County property transfers through March 11, 2026
This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Feb. 20 to March 11, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.
Editor’s Notebook: A pair of hawks, another year of The B Square, things are looking up
A Saturday search for Bloomington’s red-tailed hawks led from the courthouse square to a pine by Franklin Hall—and to a reflection on spring, local rhythms, and the readers who keep The B Square Bulletin aloft a year after its relaunch.
Bloomington paid full $95K branding contract, key deliverables still not finished 4 months later
Bloomington paid the full $95K CivicBrand contract last November, but two major parts of the branding project remain unfinished. The episode raises broader questions about the city’s payment practices, compliance with federal accessibility rules, and how public records are shared.
Revised Bloomington Convention Center hotel plan collides with housing affordability crisis at Seminary Pointe apartments
Plans for a convention-center host hotel are colliding with the fate of Seminary Pointe apartments—among Bloomington’s cheapest rentals. Tenants paying $400–$700 a month face non-renewal notices as officials weigh transferring the property for hotel development.
Murky picture for Monroe County innkeeper’s tax revenue even muddier due to short term rentals
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County convention and visitors commission, a report on long-term trends for innkeeper's tax revenue was complicated by a shift in monthly distributions last year, as well as the exclusion of some short-term-rental revenues.
County council approves $184K to keep Bloomington Transit Route 13 running to west side
Monroe County councilors unanimously approved $184,104 in EDIT funding to keep Bloomington Transit’s Route 13 operating for a year between downtown and the Ivy Tech–Park 48 corridor. Debate centered on process and regional transit policy, but there was no opposition to keeping the route running.